# 106: What One Thing? (with Mark Ellison)

An episode of [Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/436133392), 23 Sep 2024, 1 h 21 min.

Audio: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkthetalk/106_What_One_Thing.mp3?dest-id=897956

What one thing explains the most about language? Here to answer that question is linguist and friend of the pod Dr Mark Ellison — and many of our listeners and friends. It's one of our Deck Chats! Grab a coffee and follow along. Timestamps • Cold open: 0:00 • Intros: 0:31 • Mark's work: 1:51 • Listener responses: 9:07 • Daniel's answer: 43:34 • Mark's answer: 1:03:45 • Wrap up: 1:17:17

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