Piers Kelly

Linguist and anthropologist at the University of New England. Founder of the Australian Message Stick database.

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Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 2min

Piers Kelly, "The Last Language on Earth: Linguistic Utopianism in the Philippines" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Piers Kelly discusses the creation of the Eskayan language in the Philippines, exploring its origins and role in colonial resistance. The podcast delves into the themes of mimicry and rejection in cultural identity, as well as the historical events that led to the emergence of the language. It also explores the broader applications of linguistic anthropology and the speaker's current research focus on linguistic systems in West Africa and Australia.

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