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Podcast Profile: History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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30 episodes
2021 to 2024
Median: 26 minutes
Collection: Philosophy


Description (podcaster-provided):

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences explores the history of the study of language in its varied social and cultural contexts.


Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):

➤ History of linguistics • Philosophy of language • Generative semantics • Chomsky's influence • Political and social aspects of linguistics • Language documentation • Theories in sociolinguistics and phonology

This podcast, titled "History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences," explores the evolution of linguistic study in various social and cultural contexts. Throughout its episodes, the podcast delves into a wide range of topics, often centering around significant figures and movements in linguistics. Regular themes include the discussion of influential linguists and their theories, such as the works of Noam Chomsky and their impact on generative grammar, as well as the contributions of Leonard Bloomfield to behaviorism.

The podcast also examines historical movements in linguistics, like the generative semantics movement and the Prague Circle structuralism. There is a strong focus on the intersections of linguistics with other fields, such as anthropology, exemplified in discussions about Franz Boas and Alfred Kroeber. Furthermore, political and ideological dimensions of linguistics are frequently explored, shedding light on how linguistic theories can relate to or be influenced by political ideologies and social issues.

Episodes often feature interviews with experts discussing both well-known and lesser-known linguists, such as Émile Benveniste and Victoria Lady Welby, and their respective contributions to the field. Sociolinguistic topics, including language reclamation, typology, and the role of speaker communities, are also addressed. The podcast does not shy away from controversial or complex topics, such as the impact of National Socialism on linguistic scholarship.

Overall, this podcast offers a multifaceted examination of the history and philosophy underpinning the language sciences, aiming to provide a broad yet detailed understanding of how these fields have developed over time and their relevance to social and cultural phenomena.


Episodes:
Episode Image Podcast episode 42: Randy Harris on the Linguistics Wars
2024-Oct-31

Episode Image Podcast episode 41: Chris Knight on Chomsky, science and politics
2024-Aug-31

Episode Image Podcast episode 40: Interview with Nick Riemer on politics, linguistics and ideology
2024-May-31
27 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 39: Interview with Ingrid Piller on Life in a New Language
2024-Apr-30
26 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 38: Interview with Dan Everett on C.S. Peirce and Peircean linguistics
2024-Mar-31
23 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 37: Interview with Michael Lynch on conversation analysis and ethnomethodology
2024-Feb-29
27 minutes
Episode Image Podcast housekeeping December 2023
2023-Nov-30
1 minute
Episode Image Podcast episode 36: Interview with Ghil‘ad Zuckermann on revivalistics
2023-Sep-30
30 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 35: Interview with Nick Thieberger on historical documentation and archiving
2023-Jul-31
22 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 34: Interview with Mary Laughren on Central Australia languages and Ken Hale
2023-Jun-30
24 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 33: Formalism and distributionalism
2023-May-31
21 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 32: Leonard Bloomfield and behaviourism
2023-Apr-30
20 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 31: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
2023-Mar-31
30 minutes
Episode Image Podcast housekeeping April 2023
2023-Mar-31
2 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 30: Interview with Andrew Garrett on Alfred Kroeber
2022-Nov-30
34 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 29: Interview with Marcin Kilarski on the study of North American languages
2022-Oct-31
17 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 28: Franz Boas and the Boasians
2022-Sep-30
28 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 27: Interview with Peter Trudgill on sociolinguistic typology
2022-Jul-31
29 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 26: Interview with Philipp Krämer on creoles and creole studies
2022-Jun-30
25 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 25: Interview with Felicity Meakins on contact linguistics
2022-May-31
27 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 24: Interview with Lorenzo Cigana on the Copenhagen Circle
2022-Mar-31
26 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 23: Interview with Noam Chomsky on the beginnings of generative grammar
2022-Feb-28
26 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 22: Interview with Christopher Hutton on linguistics under National Socialism
2022-Jan-31
20 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 21: Karl Bühler’s Organon model and the Prague Circle
2021-Dec-31
29 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 20: Interview with Jacqueline Léon on Firth, Malinowski and the London School
2021-Nov-30
21 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 19: Meaning and British linguistics – Firth, Malinowski and the context of situation
2021-Oct-31
27 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 18: Interview with H. Walter Schmitz on Victoria Lady Welby
2021-Sep-30
22 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 17: Philipp Wegener and the beginnings of functionalism
2021-Aug-31
23 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 16: Interview with Chloé Laplantine on Émile Benveniste
2021-Jun-30
17 minutes
Episode Image Podcast episode 15: Roman Jakobson, Prague Circle structuralism and phonology
2021-May-31
26 minutes