
 Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. 38: Generativism 2: How It's Going (with Taylor Miller and Adam Tallman)
 Oct 14, 2021 
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 Introduction 
 00:00 • 2min 
 The School of Linguistic Thought 
 01:34 • 2min 
 What I'm Currently Doing Is a Research Program in Linguistic Theory and Documentation 
 03:05 • 2min 
 How Did You Find That Acceptance and Space in the Community? 
 04:37 • 2min 
 I Love Giving It and I Love Being an Advocate 
 06:36 • 2min 
 What's the Difference Between Documentary and Descriptive Linguistics? 
 08:09 • 2min 
 Is There a Relationship Between Language Comparison and Documentary Documentation? 
 09:48 • 2min 
 Is Hedwig's Partner on the Podcast? 
 11:26 • 2min 
 How Many Languages Have There Ever Been? 
 13:12 • 2min 
 Is There a Language? 
 14:46 • 2min 
 How Many Languages Are There Today? 
 16:32 • 1min 
 3.4 Million Different Languages 
 17:56 • 5min 
 The Relationship Between Art and Performance 
 22:28 • 2min 
 Grammar Is a Feeling 
 24:22 • 2min 
 How Do They Calculate Distance From Each Other With Musical Features? 
 26:41 • 2min 
 The Language of the Future - A Review 
 28:17 • 1min 
 What's Up With Spectacular Vernacular? 
 29:45 • 2min 
 Generatism and Generative Linguistics 
 31:28 • 1min 
 Is There a Difference Between Possible and Impossible? 
 32:57 • 2min 
 Generatism and the Origins of Language, Right? 
 34:36 • 3min 
 Why Do We Need to Study Language to Answer the Big Question of Where Does Language Come From? 
 37:40 • 2min 
 I'm a Dirty Generativeist, Right? 
 40:01 • 2min 
 Is Universal Grammar Really a Real Thing? 
 41:31 • 2min 
 How Much Does This Affect You? 
 43:06 • 2min 
 The Difference Between Functionalist and Functionalist in Language Acquisition 
 44:44 • 2min 
 The Confusion of Functional Grammar and Head Driven Phrase Structure 
 46:23 • 2min 
 The Unfalsifiability of Poly Synthetic Languages 
 48:09 • 2min 
 Polysynthetic Languages 
 50:16 • 3min 
 The Future of Linguistics 
 53:22 • 2min 
 What Is Falsifiability? 
 54:56 • 2min 
 Why Do We Never See X, Y, Z? 
 56:34 • 2min 
 Do You Have Counter Evidence for That? 
 58:33 • 2min 
 What's the Difference Between Syntax and Phonology Syntax? 
 01:00:21 • 3min 
 I Love the Big Questions 
 01:03:03 • 2min 
 How Does Generative Ism Help Your Work? 
 01:05:15 • 3min 
 Language Without Context - Is That a Good Idea? 
 01:08:16 • 2min 
 Do You Have a Genealist Mind? 
 01:09:46 • 3min 
 The Coalition on Restorative Linguistics 
 01:12:19 • 3min 
 What Does Linguistic Theory Have in Your Day-to-Day Research? 
 01:14:51 • 2min 
 Is the Theory Corroborated? 
 01:16:35 • 1min 
 Is There Theory-Neutral Research in Linguistics? 
 01:18:02 • 2min 
 The Future of Linguistic Theory? 
 01:19:39 • 2min 
 I Think It Is a Lesser Conflict in Our Generation of Researchers 
 01:21:42 • 2min 
 The Backlash to the Open Letter to the LSA 
 01:23:54 • 2min 
 The History of Linguistics 
 01:26:09 • 2min 
 The Job Market in Applied Linguistics Is Increasing, Right? 
 01:27:48 • 2min 
 Are We Going to Remember What the Older Generation Has Been Saying? 
 01:29:28 • 2min 
 Word of the Week: Out of Pocket 
 01:31:06 • 2min 
 Are You Out of Pocket? 
 01:32:42 • 2min 
 What's Out of Pocket? 
 01:34:40 • 2min 
 The Epistemic Trespasser Is the Gatekeeper 
 01:36:29 • 2min 
 Mill House From the Simpsons 
 01:38:14 • 2min 
 Masquerading as Someone Else 
 01:39:49 • 2min 
 Is There a Racist Dick in the Workplace? 
 01:41:25 • 2min 
 How Many Calls Are You Making? 
 01:43:26 • 1min 
 Stalkerware 
 01:44:52 • 2min 
 I Hate Vomiting 
 01:46:38 • 2min 
 I Don't Know if It's a Green Out or Not. 
 01:48:14 • 2min 
 What's Scrummiting? 
 01:50:00 • 2min 
 Is There a Word for Cry-Turbating? 
 01:51:32 • 2min 
 How to Help the Podcast on Patreon 
 01:53:02 • 3min 
