Podcast episode 28: Franz Boas and the Boasians

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  Podcast episode 41: Chris Knight on Chomsky, science and politics

  31 Aug· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Chris Knight about Chomsky, pure science and the US military-industrial complex. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 41 Radical Anthropology Group. YouTube channel | Vimeo channel Allot, Nicholas, Chris…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 40: Interview with Nick Riemer on politics, linguistics and ideology

  31 May· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Nick Riemer about how linguistic theory and political ideology can interact. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts References for Episode 40 Ahmed, Sara. 2012. On being included: Racism and diversity in institutional life. Durham,…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 39: Interview with Ingrid Piller on Life in a New Language

  30 Apr· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Ingrid Piller about her forthcoming co-authored book Life in a New Language. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 39 Kachru, Braj B. 1985. ‘Standards, codification and sociolinguistic realism:…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 38: Interview with Dan Everett on C.S. Peirce and Peircean linguistics

  31 Mar· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Dan Everett about the life and work of the American pragmatist philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce and Everett’s application of Peirce’s ideas to create a Peircean linguistics. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 37: Interview with Michael Lynch on conversation analysis and ethnomethodology

  29 Feb· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Michael Lynch about the history of conversation analysis and its connections to ethnomethodology. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 37 Button, Graham, Michael Lynch and Wes Sharrock (2022) Ethnomethodology,…Read more ›

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  Podcast housekeeping December 2023

  30 Nov 2023· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this brief audio clip, we provide an update on what’s been happening with the podcast – and what’s coming up. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts McElvenny, James. 2024. A History of Modern Linguistics: From the…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 36: Interview with Ghil‘ad Zuckermann on revivalistics

  30 Sep 2023· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Ghil‘ad Zuckermann about language reclamation and revival in Australia and around the world. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 36 The Barngarla trinity: people, language, land. The Barngarla…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 35: Interview with Nick Thieberger on historical documentation and archiving

  31 Jul 2023· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Nick Thieberger about the value of historical documentation for linguistic research, and how this documentation can be preserved and made accessible today and in the future in digital form. Download | Spotify | Apple…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 34: Interview with Mary Laughren on Central Australia languages and Ken Hale

  30 Jun 2023· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this episode, we talk to Mary Laughren about research into the languages of Central Australia in the mid-twentieth century, with a focus on the contributions of American linguist Ken Hale. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 33: Formalism and distributionalism

  31 May 2023· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this episode, we examine the formalist aspects of the linguistic work of Edward Sapir and Leonard Bloomfield, and see how their methods were turned into the doctrines of distributionalism by the following generation. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 32: Leonard Bloomfield and behaviourism

  30 Apr 2023· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this episode, we discuss the leading American linguist Leonard Bloomfield and his connections to the psychological school of behaviourism and the philosophical doctrines of logical positivism. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 32…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 31: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

  31 Mar 2023· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this episode, we explore the historical background to linguistic relativity or the so-called ‘Sapir-Whorf hypothesis’. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 31 Primary sources Boas, Franz, ed. (1911), Handbook of American Indian Languages,…Read more ›

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  Podcast housekeeping April 2023

  31 Mar 2023· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  This clip is a brief audio update on what’s been happening with the podcast, and what’s going to happen in the next few months. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts

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  Podcast episode 30: Interview with Andrew Garrett on Alfred Kroeber

  30 Nov 2022· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this episode we talk to Andrew Garrett about the life, work and legacy of American anthropologist Alfred Kroeber. Kroeber achieved a number of firsts in American anthropology: he was Boas’ first Columbia PhD and the first professor of anthropology…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 29: Interview with Marcin Kilarski on the study of North American languages

  31 Oct 2022· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Marcin Kilarski about the history of the documentation and description of the languages of North America. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 29 Primary sources Bloomfield, Leonard. 1946.…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 28: Franz Boas and the Boasians

  30 Sep 2022· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this episode, we begin our exploration of American linguistics by looking at the innovative contributions of Franz Boas (1858–1942) and his circle of students. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 28 Primary sources…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 27: Interview with Peter Trudgill on sociolinguistic typology

  31 Jul 2022· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Peter Trudgill about how the structure of speaker communities may influence the structure of languages. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 27 Aronoff, Mark. 1994. Morphology by itself: stems…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 26: Interview with Philipp Krämer on creoles and creole studies

  30 Jun 2022· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Philipp Krämer about the history of the study of creole languages and present-day efforts to standardise creoles around the world. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 26 Primary…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 25: Interview with Felicity Meakins on contact linguistics

  31 May 2022· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Felicity Meakins about Pidgins, Creoles, and mixed languages. We discuss what they are, and how they are viewed in both linguistic scholarship and in speaker communities. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google…Read more ›

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  Podcast episode 24: Interview with Lorenzo Cigana on the Copenhagen Circle

  31 Mar 2022· History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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  In this interview, we talk to Lorenzo Cigana about Louis Hjelmslev and the Copenhagen Linguistic Circle. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 24 Primary Sources ‘Travail collectif du Cercle linguistique de Copenhague’, in Proceedings…Read more ›

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