Does English have an infinite number of words for drunkenness? | Drunkonyms
Christina and Dominic raise a glass to drunkonyms in this intoxicating episode of Linguistics Behind the Scenes!- Why do the English have hundreds of words for drunkenness?- Can you really say “I was utterly gazeboed” and still be understood?- What does linguistics reveal about our most creative intoxication expressions?Enjoy this cocktail of linguistic knowledge as the hosts explore the staggering number of words for being drunk in the English language. Cheers to language!Full episode transcript available here:https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/edling/sciencecommunication/podcast-transcripts.php#Episode2Full article available to read for free here:“I’m gonna get totally and utterly X-ed.” Constructing drunkenness. By Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer and Peter Uhrig. https://doi.org/10.1515/gcla-2023-0007Watch Michael McIntyre’s comedy routine about posh words for being drunk here:https://www.facebook.com/TheMichaelMcIntyre/videos/posh-words-for-being-drunk-michael-mcintyre/1119454918243178/