Linguistics Podcast (@linguistchris)

Languages around the world are dying at an alarming rate; learn what it means for a language to die, and why languages should be documented before they're gone forever. 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/

Semiotics is closely related to Linguistics in many respects; crucially, the two fields are founded upon the same principles. This episode is a brief overview of Semiotics. 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/

The English language has a long and intriguing history; this episode attempts to pack 3000 years of English language history into under 40 minutes. CORRECTION: I incorrectly said that pig vs. ham was a germanic vs. romance difference. What I meant to say was pig vs. pork, which is the correct pair. Ham is, in fact, germanic. 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/

Languages around the world will differ on the methods they use to show constituent function; one method is called case marking. This is loosely tied to the concept of Thematic Role. 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

The property of recursion is shared by all human languages, and has been cited as separating human language from forms of animal communication. What is it, and how does it work? 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/

Linguistics is descriptive by nature; what does that mean, and how does that differ from a position of prescriptivism? 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 quick look at Ethnologue and the World Atlas of Language Structures, two great free tools for language geeks. 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

Linguistic Typology: how can languages be compared, and what is the motivation for doing so? Also, who is Noam Chomsky, and why should we know about him before looking for linguistic universals? This is an introductory podcast. 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

Computational Linguistics: what is it? Why is it interesting? How might it shape the future? Twitter: @linguistchris WordPress: http://linguistchris.wordpress.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Episode 6: Semantics How does meaning work? This is the last introductory linguistics episode. After this, it's all fun and games. :) Twitter: @linguistchris WordPress: http://linguistchris.wordpress.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Episode 5: Syntax How do words go together to form sentences? This episode covers introductory syntax and phrasal units. Twitter: @linguistchris WordPress: http://linguistchris.wordpress.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Episode 4: Morphology What are the units of form and meaning? How do they interact with each other? What are the rules which govern their distribution? Twitter: @linguistchris WordPress: http://linguistchris.wordpress.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Episode 3: Phonology How do the sound segments (phones) of language mix together? How do they interact with each other? What are the rules which govern their distribution? What theories are behind those rules? Twitter: @linguistchris Wordpress: http://linguistchris.wordpress.com Music: "Slow Burn" – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

A look at Phonetics, the study of the sound segments of language. Twitter @linguistchris

Introduction to the Linguistics Podcast. Twitter @linguistchris