A Language I Love Is...
Danny Bate
A show about language, linguistics and people who love both!A Language I Love Is... (ALILI) broadcasts linguistic joy and shares expert insights into the languages of the world. It's a simple formula: one host, one guest, one language, and three key questions:1) What is your story and connection to this language?2) What do you love about this language?3) What is something you want the audience to know about this language?Through informative interviews and casual conversations, ALILI fulfills its mission: to share the linguistic love with all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Nov 19, 2023 • 42min
Welsh and Victoria Noble
Here's episode 13 and it's all about Welsh! Victoria Noble, a PhD researcher in the semantics of Welsh and Arabic, joins me to share her enthusiasm and admiration for the Welsh language, discussing both its cool linguistic features and the difficult details of its history.Note from Victoria: the annual population survey mentioned at 8:02 is from 2023, not 2003.You can find Victoria on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/LinguisVicHost: Danny BateGuest: Victoria NobleMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2023 • 42min
Czech and Radek Šimík
For episode 12, I popped along to Charles University in Prague, to interview Dr Radek Šimík, a linguist, lecturer and researcher there, and to talk all about the local language: Czech. The topics ranged from the history of Czech and its dialects, to the influences of German and a special bit of syntax, which made for a great discussion.You can find Radek's personal website here.Host: Danny BateGuest: Dr Radek ŠimíkMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2023 • 44min
Lithuanian and Francis Young
Episode 11 of ALILI sees us back beside the Baltic Sea, where Dr Francis Young guides us into the story of Lithuania and the Lithuanian language. Francis discusses both history and prehistory in detail, and joyously shares some rather wrong ideas that people have held about the origin of this Indo-European language.To learn more from Francis, here's his website and Twitter.Host: Danny BateGuest: Dr Francis YoungMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2023 • 37min
Persian and Alexander Jabbari
ALILI has made it to ten episodes, and this tenth instalment is a suitably sensational journey into the linguistic and cultural cosmos of Persian. Alexander Jabbari joins me to talk about this influential language, and demonstrate why Persian is a hugely important yet surprisingly accessible global tongue. Alexander's website and Twitter. Host: Danny BateGuest: Dr Alexander JabbariMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2023 • 42min
Mexican Spanish and Gilly Marchini
Episode 9 is here and it's all about Mexico! The wonderful Gilly Marchini, a PhD researcher at Edinburgh, guide us into the linguistic landscape of Mexico and its particular variety of Spanish, and into the practice of linguistic fieldwork and documentation. Gilly's passion and principles combine to make for a fun and fascinating look at Mexican Spanish.Gilly's website can be found here: https://gillymarchini.wordpress.com/Host: Danny BateGuest: Gilly MarchiniMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 8, 2023 • 40min
Medieval Latin and Charles Roe
For the eighth episode of A Language I Love Is..., Charles Roe joins me to introduce into the linguistic world of Latin in the Middle Ages. Charles offers a great example of how a particular language is often not defined linguistically, and demonstrates how Latin after Rome was anything but a dead language.Host: Danny BateGuest: Dr. Charles RoeMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2023 • 39min
Estonian and Johanna Laakso
Episode 7 of ALILI... is a journey into the Uralic language family, specifically via one of its famous European members: Estonian! Prof. Johanna Laakso joins me to share her long-held love for a language very similar to her native Finnish, yet interestingly different in lots of ways, thanks to the specific ingredients that have gone into the Estonian of today. Host: Danny BateGuest: Prof. Johanna LaaksoMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 17, 2023 • 39min
Old English and Stephen Hopkins
Time for the 6th episode of ALILI... and for Dr Stephen Hopkins to wind back the clock on the language you are currently reading – we're heading back to Old English! Stephen is a real pro, and this interview with him is both an engaging and entertaining introduction to the earliest days of English.Stephen's brilliant Twitter site: https://twitter.com/phil_lol_ogistHost: Danny BateGuest: Dr. Stephen HopkinsMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 10, 2023 • 39min
Ossetian and Sāmapriẏa Basu
Here's Episode 5 of A Language I Love Is... and for this episode, Dr Sāmapriẏa Basu guides us into the Caucasus, the "mountain of tongues", a region rich in languages and language families. Our way in is via the modern language of Ossetian, an Indo-European relative marooned by history from the rest of its family.Sāmapriẏa's wonderful Twitter site: https://twitter.com/avzaagzonunaadaHost: Danny BateGuest: Dr. Sāmapriẏa BasuMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 3, 2023 • 39min
Sanskrit and Krishnan Ram-Prasad
Episode 4 of ALILI is here and its task is to introduce the linguistic cosmos that is the Sanskrit language. Dr Krishnan Ram-Prasad joins me to run through the basics of Sanskrit, from its prehistoric origins to its prestigious status in India today. Krishnan expertly offers a wealth of information, all presented with the palpable enthusiasm of a true fan.Find Krishnan's website and work here: https://krishnanjramprasad.co.ukHost: Danny BateGuest: Dr. Krishnan Ram-PrasadMusic: Bossa Nova by William_KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
