Linguistics Podcast (@linguistchris)

What properties are impossible? What properties are improbable? I introduce a few and discuss the larger issue of language complexity / efficiency that often emerges from explanations of possible or probable structures. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

My book suggestions for general (layperson) linguistics, books of historical interest, and specialty books. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

My thoughts and opinions regarding going into grad school in the field of Linguistics. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Food for thought: language and music. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Possible tense systems of human languages. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A brief introduction to Writing Systems. Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Can we infer preferences of the human processor from typological tendencies? Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A brief introduction to constructed languages, with some examples. Video: http://youtu.be/KO-UlWyH1Pw .  Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A return to Optimality Theory for some more in depth discussion and (gasp!) rant.  Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

How do children acquire language? This episode gives a brief overview of the theoretical issues surrounding child language acquisition and the differences between how children acquire language and how adults learn it.  Twitter: @linguistchris Email: linguistchris@gmail.com Music: “Slow Burn” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/