67: Words of the Week of the Year 2022 (live with friends)

Today, we communicate. But once, we didn't. What had to happen in our brains to make communication possible? And why don't other animals do it like we do? We talk to Dr Thom Scott-Phillips about his n...

3 Elo 20221h 46min

Our friends, listeners, and patrons give us so many great stories, news, and words, so for this live episode, we're having them tell these language stories in their own words. Thanks to PharaohKatt, L...

27 Heinä 20221h 26min

Our listeners and patrons send in so many great ideas, stories, and words. For this episode, listener and prolific contributor Diego has put together an entire show for our edification. ASL may have ...

14 Heinä 20221h 5min

Everyone's favourite tabletop grammarian is back! It's Ellen Jovin, proprietor of the Grammar Table. She dispenses grammar advice around New York City and the world, and now she's written a book about...

29 Kesä 20221h 39min

It's crude. It's rude. And it's a lot of fun. Slang has been with us for as long as people didn't want others to understand what they were about. But what exactly is it? And has the nature of slang ch...

15 Kesä 20221h 37min

Language titan Tiger Webb is helping us with our voluminous Mailbag. Hedvig is giving her annual Eurovision language roundup. And we're sorting through the lexicon of the 2022 Australian election. Is...

31 Touko 20221h 32min

How is language like a game of charades? According to a new book, quite a lot. Charades players and language users improvise and work together to create meaning in a situation, and they get better at ...

11 Touko 20221h 31min

We had the pleasure of an interview with two up-and-coming linguists, wanting to find out more about the show and linguistic communication. It was such a fun chat that we wanted to share it with you. ...

1 Touko 202252min