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A word about the New World: an introduction to language families of the Americas
29/10/2026 | 19 mins.Why say it in ten words when you can build it into one (polysynthesis, anyone?)? Did anyone outside Egypt use hieroglyphs? And how do you know whether a Quechua speaker knows what you know? Tune in to today's episode to find out!The linguistic Orient Express: an introduction to the language families of Asia
14/10/2026 | 16 mins.How does Kazakh make its vowels get along while its suffixes do all the heavy lifting? What links Madagascar, Easter Island and the Philippines? And can anyone lend me a retroflex consonant? Tune in to today's episode to find out!Meanwhile, in Ethiopia......: an introduction to African language families
01/10/2026 | 19 mins.The ancient Greeks are back! How did an Austronesian language end up in Africa? Which are the most ancient known African languages? And where does a pachyderm come into it? Tune in to find out!The usual suspects: an introduction to the Indo-European family
16/09/2026 | 19 mins.Is it safe to eat a 2000 year old Panini? Are you troubled by eccentric relatives? Should you just Grimm and bear it? Tune into this episode to learn about the origins and history of the Indo-European language family!It's all relative: an introduction to language families
02/09/2026 | 22 mins.How do languages end up with family resemblances? Can two words really be separated at birth? What does your vocabulary have to say about your ancestors? And who invited Sanskrit to the family reunion? Tune into the first episode of this new series on historical linguistics and language families to find out more!
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Are you curious about how languages work? Have you ever wondered, for example, why humans speak and animals don’t, or why there are so many different languages? Maybe at some point you’ve asked yourself why some people start a sentence in one language and finish it in another, or whether women really do talk more than men, or who invented the alphabet, or where we get new words from. Perhaps you want to know why the language you’re learning has masculine and feminine words, or you’ve heard rumours of languages that consist entirely of whistling! And where do designer dogs fit into all this?!Well, you’ve come to the right place, because the Linguistics HQ podcast will answer all of these questions and many more! We’ll explore every aspect of the science of language, starting with the basics, from how languages are structured to how we can use our knowledge of linguistics to discover exciting things and even make our world a better place. Whatever sort of language enthusiast you are, Linguistics HQ has got something for you. I’m Dr Rebecca Mitchell and I’m a lecturer, teacher and public speaker, and I’m on a mission to make the science of language everyone’s business. So hit subscribe and let’s get thinking, talking and learning about linguistics!www.linguisticshq.co.uk
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