Linguistics After Dark
Linguistics After Dark is a podcast where three linguists (and sometimes other people) answer your burning questions about language, linguistics, and whatever else you need advice about. We have three rules: any question is fair game, there's no research allowed, and if we can't answer, we have to d… read more
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Episode 6: Hamburger. Hamburger? Hamburger!
November 11th, 2023
Wherein we find an excuse to recommend a bunch of music to you.
Jump right to:
- 2:26 Language Thing of the Day: Filler words
- 14:17 Question 1: How did we …
Bonus Episode: LxAD LIVE @ CrossingsCon 2022 (full video with audio description at the end)
September 23rd, 2023
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 …
Bonus Episode: LxAD LIVE @ CrossingsCon 2022
September 3rd, 2023
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 …
Bonus Episode: LxAD LIVE @ CrossingsCon 2021
August 7th, 2023
We've gone live for #CrossingsCon! ...two years ago. And before we fell further into our unintended hiatus, we forgot to post this episode anywhere besides YouTube. Oops!! So here is this, and a promise that we are …
LxAD @ CrossingsCon Announcement
July 28th, 2021
Hello, and welcome to Linguistics After Dark! I'm Sarah, and this not really an episode—it's another teaser for next week's live show at CrossingsCon: Slipping Sideways. At 7pm New York time, Tuesday August 3rd, we'll …
Bonus Episode: LxAD LIVE @ #LingFest
July 2nd, 2021
Check out the events from #LingFest 2021 at https://lingcomm.org/lingfest/, and get hype for CrossingsCon 21: Slipping Sideways, running from August 1-8 on Gather, with more information at https://crossingscon.org/. Our …
Announcement: Linguistics After Dark LIVE!
April 9th, 2021
Hi everyone! We have two big Linguistics After Dark announcements for you.
The first announcement is: we're still here! We have two episodes that are in fact recorded and waiting to be edited, so look for those in the …
Episode 5: Schwa de Vivre
August 3rd, 2020
Wherein we talk a LOT.
Jump right to:- 1:50 The International Phonetic Alphabet
- 30:59 Corrections
- 36:08 Question 1: Computer languages: Are they …
Episode 4: The HOA of Francophones
May 16th, 2020
Wherein we frequently get off topic and get angry at Les Immortels.
Jump right to:- 1:08 Things Sarah Is Mad About Once She Did the Show Notes
- 3:39 …
Episode 3: The Gospel of the Wug
April 2nd, 2020
Wherein we make wugability happen and invoke rule three.
Jump right to:- 3:40 The Part Where We Say The Title
- 20:22 Are clicks consonants?
- 30:22 Why …
Episode 2: Juno's Geese
February 13th, 2020
Wherein we discuss how linguistics is everywhere but linguists are nowhere, and introduce the concept of the unsolicited etymology swear jar.
Jump …
Episode 1: Batman's Batsman
December 24th, 2019
Our very first episode, answering real language questions from real listeners! And boy do we live up to our no-research policy. (What is the truth …
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