Lingthusiasm
@lingthusiasm.bsky.social
A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics! By @gretchenmcc.bsky.social and @superlinguo.bsky.social
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"Fascinating" -NYT
"Joyously nerdy" -Buzzfeed
lingthusiasm.com
Not sure where to start? Try our silly personality quiz: bit.ly/lingthusiasmquiz
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110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate
Before there was English, or Latin, or Czech, or Hindi, there was a language that they all have in common, which we call Proto-Indo-European. Linguists have long been fascinated by the quest to get a
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How are we still making discoveries about the 5000-year-old ancestor to English, Latin, Czech, Hindi and many other languages?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
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¡Tenemos un día!!!!! 🤔
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
¡Tenemos un día!!!!! 🤔
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Happy World Linguistics Day from California!
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day from California!
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Happy World Linguistics Day! ⭐🎉🎊
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day! ⭐🎉🎊
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Happy World LINGUISTICS Day from the UK…!
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To learn more about linguistics-related days, years, and even decades, check out our latest Patreon bonus episode:
Bonus 105: World Linguistics Day | Lingthusiasm
Get more from Lingthusiasm on Patreon
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November 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Happy World LINGUISTICS Day from the UK…!
🥳⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥳
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Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Happy #WorldLinguisticsDay from Berlin, Germany! 💚
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Happy #WorldLinguisticsDay from Berlin, Germany! 💚
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Happy World Linguistics Day to all who celebrate! Here is a link to some @mitpress.bsky.social books that you might enjoy:
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November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day to all who celebrate! Here is a link to some @mitpress.bsky.social books that you might enjoy:
mitpress.mit.edu/search-resul...
mitpress.mit.edu/search-resul...
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada and Melbourne, Australia!
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada and Melbourne, Australia!
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Happy World Linguistics Day, @superlinguo.bsky.social and @gretchenmcc.bsky.social!
Lauren and Gretchen are the masterminds behind @lingthusiasm.bsky.social, a must-follow podcast if you want to sound clever at dinner parties. 🧐
Lauren and Gretchen are the masterminds behind @lingthusiasm.bsky.social, a must-follow podcast if you want to sound clever at dinner parties. 🧐
Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day, @superlinguo.bsky.social and @gretchenmcc.bsky.social!
Lauren and Gretchen are the masterminds behind @lingthusiasm.bsky.social, a must-follow podcast if you want to sound clever at dinner parties. 🧐
Lauren and Gretchen are the masterminds behind @lingthusiasm.bsky.social, a must-follow podcast if you want to sound clever at dinner parties. 🧐
If our recent interview with @dannybate.bsky.social about Proto-Indo-European got you excited about reconstructing languages, there's more!
Check out this episode from the archives on more proto-languages and what we can and cannot know about ancient peoples from comparing modern languages:
Check out this episode from the archives on more proto-languages and what we can and cannot know about ancient peoples from comparing modern languages:
45: Tracing languages back before recorded history
Lingthusiasm Episode 45: Tracing languages back before recorded history
Language is much older than writing. But audio and visual cues from sounds and signs don’t leave physical traces the way writi...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If our recent interview with @dannybate.bsky.social about Proto-Indo-European got you excited about reconstructing languages, there's more!
Check out this episode from the archives on more proto-languages and what we can and cannot know about ancient peoples from comparing modern languages:
Check out this episode from the archives on more proto-languages and what we can and cannot know about ancient peoples from comparing modern languages:
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Not gonna lie, I made us make these scarves as merch because I don't wear t-shirts with words on them and I was tired of nerdy t-shirts getting all the nerdwear love
(Btw, this time of year is a great time for merch shopping because redbubble is often running sales)
(Btw, this time of year is a great time for merch shopping because redbubble is often running sales)
Throwback to launching our very first merch this time in 2017 (!!)
Silky scarves with characters from the International Phonetic Alphabet on them!
