History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

by James McElvenny

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences explores the history of the study of language in its varied social and cultural contexts.

Episodes

Podcast episode 38: Interview with Dan Everett on C.S. Peirce and Peircean linguistics

23m · Published 31 Mar 14:00

In this interview, we talk to Dan Everett about the life and work of the American pragmatist philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce and Everett’s application of Peirce’s ideas to create a Peircean linguistics. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google … Read more ›

Podcast episode 37: Interview with Michael Lynch on conversation analysis and ethnomethodology

27m · Published 29 Feb 13:02

In this interview, we talk to Michael Lynch about the history of conversation analysis and its connections to ethnomethodology. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 37 Button, Graham, Michael Lynch and Wes Sharrock (2022) Ethnomethodology, … Read more ›

Podcast housekeeping December 2023

1m · Published 30 Nov 13:22

In this brief audio clip, we provide an update on what’s been happening with the podcast – and what’s coming up. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts McElvenny, James. 2024. A History of Modern Linguistics: From the … Read more ›

Podcast episode 36: Interview with Ghil‘ad Zuckermann on revivalistics

30m · Published 30 Sep 14:00

In this interview, we talk to Ghil‘ad Zuckermann about language reclamation and revival in Australia and around the world. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 36 The Barngarla trinity: people, language, land. The Barngarla … Read more ›

Podcast episode 35: Interview with Nick Thieberger on historical documentation and archiving

22m · Published 31 Jul 14:00

In this interview, we talk to Nick Thieberger about the value of historical documentation for linguistic research, and how this documentation can be preserved and made accessible today and in the future in digital form. Download | Spotify | Apple …

Podcast episode 34: Interview with Mary Laughren on Central Australia languages and Ken Hale

24m · Published 30 Jun 14:00

In this episode, we talk to Mary Laughren about research into the languages of Central Australia in the mid-twentieth century, with a focus on the contributions of American linguist Ken Hale. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts …

Podcast episode 33: Formalism and distributionalism

21m · Published 31 May 14:00

In this episode, we examine the formalist aspects of the linguistic work of Edward Sapir and Leonard Bloomfield, and see how their methods were turned into the doctrines of distributionalism by the following generation. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts…

Podcast episode 32: Leonard Bloomfield and behaviourism

20m · Published 30 Apr 14:00

In this episode, we discuss the leading American linguist Leonard Bloomfield and his connections to the psychological school of behaviourism and the philosophical doctrines of logical positivism. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 32…

Podcast episode 31: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

30m · Published 31 Mar 14:05

In this episode, we explore the historical background to linguistic relativity or the so-called ‘Sapir-Whorf hypothesis’. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 31 Primary sources Boas, Franz, ed. (1911), Handbook of American Indian Languages,…

Podcast housekeeping April 2023

2m · Published 31 Mar 14:01

This clip is a brief audio update on what’s been happening with the podcast, and what’s going to happen in the next few months. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences has 40 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 15:43:41. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 24th, 2024 04:11.