Have you ever laughed when you caught yourself talking like Yoda, the back to front speaking character in the Star Wars films? Apparently not so strange after all it is, as I learned from this podcast made by James Harbeck, a professional word taster and sentence sommelier (an editor trained in linguistics). If you love words, etymology and a good sense of humour I can recommend that you dip into Sesquiotica, a blog authored by James. To hear the amusing podcast, Why So Strangely Yoda Speaks, click on the link (in blue print) below.
My recent article on the syntax of Yoda-speak has been made into a podcast. If you’d like to hear me do a half-assed impression of Yoda, and/or if you would like to hear movie sound clips to illustrate the points, give it a listen:
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