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Lingcast - The English language and Linguistics podcast - Podcast

Lingcast - The English language and Linguistics podcast

 Blake Reed

lingcast is a new linguistics podcast where the host, Blake Reed, will discuss the amazing quirks and interesting facts hidden within the English language. There are so many weird and wonderful explanations for the ways in which we communicate that could answer a lot of our problems. Join us and listen close, you might just learn something.

Education Language Learning
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
10 minutes
Episodes
11
Years Active
2020 - 2021
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What goes on in our head when we talk? S3:E1

What goes on in our head when we talk? S3:E1

Welcome back and Happy New Year! Join me on this episode as I discuss what actually goes on in our brains when we decide we want to talk to someone. The Human Communication Cycle. 

00:08:50  |   Tue 12 Jan 2021
Weird Things we Say and Why

Weird Things we Say and Why

Welcome back to lingcast S2:E3!

Join me this week as I discuss 5 of my favourite strange sayings and idioms we use on a daily basis and explain what on earth they mean. 

00:09:05  |   Tue 15 Dec 2020
Covid-19, Words of an Unprecedented Year S2:E2

Covid-19, Words of an Unprecedented Year S2:E2

Join me this week as I discuss the effects of Covid-19 on our language, and how Oxford broke it's one word rule for such an unprecedented year.
00:09:55  |   Tue 01 Dec 2020
Can Linguistics Solve Real World Problems? S2:Special

Can Linguistics Solve Real World Problems? S2:Special

This episode of lincast covers how linguistic knowledge can be applied to real world settings in order to resolve our language-based issues. This special mid-week episode is for a University assessme…
00:11:57  |   Fri 27 Nov 2020
The Importance of Asking Questions S2:E1

The Importance of Asking Questions S2:E1

Welcome back to lingcast for the start of season 2! This week I discuss the importance of questions and just why asking questions could lead to life changing events.
00:10:36  |   Tue 24 Nov 2020
What does your body language say about you? S1:E5

What does your body language say about you? S1:E5

Do you tell people more about yourself from the way you talk or the way you act? What does your body language say about you? And is it possible to hide your body language to prevent revealing your tr…
00:17:16  |   Tue 10 Nov 2020
Language Acquisition S1:E4

Language Acquisition S1:E4

Join me in this episode and think about what learning a second or other language really means, is there a difference between learning your first language and learning others later in life, Why does l…
00:10:45  |   Tue 03 Nov 2020
Accommodation Theory S1:E3

Accommodation Theory S1:E3

This episode of lingcast is dedicated to the University College London and their request of an episode about accommodation theory.  Have you ever been asked if you kiss your mother with that mouth, o…
00:09:17  |   Mon 26 Oct 2020
Why is standard English standard?

Why is standard English standard?

Join me in season 1 episode 2 as I discuss the history of standard English and think about whether it needs a reboot in 2020.
00:11:44  |   Mon 19 Oct 2020
Why do people take things the wrong way? S1:E1

Why do people take things the wrong way? S1:E1

What actually happens when someone takes something the wrong way? Was it what you said, or how you said it?

00:10:44  |   Mon 12 Oct 2020
A short introduction to lingcast.

A short introduction to lingcast.

Welcome to lingcast, the new linguistics podcast brought to you by Blake Reed. This episode is a small taster of things to come, it should give you an idea of the types of things that are going to be…
00:02:10  |   Fri 09 Oct 2020
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