Geoffrey Nunberg

Geoffrey Nunberg

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Nunberg has been commenting on language, usage, and society for National Public Radio's "Fresh Air" program since 1988. His commentaries on language also appear frequently in "The New York Times" and other publications. He is chair of the "American Heritage Dictionary" usage panel. His books for general audiences included "The Way We Talk Now: Commentaries on Language and Culture from NPR's Fresh Air", "" and most recently "Talking Right".

External links

* [http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~nunberg/ Nunberg's website]
* [http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~nunberg/norton.pdf "The Persistence of English"] -- an essay by Nunberg regarding the diversity and unity of the English language through its history (PDF)
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=2101618 Recent radio commentary on NPR]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10731811 "Wikipedia: Blessing or Curse?"] , "Fresh Air" commentary, June 5, 2007 (audio)
* [http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~nunberg/wikipedia.html "A Wiki's as Good as a Nod"] , "Fresh Air" commentary, June 5, 2007 (transcript)
* [http://future.iftf.org/2006/09/the_nunberg_err.html the Nunberg Error]
* [http://philosophytalk.org/pastShows/Framed.html Radio interview] on "Philosophy Talk"


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