Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
by Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig SkirgårdA podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
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Episodes
84: Diego's Discourse (with Diego Diaz)
1h 44m · PublishedWhat’s happening with signed language in Argentina? How are terms for gender changing in the Spanish language? And are Zoomers making work language more casual?
Listener and friend of the pod Diego Diaz has put together a terrific bunch of language news and words for our edification and enjoyment.
83: You're All Talk (with Rob Drummond and Robbie Love)
3h 1m · PublishedOur accents are great! They represent our origins, our languages, our community, and our identity. But too many of us feel like we can't speak with our authentic voice. Accent prejudice is real.
Linguist and author Dr Rob Drummond joins us toexplain all about accent and accentism. He's the author of a new book You're All Talk.
And Dr Robbie Love is joining us with his research about how the word fuck is changing in the speech of British teens. Spicy!
82: Girl Dinner (live with our patrons and friends)
1h 26m · PublishedOur patrons are joining us live to give us their news, words, and stories. That's right, it's a Potluck episode! What's a "girl dinner"? What's the other name of India? And how is AI helping translate an ancient language?
Thanks to all our great patrons, and especially those who joined us for this episode.
81: Mother Tongue (with Jenni Nuttall)
1h 49m · PublishedWomen's bodies, women's occupations, women's experiences. So often in history, the discourse about women has been by men, about women. And that means that women's words have been lost.
Dr Jenni Nuttall has charted the lost history of women's words in her new book Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words, and she joins us for this episode.
80: Mailbag of TLAs
1h 30m · PublishedListeners have once again sent us some great questions, and we have answers!
- Why do we TALK SHIT and not SPEAK SHIT?
- Do we KEEP OUT, or STAY OUT?
- Why are so many acronyms three letters long?
- How do we break young people out of the prescriptivist mindset?
- Isn’t “folk etymology” just… etymology?
- Can you think of any anagrams that are also synonyms?
Plus our favourite game, Related or Not!
79: A.I. Hype Hosedown (with Emily Bender and Jack Hessel)
3h 1m · PublishedDaniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
78: Forensic Linguistics, Really (with Helen Fraser, Georgina Heydon, Diana Eades, Seán Roberts, and Steph Rennick)
2h 39m · PublishedFor decades, forensic linguists have been pushing back on harmful language ideologies, and fighting for better representation for linguistic minorities in the legal domain. We're talking to three legendary linguists who have written the definitive record of how the discipline has developed in Australia.
Also: why do male characters get more dialogue in video games? And how can this situation improve? The authors of a pioneering new study share their insights.
77: Big Tent (live with Aris Clemons, Caitlin Green, Rikker Dockum, and friends)
1h 50m · PublishedHow do we make the discipline of linguistics — and our world — a more just, diverse, and equitable place? Why does our personal history and personal perspective matter when doing science? How do we build community? And what happens if we do nothing?
This episode is really kind of a mini-conference. We found some new work from linguists we admire, so we put out the word to our patrons and piled into a room!
We're hearing work from Dr Aris Clemons, Dr Caitlin Green, and Dr Rikker Dockum on this episode.
76: Ooo! Yum! Uh… (with Emily Hofstetter, Eleonora Beier, and Russell Gray)
2h 26m · PublishedWhy does everyone say OOO! when they see someone fall down? Why do we say YUM when we feed a baby? And what's the deal with fillers like UM?
For this episode we're talking about non-lexical vocalisations with Dr Eleonora Beier and Dr Emily Hofstetter.
Also: linguists are diving into Grambank, a database with detailed information about grammatical features in over 2,500 languages. With its release, we're talking to project leaders Dr Russell Gray and our own Dr Hedvig Skirgård.
Also, Hedvig gives us our yearly Eurovision language update. Ben's not here, so he won't complain.
75: Fake News (with Jack Grieve)
1h 44m · PublishedHow can you tell if a news story is intended to deceive? In one well-known case of journalistic deception, there were tells that required machine learning to trace. We’re talking to author and computational linguist Jack Grieve about his new book, The Language of Fake News.
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. has 100 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 152:02:56. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 23rd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 24th, 2024 15:10.