It's true: we've got a new episode out! This time a lonely #WordNerd explores the #etymology of #balaclava, #sandwich, #cardigan and #crapper, revelling in eponyms, toponyms and fun-but-incorrect word origins!
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Dear diary: today I learned that the first ever (written) use of "megastardom" referred to... Walter Cronkite.
There's also the fact that you'd quite naturally talk about being *in* a compartment while *on* a train, which lends credence to the public/private divide between on and in... 🤷♂️
That is definitely a fascinating observation. Makes sense to me, and I'm not able to come up with any contrary examples. I suppose it might be more about the public nature of planes and trains vs the private nature of a car...
If you like #podcasts, amateur #linguistics, or (even better!) the former hosted by revelers in the latter, good news: we've a new episode out! This time we're digging into the #etymology of #juggernaut and #blackmail, learning about Hindu effigies and unscrupulous landlords! www.lexitecture.com
Thanks so much! I've seen Threads around but haven't checked it out yet. I shall add it to the exploratory list!
We're back! In our latest episode we're diving into the #etymology of #haughty and #orange, learning the highs and lows and answering a sweet/colourful version of the chicken/egg question! Listen everywhere #podcasts are found, or on our website!
Talk to you again soon, #WordNerds!
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17 podcasts about linguistics 1. Lingthusiasm — A podcast that’s enthusiastic about linguistics! 2. The Vocal Fries — Language discrimination and how to fight it 3. The History of English — From Proto-Indo-European to Shakespeare in 180 episodes (and still running!) 4. A Language I Love Is — Guests (some linguists, some not) talk about languages they love and why 5. En Clair — Forensic linguistics and literary detection 6. Because Language — New guests every episode discuss their linguistic interests 7. The Allusionist — Stories about language and the people who use it 8. Subtitle — A podcast about languages and the people who speak them 9. Field Notes — Five seasons on linguistic fieldwork 10. Tomayto Tomahto — Language meets cog sci, politics, history, law, anthropology, and more 11. Word of Mouth — A long-running and wide-ranging linguistics program on BBC 4. 12. Words Unravelled - A new and very well edited etymology podcast with popular creators RobWords and Jess Zafarris 13. Something Rhymes with Purple — Learn the background behind another word or phrase each episode 14. Lexitecture — A classic etymology podcast with a huge back catalogue 15. A Way with Words — A “lively and upbeat” public radio call-in show about language and culture 16. Språket — A radio program in Swedish answering listener questions about language. We don’t speak Swedish, but this was the most-mentioned non-English content in our listener survey! 17. Living Voices — A podcast in Spanish about endangered languages of the Amazon
14 linguistics youtube channels 1. Crash Course Linguistics — A whole linguistics course in 16 videos 2. Tom Scott’s Language Files — Pithy language facts explained quickly and clearly 3. NativLang — Language reconstruction and the history of writing 4. Geoff Lindsay — Facts (and some scholarly opinions) about regional English pronunciation 5. The Ling Space — An educational channel all about linguistics 6. langfocus — A language factoid channel that digs deeper than many 7. K Klein — Language quirks, spelling reform, and a little conlanging 8. biblaridion — Teaching about conlanging and worldbuilding, with lots of linguistics along the way 9. RobWords — "A channel for lovers and learners of English" 10. Otherwords — "the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted" 11. LingoLizard — Widely spoken languages and their quirks, comparisons, and history 12. linguriosa — Spanish linguistics (in Spanish), including learning tips and linguistic history 13. human1011 — Quick accessible facts about linguistics (and sometimes other things) 14. Simon Roper — Language evolution and historical English pronunciation
17 podcasts & 14 youtube channels!
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An absolute honour to be included in this list with such amazing fellow language nerds!! Check them all out!
One of my favourite parts of researching a word is getting to find and peruse digital copies of original sources cited by the #OED, including this little nugget from a 1552 British law about woolen cloth, the relevance of which you'll have to wait for an upcoming episode for!
Slangwhanger - a noisy or abusive speaker or writer. 1800s American English.
The English language has some wonderful insults. #etymology #MysteryWordMonth
Because we're new around here, I thought we might take a stroll through a few favourite past episodes, and what better place to start than with Episode 46 (Kempt Chesterfield Speed) featuring the incomparable @susiedent.com herself!
www.lexitecture.com/2019/08/12/e...
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We're back! First #NewEpisode of 2025 - we're looking at the #etymology of #destroy and #present, thinking about tiny prefixes and what it means to give a gift in the here and now. We'd love to connect with fellow #WordNerds around here, so please share this and help us find our people! #linguistics
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Guess what (FINALLY) happened today!!! #Lexitecture #linguistics #etymology #podcast #NewEpisode