18 episodes
Linguistics Everyday Linguistics Everyday
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3.9 • 14 Ratings
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Bringing linguistics concepts into the everyday!
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Cree - With Arms Wide Open - A Linguistic Primer
Cara, Drew, and Ed are back to do a deep dive into the the Native American language of Cree. They explore the rich linguistic heritage, cultural significance, and fascinating nuances of Cree, shedding light on a vital part of Indigenous culture.
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The Papers Discussed
Proto-Algonquian Stop Clusters in Cree-Montagnais by David H. Pentland
On the Animate-Inanimate Distinction in Cree by Brian D. Joseph
Interactive Word Completion for Plains Cree by William Lane, Atticus Harrigan, and Antti Arppe
Plains Cree pêyâhtikowêwin: The Ethic of Talking Softly by Jeffrey Muehlbauer -
The Manchu Candidate
On this episode of Linguistics Everyday, Ed, Cara, and Drew discuss the Manchu language, the Jurchen people, and a little bit about the History of China. Contact us at @LinguisticsEver or email us at LinguisticsEveryday@gmail.com
Some papers:
Language death and language revivalism The case of Manchu by Daniel Kane
The Manchu Academy of Beijing by Laura E. Hess
Manchu-Chinese Bilingual Compositions and Their Verse-Technique by Giovanni Stary
Some Observations on a Rubbing of a 17th—Century Inscription in Uighur-Mongolian Script with Elements of Manchu Script and Orthography by Hsiao Su-yin
The Legitimization of the Qing Dynasty by Piero Corradini -
Human and Language Migration in the Past
My friend Drew Vendrell comes to share some of his research on human migration in the past and how it affected spoken language patterns, with a huge breadth and scope from sea to shining yangtze.
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Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36788165.amp
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34832781.amp
https://eurogenes.blogspot.com/2018/12/europes-ancient-proto-cities-may-have.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JTY9K1Q_Sbg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XqweWFRCleY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LRBwWZs3W0Q -
Ukraine on the Membrane
Cara and Ed are back to discuss the tumultuous history of the Ukrainian Language!
Some sources:
The Ukrainian Language under Totalitarianism and Total War Language Attitudes in Independent Ukraine: Differentiation and Evolution The Ukrainian Language in Education and Mass Media -
Arctic Knot Conference w/ Wikitongues and Wikimedia Norway
This week we are joined by Kristen, from Wikitongues, and Jon, from Wikimedia Norway, to discuss the upcoming Arctic Knot Conference, taking place from June 24th to 25th, 2021. They discuss the ongoing preservation efforts they are taking with the Sámi languages at the conference.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Knot_Conference_2021
Thank you to Kristen and Jon for filling us in on all the details of the conference and what both organizations are up to!
The History of Ideas with Astrid Carlsen
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sp9KQXu3RQeSpVZyWAyRg?si=KHAx_071Q72Ux1RZKomh_A
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LinguisticsEveryday@gmail.com
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Scandinavian Rune Sisters
Cara and Ed come back from a brief hiatus and tackle Scandinavian Languages! Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Oh My! This episode is Bokmål of Nynorsk stories! A super fun episode, lots of laughs and a bit of language knowledge!
https://termcoord.eu/2014/05/scandinavian-languages-mutually-understandable/
https://wordminds.com/blog/difference-nordic-languages/
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-scandinavian-languages-three-for-the-price-of-one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onduQjgAj8Y
https://ww.youtube.com/watch?v=oOjv1nMXCmw
The two Norwegian official written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk. Linguistic and ideological implications of national bilingualism and biliteracy By Tove Bull
Icelanders’ Opinions on the Role of the State in Teaching Icelandic to Foreigners by Pamela Innes
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Customer Reviews
Nice, but...
This podcast be great with a nicer audio quality, maybe invest in a good microphone? Also, I don’t mean to suggest taking the fun out of it, but some of the podcast seems rather ‘unprofessional’, for lack of better word. It’s sometimes a bit too loud, like with laughing or excited talking. Maybe some people like that, but for me, when I listen to a podcast, especially one that deals with an ‘academic’ topic, rather than humour or comedy, I want it to be a bit more subdued and considerate, a sort of relaxing thing that I listen to when I’m in a pensive mood. Also, sometimes the content seems rather superficial or anecdotal, and feels as if the hosts treat it as a sort casual interview / talkshow for a hobby, and not a podcast that brings forth thoughtful analyses about an interesting and ineffably profound topic. Hopefully it comes to fit this as it develops, but maybe it’ll attract people who like this sort of thing.
Fun! If Slightly Misleading
This certainly fills the niche of “spark an every day conversation about linguistics oriented things”. They do a classic conversational podcast of two friends following the threads of their interests.
My only note for the cohosts would be to call out their credentials/have a disclaimer in the show notes or in their intros. I don’t want to gate keep, but its worth pointing out that these two are by no means linguists nor are they formally trained in linguistics (which they do mention briefly in early episodes, and is fairly apparent as they fumble over certain elements).
That being said, they are earnest in their interest and do a decent job researching. Pretty fun to listen to, just take take the statements of facts with a grain of salt or take their verve for research and research it yourself.
Informative and fun
Found this podcast while looking for podcasts on subjects I find interesting. This podcast is very informative and the topics being discussed are fun and enticing. I’m a linguaphile and I love learning about languages and linguistics. Keep up the great work.