Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics

A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. A weird and deep conversation about language delivered right to your ears the third Thursday of every month. "Joyously nerdy" –Buzzfeed. Listened to all the episodes here and wish there were more? Want to talk with other people who are enthusiastic about linguistics? Get bonus episodes and access to our Discord community at www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm Shownotes and transcripts: www.lingthusiasm.com

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 37m. Bisher sind 93 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 10 hours 39 minutes

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33: Why spelling is hard — but also hard to change


Why does “gh” make different sounds in “though” “…


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 June 21, 2019  32m
 
 

32: You heard about it but I was there - Evidentiality


Sometimes, you know something for sure. You were …


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 May 17, 2019  33m
 
 

31: Pop culture in Cook Islands Māori - Interview with Ake Nicholas


When a language is shifting from being spoken by …


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 April 19, 2019  39m
 
 

30: Why do we gesture when we talk?


This episode is also available as a special video…


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 March 21, 2019  33m
 
 

29: The verb is the coat rack that the rest of the sentence hangs on


Some sentences have a lot of words all relating t…


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 February 22, 2019  38m
 
 
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 January 18, 2019  35m
 
 

27: Words for family relationships: Kinship terms


There are certain things that human societies, an…


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 December 20, 2018  34m
 
 

26: Why do C and G come in hard and soft versions? Palatalization


A letter stands for a sound. Or at least, it’s su…


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 November 16, 2018  34m
 
 

25: Every word is a real word


squishable, blobfish, aaarggghh, gubernatorial, a…


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 October 19, 2018  37m
 
 

24: Making books and tools speak Chatino - Interview with Hilaria Cruz


As English speakers, we take for granted that we …


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 September 20, 2018  38m