Linguistics After Dark
Linguistics After Dark
Linguistics After Dark
Bonus Episode: LxAD LIVE @ CrossingsCon 2022
2 hour 14 minutes Posted Sep 3, 2023 at 8:50 pm.
Is syntax fake?
Favorite and least favorite words
How has profanity evolved with language?
What are the rules for onomatopoeia and how do they differ across languages?
What is lenition?
How do puns work in other languages?
What are fricatives?
The LxAD backstory
The first time we bring up L’Académie
Dead languages work poorly on the internet
Best stories of word mix-ups
How do colors work in different languages?
“It’s all Greek to me”
Where did the word orange come from?
Dialect-dependent homophones
What’s the most useless part of language?
Why is English spelling wonderful?
Sarah has to pronounce the hardest IPA sounds
The Thing At The End
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Show notes
Wherein we #GiveLinguistsSwords. (Please note that this recording cut out a lot of background noise and claps/cheers, so if there is a weird volume jump up or down, that might be why.)
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Covered in this episode:
Kewpie mayo
That feeling you get when someone else is suffering and you’re just glad it’s not you
How to be rude and insulting but still G-rated
Translator love
SWORDS
On a scale of dead to Amish…
How to accidentally come on to someone in Spanish and ASL
Cappuccinos
Moose
Dessus vs. dessous
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Linguistics After Dark is produced by Emfozzing Enterprises. Luca edits, Sarah does show notes, transcription is a team effort. Our music is “Covert Affair” by Kevin MacLeod. Join us at linguisticsafterdark.com/volunteer!
And until next time… if you weren’t consciously aware of your tongue in your mouth, now you are :)