Originally only in red, navy, and olive these scarves became so popular we later expanded to other colours and subfields
lingthusiasm.redbubble.com
Silky scarves with characters from the International Phonetic Alphabet on them!
Originally only in red, navy, and olive these scarves became so popular we later expanded to other colours and subfields
lingthusiasm.redbubble.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Not gonna lie, I made us make these scarves as merch because I don't wear t-shirts with words on them and I was tired of nerdy t-shirts getting all the nerdwear love
(Btw, this time of year is a great time for merch shopping because redbubble is often running sales)
(Btw, this time of year is a great time for merch shopping because redbubble is often running sales)
Throwback to launching our very first merch this time in 2017 (!!)
Silky scarves with characters from the International Phonetic Alphabet on them!
Originally only in red, navy, and olive these scarves became so popular we later expanded to other colours and subfields
lingthusiasm.redbubble.com
Silky scarves with characters from the International Phonetic Alphabet on them!
Originally only in red, navy, and olive these scarves became so popular we later expanded to other colours and subfields
lingthusiasm.redbubble.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Throwback to launching our very first merch this time in 2017 (!!)
Silky scarves with characters from the International Phonetic Alphabet on them!
Originally only in red, navy, and olive these scarves became so popular we later expanded to other colours and subfields
lingthusiasm.redbubble.com
Silky scarves with characters from the International Phonetic Alphabet on them!
Originally only in red, navy, and olive these scarves became so popular we later expanded to other colours and subfields
lingthusiasm.redbubble.com
In honour of our recent crossover episode with @dannybate.bsky.social of the A Language I Love Is.. podcast, tell us about a language that you love!
(Or several languages you love, I know it's hard to pick!)
(Or several languages you love, I know it's hard to pick!)
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In honour of our recent crossover episode with @dannybate.bsky.social of the A Language I Love Is.. podcast, tell us about a language that you love!
(Or several languages you love, I know it's hard to pick!)
(Or several languages you love, I know it's hard to pick!)
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I read the transcript and this guy's Ph.D. sounds really cool! And also--even when word order is not conveying syntactic information (as is the case in e.g. Japanese) it still often conveys prosodic information (e.g. what's important? what's new?)
You can read the transcript for 'The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate' here:
Transcript Episode 110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate
This is a transcript for Lingthusiasm episode ‘The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate. It’s been lightly edited for readability. Listen to the episode here or wherever...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I read the transcript and this guy's Ph.D. sounds really cool! And also--even when word order is not conveying syntactic information (as is the case in e.g. Japanese) it still often conveys prosodic information (e.g. what's important? what's new?)
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Fascinating topic aired, here, by real linguists @gretchenmcc.bsky.social @dannybate.bsky.social
How are we still making discoveries about the 5000-year-old ancestor to English, Latin, Czech, Hindi and many other languages?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate
Before there was English, or Latin, or Czech, or Hindi, there was a language that they all have in common, which we call Proto-Indo-European. Linguists have long been fascinated by the quest to get a
soundcloud.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Fascinating topic aired, here, by real linguists @gretchenmcc.bsky.social @dannybate.bsky.social
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Tbh this whole list of podcasts are either shows I've already enjoyed listening to or things I immediately want to add to my podcast app so this is lovely company to be in!
Just found out we've made this list of "real, credentialed experts thinking outside the ivory tower and making occasionally opaque topics like history, philosophy & science accessible and engaging for the general public" from @ceaubin.com on @pocketcasts.com!
blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/09/03/d...
blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/09/03/d...
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Tbh this whole list of podcasts are either shows I've already enjoyed listening to or things I immediately want to add to my podcast app so this is lovely company to be in!
