Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. 32: Fallen Leaves: The Chinese Languages (with Wu Mei-Shin, Ye Jingting, and Israel Lai)
Jul 18, 2021
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
How to Be a Better Speaker
03:50 • 3min
The Speech Synthesis: A Computerized Voice That Reads What You Type
07:07 • 3min
The Evolution of Guinea Pig Language
10:12 • 5min
The Future of Language
14:43 • 4min
The Pro-Manderan Language Movement
18:53 • 3min
The Changes in Mandarin
21:32 • 3min
Hedwig and Israel Lai on Rhapsody in Lingo
24:10 • 3min
The Importance of Language Learning
27:35 • 4min
Mythbuster: A Podcast About Language Prescriptivism
31:52 • 6min
How to Pronounce a Cantonese Name
37:35 • 3min
Cantonese and the Threat of Endangering It
40:06 • 2min
The Endangered Status of Mean Language in Taiwan
42:30 • 2min
The Ins and Outs of Chinese Dialects
44:36 • 3min
The Differences Between Modern and Middle Chinese
47:07 • 5min
The Differences Between Mandarin and Shanghai-Ness
51:43 • 5min
The Different Types of Loanwords in Taiwan
57:03 • 2min
The Fallen Leaves of Taiwan
59:30 • 3min
The Fallen Leaves Model
01:02:15 • 3min
The Drawbacks of the Metaphor for Swedish and Mandarin
01:05:18 • 5min
How to Read Text in Taiwanese
01:10:35 • 2min
Cantonese: A Different Writing System
01:12:11 • 3min
The History of Chinese Characters
01:14:47 • 6min
The Backlog of Work
01:20:44 • 2min
The Three Chinese Words of the Week
01:22:28 • 3min
The Rise of Red Tourism in China
01:25:51 • 4min
The Importance of Spaces in the Conversation About Latin
01:29:50 • 3min
The Importance of Spaces in Chinese Reading
01:32:21 • 6min