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John McWhorter

Person · US


Sound Profile

Genre BreadthSample UseCollab RadiusEra SpreadInstrument Div.Geo Reach5214111060

Origins

GeographyUS

Connections

Sampled From

You and Me
Alex Newport
You and Me
Dallas Green
You and Me
John X. Volaitis
You and Me
Matt Kelly
You and Me
P!nk
You and Me
Stevie Blacke

Release Timeline

20162017201820192020
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Discography

Lexicon Valley #159, "The Lingua Francas"
Lexicon Valley #159, "The Lingua Francas"
2019
Lexicon Valley #118, "From Pidgins to Creoles"
Lexicon Valley #118, "From Pidgins to Creoles"
2017
Lexicon Valley #115, "New Life for Dying Languages"
Lexicon Valley #115, "New Life for Dying Languages"
2017
Lexicon Valley #154, "When Words Collide"
Lexicon Valley #154, "When Words Collide"
2019
Lexicon Valley #191, "Defund Karen"
Lexicon Valley #191, "Defund Karen"
2020
Lexicon Valley #110, "Mining Graffiti for Slang"
Lexicon Valley #110, "Mining Graffiti for Slang"
2017
Lexicon Valley #92, “Word Sex”
Lexicon Valley #92, “Word Sex”
2016
Lexicon Valley #124, "An Accidental Sanctity"
Lexicon Valley #124, "An Accidental Sanctity"
2017
Lexicon Valley #102, “Why We Stopped Teaching Children How to Read”
Lexicon Valley #102, “Why We Stopped Teaching Children How to Read”
2017
Lexicon Valley #145, "Why Do Southerners Talk Like That?"
Lexicon Valley #145, "Why Do Southerners Talk Like That?"
2018
Lexicon Valley #166, "The Internet Loves the Exclamation Point!!"
Lexicon Valley #166, "The Internet Loves the Exclamation Point!!"
2019
Lexicon Valley #121, "Against Strunk & White"
Lexicon Valley #121, "Against Strunk & White"
2017
Lexicon Valley #183, "Chinese Has No Grammar, Right? Wrong!"
Lexicon Valley #183, "Chinese Has No Grammar, Right? Wrong!"
2020
Lexicon Valley #136, "One Tongue to Rule Them All"
Lexicon Valley #136, "One Tongue to Rule Them All"
2018
Lexicon Valley #105, “How Did Americans Talk a Hundred Years Ago?”
Lexicon Valley #105, “How Did Americans Talk a Hundred Years Ago?”
2017
Lexicon Valley #177, "A Bisl Yiddish"
Lexicon Valley #177, "A Bisl Yiddish"
2019
Lexicon Valley #111, "Is There a Jewish Way of Talking?"
Lexicon Valley #111, "Is There a Jewish Way of Talking?"
2017
Lexicon Valley #157, "When Ain't Was Alright"
Lexicon Valley #157, "When Ain't Was Alright"
2019
Lexicon Valley #139, "Happy Birthday OED!"
Lexicon Valley #139, "Happy Birthday OED!"
2018
Lexicon Valley #125, "The Thing Is Is"
Lexicon Valley #125, "The Thing Is Is"
2017
Lexicon Valley #104, “Like, Why Do We Use Like So Much?”
Lexicon Valley #104, “Like, Why Do We Use Like So Much?”
2017
Lexicon Valley #123, "Thanksgiving Misnomers"
Lexicon Valley #123, "Thanksgiving Misnomers"
2017
Lexicon Valley #131, "Did the Founding Fathers Have a British Accent?"
Lexicon Valley #131, "Did the Founding Fathers Have a British Accent?"
2018
Lexicon Valley #120, "Whence Baby Mama?"
Lexicon Valley #120, "Whence Baby Mama?"
2017
Lexicon Valley #127, "What's the Deal with Eleven?"
Lexicon Valley #127, "What's the Deal with Eleven?"
2018
Lexicon Valley #173, "Zombie English"
Lexicon Valley #173, "Zombie English"
2019
Lexicon Valley #126, "There Are Two N-Words"
Lexicon Valley #126, "There Are Two N-Words"
2018
Lexicon Valley #108, "The Language of Female Friendships"
Lexicon Valley #108, "The Language of Female Friendships"
2017
Lexicon Valley #164, "Does Language Affect Thought?"
Lexicon Valley #164, "Does Language Affect Thought?"
2019
Lexicon Valley #117, "Do Languages Simplify Over Time?"
