Why Linguists Love What's Happening with K-Pop | Otherwords

Check out The Story in Us on PBS Voices!    • The Story in Us   As K-Pop slowly takes over the whole world, linguists have noticed it's changing the way people speak in multiple countries. Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human. Host: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D. Creator/Director: Andrew Matthews & Katie Graham Writer: Taylor Behnke Producer: Katie Graham Editor/Animation: Dano Johnson Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Stock Images from Shutterstock Music from APM Music Otherwords is a production of Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. © 2025 PBS. All rights reserved. sources: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9... https://journals.librarypublishing.ar... https://laist.com/news/arts-and-enter... https://timeline.carnegiehall.org/gen... https://2024.sci-hub.se/891/97dddf909... https://2024.sci-hub.se/891/97dddf909... https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/p... https://www.cambridge.org/core/servic... https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119518297... https://popcrush.com/bts-billboard-ch... https://www.billboard.com/lists/black... https://www.cambridge.org/core/servic... https://variety.com/2020/music/news/b... https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/112938... https://www.oed.com/discover/daebak-a...