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Hosted by PhD student, Brooklyn Sheppard, Linguistically Aware brings in linguists - experts who study language - to talk about the ways in which language and linguistics interact with our daily lives. From how children and adults learn their first or second languages to how linguistics plays a role in rap music, Linguistically Aware makes the scientific study of language a fun and accessible journey for everyone!

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    Linguistically Aware - Episode April 14, 2026

    When one word makes a difference: Designing experiments to explore grammar Guest host Jesse Weir speaks with Dr. Keir Moulton (University of Toronto) about his path in linguistics and how subtle sentence contrasts like “I love that…” versus “I love it that…” reveal deeper insights into how language is represented and processed in the mind.

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    Linguistically Aware - Episode March 10, 2026

    What’s your mouth doing right now?: The scientific study of speech sounds Brooklyn sits down with Dr. Stephen Winters - the University of Calgary's phonetician who walks us through how speech sounds are made, why languages sound so different from one another, and how phonetics plays a role in speech recognition, language learning, and speech therapy.

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    Linguistically Aware - Episode February 10, 2026

    Melody meets grammar: How sentence structure and prosody interact across different languages PhD student Jesse Weir talks with Dr. Anja Arnhold about the relationship between prosody and syntax, her path into linguistics, and how different languages shape the way structure and melody work together.

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    Linguistically Aware - Episode January 13, 2026

    From Linguistics to Epidemiology (Part 2): Humanities in a Data-Driven World Continuing our conversation with Dr. Hracs, we explore how linguistics and epidemiology intersect, and how humanities scholars can move into data-driven fields like public health research.

  5. 04/12/2025

    Linguistically Aware - Episode December 9, 2025

    From Linguistics to Epidemiology (Part 1): Patterns in Language and Health Dr. Lindsay Hracs shares her journey from linguistics to leading data science in the Kaplan epidemiology lab, highlighting surprising parallels between the two fields and the cutting-edge research shaping her lab at the University of Calgary.

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    Linguistically Aware - Episode November 11, 2025

    The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism with James Geary In this episode, Brooklyn sits down with James Geary - author of "The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism" to chat about the newly released second edition of this book. James tells us what aphorisms are, how he came to love them, and how this early form of language and literature persists in the digital age today of social media and AI chatbots! James Geary is also the author of "Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It" (W.W. Norton), "I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World" (HarperCollins), and "Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists" (Bloomsbury). He is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, the former deputy curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, and the former editor of the European edition of Time magazine.

  7. 04/09/2025

    Linguistically Aware - Episode September 9, 2025

    More Than Words: Inferences Beyond Language with Dr. Lyn Tieu In this episode, guest host Jesse Weir sits down with Dr. Lyn Tieu (University of Toronto) to talk about how we make meaning from more than just words. From gestures to emojis, Dr. Tieu’s research explores the surprising ways people draw inferences from non-linguistic cues. Tune in to rethink what counts as "language" in communication!

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    Linguistically Aware - Episode August 12, 2025

    The Secrets of Sarcasm: Exploring Voice Pitch and Perception Want to learn the secrets behind sarcasm? In this episode, Brooklyn talks about her ongoing research on the perception of sarcasm. Specifically, she talks about a study where she had speakers vary the pitch of their voice in a very systematic way, and then asked listeners to rate how sarcastic it sounded to better understand what it is in someone’s voice that makes them sound sarcastic or not!

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Hosted by PhD student, Brooklyn Sheppard, Linguistically Aware brings in linguists - experts who study language - to talk about the ways in which language and linguistics interact with our daily lives. From how children and adults learn their first or second languages to how linguistics plays a role in rap music, Linguistically Aware makes the scientific study of language a fun and accessible journey for everyone!

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