How Linguists Determine What Counts as a Lie

Dr. Erica Brozovsky of the PBS series Otherwords explains how linguists determine what counts a lie is and the social constructs behind whether or not lying is wrong.

We all know that lying is wrong, right? But trying to figure out what exactly counts as a lie is something that religions, courts and linguists have grappled with for years.

Lori Dorn
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