Silly Linguistics - A podcast about language, society and culture
Summary: Silly Linguistics is a podcast about language. We take a broader look at language. What are some of the ways language influences the world, and how does the world influence language? What role does language fulfill in society? Is language preservation important? How do we preserve language and why should we do it? These are just some of the topics covered on the podcast. Don't forget to check us out at http://sillylinguistics.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/sillylinguistics/
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Mike has a chat with Foreign Language Collective
We took a bit of a break at the end of 2018, but we're back with a year in review. We take a look behind the scenes of Silly Linguistics. How did I plans for 2018 work out? Why did I stop working on the comic? What are Mike's thoughts on running the Silly Linguistics facebook page? We discuss this and more on this episode of Silly Linguistics
GenreTalks is a new feature on the Silly Linguistics podcast where we talk about cultural points in order to get a clearer understanding of culture around us. In the first episode of the series, we have a conversation with Trevor Hill on Poland, her language, and the horror literature genre. To follow our new literary magazine coming out January 1st, go here: http://www.facebook.com/nebulaadnauseum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG1P_1jeBxE Subscribe to him on YouTube! Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wearldsproake/ Here is his website: https://wearldsproake.nl/
We have with us today Sonia Kropiowska with the EMLex program. Find EMLex on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiVcdVMYUZITBfA37vxiing Find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emlex.master/ Find them on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/emlexmundus
Katie Harris is a polyglot and teacher currently residing in Italy. She is the founder of joyoflanguages.com and the Language Diary Challenge group.
Michael and the new co host Amina share slang from where they live
New host Michael Simpson interviews Michael from Polyglot Files YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGysXZCeVh8eMTG53t8c9-Q Book https://www.amazon.com/Black-Oracle-Michael-Cristiano-ebook/dp/B00WIQL3DW
I talk to Mike Simpson about writing for Silly Linguistics, online media and also taking over the hosting chair of the podcast,
I talk language learning, language media and all sorts of other language stuff with Richard Simcott
I speak to Timothy Patrick Snyder. He writes the Old English lessons for Silly Linguistics and also runs the Eald Englisc page on Facebook. We talk about Old English, making memes in old languages and language media.
Wow! This turned out to be way longer than I thought it would be, but the whole chat was awesome so I just left it all in. Get drink, get a snack, sit back and enjoy the chat
I ask Nikolay Nikolov a bunch of language related questions. The questions are grouped into easy, medium and hard questions. Play along and see how many you can get.
I talk with Ignacio about the origin of language and also ask "What is language" and how does it differ from what animals do to communicate.
