Linguistics Behind the Scenes

What's it all about?

This podcast is for everyone who enjoys or even loves language.

Have you ever wondered why we speak or write like that? And how we can find out what is usual, "right" or "wrong" in language use?

Then join linguistics professor Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer and linguistics enthusiast Dominic Piazza on a backstage tour of linguistic research as they engage in entertaining chats about all the many fun and interesting aspects of language.

The podcast Linguistics Behind the Scenes aims to communicate linguistic research to a general audience in a fun and entertaining way. Christina and Dominic have light-hearted conversations about anything that has to do with language and linguistics - a truly mixed bag! Through a range of fun facts and personal stories, they explore everything from pop culture and history to chatbots and social conventions, with each episode usually centred around Christina's research.

Episodes

Trailer: Welcome to Linguistics Behind the Scenes! [Transcript]
Episode 1: How has Star Wars changed the English language? | Words from a galaxy far, far away [Transcript]
Episode 2: Does English have an infinite number of words for drunkenness? | Drunkonyms [Transcript]
Episode 3: How can we keep Holocaust survivors’ voices alive? | Creating an interactive digital testimony in English [Transcript]
Episode 4: How difficult are comic strips and cartoons? | The language of comics [Transcript]
Episode 5: Should we name prehistoric skeletons? | Creating names for archaeological human remains [Transcript]
Episode 6: When does the day end and the night begin? | Talking about time in different languages [Transcript]

Transcripts

To view transcripts of specific episodes, use the links in the episodes list. The transcripts of all previous episodes can also be found in a single document here.

How to get in touch

Is there any aspect of language that you are curious about? Then let us know, and we might discuss it in the podcast.

LinguisticsBTS <@> yahoo.com

Credits

Our thanks go to Johannes Tochtermann for mixing/mastering.

We use the following royalty-free music in our podcast and would like to express our gratitude to the creators:

Intro: Comedy Swing (https://pixabay.com/de/music/traditioneller-jazz-comedy-swing-160905/)
Outro: Ragtime Piano Logo (https://pixabay.com/de/sound-effects/ragtime-piano-logo-161001/)
Interludes (in some episodes): Ragtime Logo Standard version (https://pixabay.com/de/sound-effects/ragtime-logo-standard-version-116100/)