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The guest on the latest episode of Lingthusiasm is talking about all these topics I really like, and he seems to know what he's talking about
How are we still making discoveries about the 5000-year-old ancestor to English, Latin, Czech, Hindi and many other languages?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate
Before there was English, or Latin, or Czech, or Hindi, there was a language that they all have in common, which we call Proto-Indo-European. Linguists have long been fascinated by the quest to get a
soundcloud.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The guest on the latest episode of Lingthusiasm is talking about all these topics I really like, and he seems to know what he's talking about
Just found out we've made this list of "real, credentialed experts thinking outside the ivory tower and making occasionally opaque topics like history, philosophy & science accessible and engaging for the general public" from @ceaubin.com on @pocketcasts.com!
blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/09/03/d...
blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/09/03/d...
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Just found out we've made this list of "real, credentialed experts thinking outside the ivory tower and making occasionally opaque topics like history, philosophy & science accessible and engaging for the general public" from @ceaubin.com on @pocketcasts.com!
blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/09/03/d...
blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/09/03/d...
How are we still making discoveries about the 5000-year-old ancestor to English, Latin, Czech, Hindi and many other languages?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate
Before there was English, or Latin, or Czech, or Hindi, there was a language that they all have in common, which we call Proto-Indo-European. Linguists have long been fascinated by the quest to get a
soundcloud.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
How are we still making discoveries about the 5000-year-old ancestor to English, Latin, Czech, Hindi and many other languages?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
If you're not following us on Patreon yet we've been posting some fun stuff for free followers lately (click through to the "quips" tab, I can't figure out how to link to it directly!)
www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm
www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you're not following us on Patreon yet we've been posting some fun stuff for free followers lately (click through to the "quips" tab, I can't figure out how to link to it directly!)
www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm
www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm
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I haven't had such a great time watching linguistics singing and dancing since last year's "I put the glamour/back into grammar" video
This is a thoroughly delightful video from some linguists in Finland marrying Finnish etymology with Finnish folk dancing and even if you know nothing about any of these things their enthusiasm is contagious
(and it has English subtitles)
youtu.be/0FoOuV76vKA?...
(and it has English subtitles)
youtu.be/0FoOuV76vKA?...
Jankata
YouTube video by Kärhämä
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November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I haven't had such a great time watching linguistics singing and dancing since last year's "I put the glamour/back into grammar" video
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We watched this in our meeting today and it was charming, catchy and linguistically informative:
This is a thoroughly delightful video from some linguists in Finland marrying Finnish etymology with Finnish folk dancing and even if you know nothing about any of these things their enthusiasm is contagious
(and it has English subtitles)
youtu.be/0FoOuV76vKA?...
(and it has English subtitles)
youtu.be/0FoOuV76vKA?...
Jankata
YouTube video by Kärhämä
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We watched this in our meeting today and it was charming, catchy and linguistically informative:
This is a thoroughly delightful video from some linguists in Finland marrying Finnish etymology with Finnish folk dancing and even if you know nothing about any of these things their enthusiasm is contagious
(and it has English subtitles)
youtu.be/0FoOuV76vKA?...
(and it has English subtitles)
youtu.be/0FoOuV76vKA?...
Jankata
YouTube video by Kärhämä
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is a thoroughly delightful video from some linguists in Finland marrying Finnish etymology with Finnish folk dancing and even if you know nothing about any of these things their enthusiasm is contagious
(and it has English subtitles)
youtu.be/0FoOuV76vKA?...
(and it has English subtitles)
youtu.be/0FoOuV76vKA?...
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At this year's @lingcomm.bsky.social conference, we learned that the UK has been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th, and everyone immediately went, hey, can't we make that World Linguistics Day?
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Are you doing anything for World Linguistics Day on Nov 26th?
In our latest bonus episode, we get enthusiastic about linguistics-related celebrations, from International Mother Tongue Day to Talk Like A Pirate Day
In our latest bonus episode, we get enthusiastic about linguistics-related celebrations, from International Mother Tongue Day to Talk Like A Pirate Day
Bonus 105: World Linguistics Day | Lingthusiasm
Get more from Lingthusiasm on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
At this year's @lingcomm.bsky.social conference, we learned that the UK has been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th, and everyone immediately went, hey, can't we make that World Linguistics Day?
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!