Lingcast - The English language and Linguistics podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
What goes on in our head when we talk? S3:E1
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back and Happy New Year! Join me on this episode as I discuss what actually goes on in our brains when we decide we want to talk to someone. T...
Weird Things we Say and Why
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to lingcast S2:E3! Join me this week as I discuss 5 of my favourite strange sayings and idioms we use on a daily basis and explain what o...
Covid-19, Words of an Unprecedented Year S2:E2
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join me this week as I discuss the effects of Covid-19 on our language, and how Oxford broke it's one word rule for such an unprecedented year.
Can Linguistics Solve Real World Problems? S2:Special
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of lincast covers how linguistic knowledge can be applied to real world settings in order to resolve our language-based issues. This spec...
The Importance of Asking Questions S2:E1
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to lingcast for the start of season 2! This week I discuss the importance of questions and just why asking questions could lead to life c...
What does your body language say about you? S1:E5
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you tell people more about yourself from the way you talk or the way you act? What does your body language say about you? And is it possible to hid...
Language Acquisition S1:E4
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join me in this episode and think about what learning a second or other language really means, is there a difference between learning your first langu...
Accommodation Theory S1:E3
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of lingcast is dedicated to the University College London and their request of an episode about accommodation theory. Have you ever bee...
Why is standard English standard?
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join me in season 1 episode 2 as I discuss the history of standard English and think about whether it needs a reboot in 2020.
Why do people take things the wrong way? S1:E1
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What actually happens when someone takes something the wrong way? Was it what you said, or how you said it?
A short introduction to lingcast.
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to lingcast, the new linguistics podcast brought to you by Blake Reed. This episode is a small taster of things to come, it should give you an...