Lingthusiasm

A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by @GretchenAMcC and @superlinguo. 'Joyously nerdy' -Buzzfeed.

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Day 25 of #ThatsMyJam!

Salted Caramel, with What words sound spiky across languages? Interview with Suzy Styles

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about how language interacts with your other senses like vision and touch here: https://t.co/pXmOkucwGU

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Day 1 of #ThatsMyJam!

Blueberry & Maple Syrup, with Speaking Canadian and Australian English in a British-American binary

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the relationship between the different varieties of English here: https://t.co/xAKbUHBtI7

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Day 23 of #ThatsMyJam!

Rhubarb & Strawberry, with You heard about it but I was there - Evidentiality

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about how we come to know things, and how different languages let us talk about this here: https://t.co/91yKMAjk2N

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Day 23 of #ThatsMyJam!

Raspberry & Lychee, with On the nose - How the nose shapes language

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the nose here: https://t.co/5Sh3m3V1xE

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Day 21 of #ThatsMyJam!

Strawberry & Passionfruit, with Love and fury at the linguistics of emotions

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the layers of language that are involved in emotions here: https://t.co/20CAx4QY1k

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Day 20 of #ThatsMyJam!

Peach, Blackcurrant, & Sichuan Peppercorn, with Whoa!! A surprise episode??? For me??!!

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about surprise here: https://t.co/kcV4Be3A9Q

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Day 19 of #ThatsMyJam!

Italian Mandarins, with The science and fiction of Sapir-Whorf

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the science and fiction of linguistic relativity, popularly known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, here: https://t.co/kjsMfab3zN

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Patreon bonus episodes also make a great last-minute gift for a linguistics enthusiast in your life:

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Wait, surprise is associated with a particular intonation!? Oh, you can see surprise by measuring electricity from your brain!? Hang on, some languages have grammatical marking for surprise!?

In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about surprise!

https://t.co/kcV4Be3A9Q

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You can now buy a set of bonus episodes as a collection as an alternative to monthly membership

Collections so far include Lingthusiasm book club, Lingthusiasm After Dark, Linguistics Gossip, Linguistic Advice, Word Nerdery, and Interviews

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You can read the transcript for 'Whoa!! A surprise episode??? For me??!!' here:

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Missed the previous episode?

Check out our episode about the process of figuring out Proto-Indo-European with Dr. Danny Bate here:

https://t.co/9SWC6Q86l5

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How are we still making discoveries about the 5000-year-old ancestor to English, Latin, Czech, Hindi and many other languages?

In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @DannyBate4!

https://t.co/j4jzRux2l6

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This month's bonus episode is about he mysterious Voynich Manuscript with Dr. Claire Bowern!

Help us keep the show running and get access to over 100 bonus episodes by becoming a patron:

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A book containing puzzling drawings and a strange writing system has intrigued cryptographers, historians, linguists, and more for centuries...

In our latest bonus episode we get enthusiastic about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript with Dr Claire Bowern!

https://t.co/VeIjqR570p

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You can find more links to lots of things mentioned in this episode on the shownotes page:

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Day 18 of #ThatsMyJam!

Cherry & Pink Peppercorn, with Real swear words vs pseudo swears

You can listen to our extra special bonus edition from the vault, where we get enthusiastic about our first sweary episode, for free on Patreon: https://t.co/b7wTLB2qQ4

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Day 17 of #ThatsMyJam!

Pear, Clementine, & Cinnamon, with Emoji are Gesture Because Internet

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about emoji, and how gesture studies can bring us to a better understanding of these new digital pictures, here: https://t.co/e5rUf8C4yo

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Day 16 of #ThatsMyJam!

Orange, Yuzu, & Grapefruit, with Writing is a technology

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about how the structure and history of a language contribute to the massively multigenerational project of devising them, here: https://t.co/xtKtNyQvHb

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Day 15 of #ThatsMyJam!

Orange, Guava, & Lime, with Urban Multilingualism

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the hundreds of languages many cities are host to that don't show up on official records here: https://t.co/FW3fcLk3ty

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Day 14 of #ThatsMyJam!

Mango & Ginger, with A hand-y guide to gesture

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about Lauren’s new book, Gesture: A Slim Guide from Oxford University Press here: https://t.co/TplgwRqkOl

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Day 13 of #ThatsMyJam!

Apricot with Honey, with The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate

You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the process of figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @DannyBate4 here: https://t.co/j4jzRux2l6