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Bonus 48: Q&A about naming dogs, modifying English, linguistics research, and more

Added 2021-02-04 22:48:41 +0000 UTC

What do you think is the best food to name a dog after? If you had to remove a phoneme from English, which do you think would have the most interesting results? How do you keep up with linguistics research outside academia?

In this episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about answering your questions! We also talk about our recent news and upcoming plans for 2021, "tell me you're a linguist without telling me you're a linguist", and lots more great questions from the patron Discord. If you haven't joined the Discord yet, here are instructions for linking your Patreon and Discord accounts.

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This is our 100th episode! 52 main episodes + 48 bonus episodes = 100 Lingthusiasm episodes total. It's thanks to your support as patrons that we've made it to 100 and we're looking forward to the next hundred!

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Lingthusiasm is created by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. