The Polyglot Podcast Claireslanguages

In this episode, I'll be talking with Madeline Snigaroff, a current Ph.D. student studying linguistics. We'll discuss her field of study and the Aleut language, which is part of the Eskimo-Aleut language family. She will also share her efforts in revitalizing the language and the underlying process.

Do you ever wonder how your different manners of expression change in different social environments? Or how our ears often pick up different phonetic sounds? In this episode, I'll be talking with Anna-Marie, a current PhD linguistics student at the University of Chicago. We'll be delving into her areas of study, discussing the third wave of sociolinguistics and its current debates that are shaping the future of this field. Additionally, we explore the theoretical frameworks used in sociolinguistic research. You can check her out more here: https://linguistics.uchicago.edu/anna-marie-sprenger 

In this episode, I'll be talking with Ivy, a bilingual reader who has read over 100 novels in foreign languages, with a focus on Chinese. We'll be talking about her experiences, what insights she's gained throughout the process, what methods we use to make the most out of the reading process to guide us in our language journies, and suggestions for beginners. You can check out her Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/packingmylibrary/ 

In this episode, I'll be talking with Tamisha Tan, a current linguistics student studying at Harvard University and who will be sharing all about her research on the Austronesian languages of West Timor as well as the field of historical linguistics. We'll be discussing topics from how historical languages can inform our understanding of modern languages, how dialectical differences form, and the process behind how historical linguists decipher languages. 

In this episode, I'll be talking with Natasha Thalluri, a linguistics graduate student, who will be sharing all about the fascinating realm of language typology, which is a field that classifies languages according to their structural features. This is part 2 of our conversation so make sure you check out part 1 if you haven't already! 

In this episode, I'll be talking with Natasha Thalluri, a linguistics graduate student, who will be sharing all about the fascinating realm of gesture semantics. We'll delve into how our everyday gestures evolve to form meaning, differ from other forms of nonverbal communication, and the intersections of the field of ASL.