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 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

Podcast episode 30: Interview with Andrew Garrett on Alfred Kroeber

34m · Published 30 Nov 14:00

In this episode we talk to Andrew Garrett about the life, work and legacy of American anthropologist Alfred Kroeber. Kroeber achieved a number of firsts in American anthropology: he was Boas’ first Columbia PhD and the first professor of anthropology…

Podcast episode 29: Interview with Marcin Kilarski on the study of North American languages

17m · Published 31 Oct 14:00

In this interview, we talk to Marcin Kilarski about the history of the documentation and description of the languages of North America. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 29 Primary sources Bloomfield, Leonard. 1946.…

Podcast episode 28: Franz Boas and the Boasians

28m · Published 30 Sep 14:00

In this episode, we begin our exploration of American linguistics by looking at the innovative contributions of Franz Boas (1858–1942) and his circle of students. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 28 Primary sources…

Podcast episode 27: Interview with Peter Trudgill on sociolinguistic typology

29m · Published 31 Jul 14:00

In this interview, we talk to Peter Trudgill about how the structure of speaker communities may influence the structure of languages. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 27 Aronoff, Mark. 1994. Morphology by itself: stems…

Podcast episode 26: Interview with Philipp Krämer on creoles and creole studies

25m · Published 30 Jun 14:00

In this interview, we talk to Philipp Krämer about the history of the study of creole languages and present-day efforts to standardise creoles around the world. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 26 Primary…

Podcast episode 25: Interview with Felicity Meakins on contact linguistics

27m · Published 31 May 14:00

In this interview, we talk to Felicity Meakins about Pidgins, Creoles, and mixed languages. We discuss what they are, and how they are viewed in both linguistic scholarship and in speaker communities. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google…

Podcast episode 24: Interview with Lorenzo Cigana on the Copenhagen Circle

26m · Published 31 Mar 14:01

In this interview, we talk to Lorenzo Cigana about Louis Hjelmslev and the Copenhagen Linguistic Circle. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 24 Primary Sources ‘Travail collectif du Cercle linguistique de Copenhague’, in Proceedings…

Podcast episode 23: Interview with Noam Chomsky on the beginnings of generative grammar

26m · Published 28 Feb 14:01

In this interview, we talk to Noam Chomsky about the intellectual environment in which generative grammar emerged. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 23 Primary Sources Bloomfield, Leonard (1933). Language. New York: Henry Holt…

Podcast episode 22: Interview with Christopher Hutton on linguistics under National Socialism

20m · Published 31 Jan 14:05

In this interview, we talk to Christopher Hutton about linguistic scholarship under National Socialism and how this relates to linguistics today. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 22 Primary Sources Boas, Franz (1911), Handbook…

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences has 41 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 16:09:51. 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 May 22nd, 2024 04:41.