Linguistics Podcast (@linguistchris)

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What properties are impossible? What properties are improbable? I introduce a few and discuss the larger issue of language complexity / efficiency that often emerges from explanations of possible or probable structures. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

My book suggestions for general (layperson) linguistics, books of historical interest, and specialty books. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

My thoughts and opinions regarding going into grad school in the field of Linguistics. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Food for thought: language and music. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Possible tense systems of human languages. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

A brief introduction to Writing Systems. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Can we infer preferences of the human processor from typological tendencies? Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

A brief introduction to constructed languages, with some examples. Video: http://youtu.be/KO-UlWyH1Pw .  Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

A return to Optimality Theory for some more in depth discussion and (gasp!) rant.  Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

How do children acquire language? This episode gives a brief overview of the theoretical issues surrounding child language acquisition and the differences between how children acquire language and how adults learn it.  Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

A general discussion of language learning for adults; I ask my wife for her experiences in the language classroom and attempt to present them in theoretical context.   Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Routinization, automaticization, entrenchment: what do they mean for language learning, and what theories rely on them?Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

What makes an accent? Are all accents created equal? (Note: this episode was re-recorded. This is the updated version) Recommended watching: 21 Accents by Amy Walker (YouTube) Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Learn about similarities in words for 'mother' worldwide, and two explanations: the Nostratic Hypothesis (related to Monogenesis) and an explanation relating to the actions of children. (Note: apologies for the sound quality. The mic was set to a low level, and I hadn't checked it. As a result, it sounds funny -- but listenable) Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/