Lexicon Valley #117, "Do Languages Simplify Over Time?"
2017
Lexicon Valley #163, "A Fleeting Glance"
Lexicon Valley #163, "A Fleeting Glance"
2019
Lexicon Valley #161, "Why Do Some Americans Say Warshed?"
Lexicon Valley #161, "Why Do Some Americans Say Warshed?"
2019
Lexicon Valley #98, “Language Lessons of Past Presidents”
Lexicon Valley #98, “Language Lessons of Past Presidents”
2016
Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed”
Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed”
2018
Lexicon Valley #143, "A Riot of Color"
Lexicon Valley #143, "A Riot of Color"
2018
Lexicon Valley #132, "English Spelling Is a Beautiful Mess"
Lexicon Valley #132, "English Spelling Is a Beautiful Mess"
2018
Lexicon Valley #192, "Does English Have a Future?"
Lexicon Valley #192, "Does English Have a Future?"
2020
Lexicon Valley #116, "Did Cavebabies Say Mama and Papa?"
Lexicon Valley #116, "Did Cavebabies Say Mama and Papa?"
2017
Lexicon Valley #97, “How You Vanquished Ye, Thee and Thou”
Lexicon Valley #97, “How You Vanquished Ye, Thee and Thou”
2016
Lexicon Valley #93, “The Invisible Language of Nursery Rhymes”
Lexicon Valley #93, “The Invisible Language of Nursery Rhymes”
2016
Lexicon Valley #188, "Coronavirus: Isolation and Aspiration"
Lexicon Valley #188, "Coronavirus: Isolation and Aspiration"
2020
Lexicon Valley #158, "Can Climate Influence Language?"
Lexicon Valley #158, "Can Climate Influence Language?"
2019
Lexicon Valley #134, "Getting to Yes"
Lexicon Valley #134, "Getting to Yes"
2018
Lexicon Valley #187, "Our Indigenous Languages"
Lexicon Valley #187, "Our Indigenous Languages"
2020
Lexicon Valley #103, “What Had Happened Was Storytelling”
Lexicon Valley #103, “What Had Happened Was Storytelling”
2017
Lexicon Valley #122, "Sometimes Just Because"
Lexicon Valley #122, "Sometimes Just Because"
2017
Lexicon Valley #130, "No-Uh!"
Lexicon Valley #130, "No-Uh!"
2018
Lexicon Valley #180, "Digging Up the Past"
Lexicon Valley #180, "Digging Up the Past"
2020
Lexicon Valley #129, "The Inner Workings of Out"
Lexicon Valley #129, "The Inner Workings of Out"
2018
Lexicon Valley #133, "The Story of P"
Lexicon Valley #133, "The Story of P"
2018
Lexicon Valley #165, "Why Is "Ph" Pronounced That Way?"
Lexicon Valley #165, "Why Is "Ph" Pronounced That Way?"
2019
Lexicon Valley #174, "Men, Women and Children"
Lexicon Valley #174, "Men, Women and Children"
2019
Lexicon Valley #151, "When Did English Get Happy?"
Lexicon Valley #151, "When Did English Get Happy?"
2018
Lexicon Valley #100, “What "The Wizard of Oz" Can Tell Us About "Arrival”
Lexicon Valley #100, “What "The Wizard of Oz" Can Tell Us About "Arrival”
2016
Lexicon Valley #114, "In the Negative"
Lexicon Valley #114, "In the Negative"
2017
Lexicon Valley #160, "Flores Man vs. Sulawesi"
Lexicon Valley #160, "Flores Man vs. Sulawesi"
2019
Lexicon Valley #162, "The Romance Languages"
Lexicon Valley #162, "The Romance Languages"
2019
Lexicon Valley #169, "S#!t, Hell and Darn"
Lexicon Valley #169, "S#!t, Hell and Darn"
2019
Lexicon Valley #101, “Away in a Penthouse, the Little Lord Jesus”
Lexicon Valley #101, “Away in a Penthouse, the Little Lord Jesus”
2016
Lexicon Valley #146, "Like-Minded"
Lexicon Valley #146, "Like-Minded"
2018
Lexicon Valley #176, "Private Parts"
Lexicon Valley #176, "Private Parts"
2019
Lexicon Valley #149, "Is Social Media Changing English?"
Lexicon Valley #149, "Is Social Media Changing English?"
2018
Lexicon Valley #141, "Wabbit Twacks"
Lexicon Valley #141, "Wabbit Twacks"
2018
Lexicon Valley #113, "Why Do Languages Have Contractions?"
Lexicon Valley #113, "Why Do Languages Have Contractions?"
