Let's Talk Talk

Jun 22 2017 6 ep. 28 mins 978

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Anything language goes! Let's Talk Talk is a Pop-linguistics based discussion podcast where the goal is easy consumption of language topics in a fun way.

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#18 The Art of Arguing (with Chris Tatem)

Jun 22 2017 37 mins

Are you ever in an argument and feel like you just can't get your message across? Us too. That's why we talked to Chris Tatem -- the host of the Cross Examined Life podcast -- in order to clarify a few things about arguing. Join us on our mission to understand how to argue effectively. Hearts, minds, and opinions are open to change! We just have to approach it with cross exam. T

#17 Music and Language 2 (with Matt Moore)

Jun 18 2017 30 mins

This episode, some of humanity's oldest inventions (music and language) go head-to-head once again in similarity and contrast! Join our conversation while we deep dive into a little theory here and there in regard to both of these cool topics. *Note* Seth says "Moonlight" in the show but clearly means "La La Land." Sorry for the confusion! Matthew Moore Email (for music composit

#16 Agglutinative Languages

Jun 01 2017 3 mins

Ever see those really long words in foreign languages? Why does that happen? Well, sometimes it's because of agglutination. Let's take a short look at this system in this episode of Talk Tidbits!

#15 Morphology (with Thomas Stewart)

May 30 2017 57 mins

Sheep? Sheeps? Man? Mans? Who can keep up? In this episode, we deep dive into Morphology with our guest, Professor Thomas Stewart. It's not as scary as you think! So, Let's Talk Talk. Contemporary Morphological Theories -- A User's Guide: http://amzn.to/2r2Po8H LSA Linguistics Institute: https://lsa2017.uky.edu/ Tom's Course at LSA: https://lsa2017.uky.edu/non-concatenative-m

#14 Mother's Day (Talk Tidbits)

May 14 2017 5 mins

Happy Mother's Day! In this Talk Tidbit, Kristen and Seth talk about why so many languages call Mom, "mom!" Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LetsTalkTalkPodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LetsTalkTalkPOD Rate us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-talk/id1202606074

#13 Conlangs (with David J. Peterson)

Apr 29 2017 34 mins

The man who created the languages of "Game of Thrones" tells us that we're all pronouncing Khaleesi wrong! Come listen to David Peterson talk to us about conlangs (constructed languages) this week on Let's Talk Talk! The Art of Language Invention: http://amzn.to/2pHVag9 Let's Talk Talk Social: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-talk/id1202606074 Google Pla