2017
Lexicon Valley #147, "So ... Let's Talk About So"
Lexicon Valley #147, "So ... Let's Talk About So"
2018
Lexicon Valley #184, "Sicko, Whacko, Weirdo"
Lexicon Valley #184, "Sicko, Whacko, Weirdo"
2020
Lexicon Valley #107, “The Euphemism Treadmill”
Lexicon Valley #107, “The Euphemism Treadmill”
2017
Lexicon Valley #106, “Heyo, Let's Talk About Hamilton”
Lexicon Valley #106, “Heyo, Let's Talk About Hamilton”
2017
Lexicon Valley #138, "If Frozen, Why Not Squozen?"
Lexicon Valley #138, "If Frozen, Why Not Squozen?"
2018
Lexicon Valley #168, "This Family Speaks 1,200 Languages"
Lexicon Valley #168, "This Family Speaks 1,200 Languages"
2019
Lexicon Valley #178, "Does PROCESSES Rhyme with KNEES?"
Lexicon Valley #178, "Does PROCESSES Rhyme with KNEES?"
2020
Lexicon Valley #186, "I Just Can't!"
Lexicon Valley #186, "I Just Can't!"
2020
Lexicon Valley #189, "Tweety Bird and Toddlerspeak"
Lexicon Valley #189, "Tweety Bird and Toddlerspeak"
2020
Lexicon Valley #144, "The Habitual Past"
Lexicon Valley #144, "The Habitual Past"
2018
Lexicon Valley #137, "The Pronouning of Profanities"
Lexicon Valley #137, "The Pronouning of Profanities"
2018
Lexicon Valley #142, "The Rise of They"
Lexicon Valley #142, "The Rise of They"
2018
Lexicon Valley #179, "Verbs on the Move"
Lexicon Valley #179, "Verbs on the Move"
2020
Lexicon Valley #128, "Words, For Her"
Lexicon Valley #128, "Words, For Her"
2018
Lexicon Valley #171, "How to Think Like a Linguist"
Lexicon Valley #171, "How to Think Like a Linguist"
2019
Lexicon Valley #112, "The Incredible Lightness of Being"
Lexicon Valley #112, "The Incredible Lightness of Being"
2017
Lexicon Valley #109, "That's Not a Word, Is It?"
Lexicon Valley #109, "That's Not a Word, Is It?"
2017
Lexicon Valley #135, "The Art of the Spiel"
Lexicon Valley #135, "The Art of the Spiel"
2018
Lexicon Valley #172, "Let's Do Lunch"
Lexicon Valley #172, "Let's Do Lunch"
2019
Lexicon Valley #170, "Has English Gotten Less Complex?"
Lexicon Valley #170, "Has English Gotten Less Complex?"
2019
Lexicon Valley #181, "In What Order Did Languages Arrive in Europe?"
Lexicon Valley #181, "In What Order Did Languages Arrive in Europe?"
2020
Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws"
Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws"
2020
Lexicon Valley #156, "The Semitic Tongues"
Lexicon Valley #156, "The Semitic Tongues"
2019
Lexicon Valley #153, "Truth Be Told"
Lexicon Valley #153, "Truth Be Told"
2019
Lexicon Valley #155, "Precious Little"
Lexicon Valley #155, "Precious Little"
2019
Lexicon Valley #175, "The Soft Power of Like"
Lexicon Valley #175, "The Soft Power of Like"
2019
Lexicon Valley #99, “Black Like Us”
Lexicon Valley #99, “Black Like Us”
2016
Lexicon Valley #95, “Billy and Me Went to the Store”
Lexicon Valley #95, “Billy and Me Went to the Store”
2016
Lexicon Valley #185, "The Many Meanings of Too"
Lexicon Valley #185, "The Many Meanings of Too"
2020
Lexicon Valley #167, "Language vs. Dialect"
Lexicon Valley #167, "Language vs. Dialect"
2019
Lexicon Valley #140, "Tee Time"
Lexicon Valley #140, "Tee Time"
2018
Lexicon Valley #182, "From Uptalk to Vocal Fry, Women Are Prolific Language Innovators"
Lexicon Valley #182, "From Uptalk to Vocal Fry, Women Are Prolific Language Innovators"
2020
Lexicon Valley #152, "A Penetrating History of F*%k"
Lexicon Valley #152, "A Penetrating History of F*%k"
2019
Lexicon Valley #119, "Este No Es Parqueo"
Lexicon Valley #119, "Este No Es Parqueo"
2017
Lexicon Valley #148, "What Was the First Language?"
Lexicon Valley #148, "What Was the First Language?"
2018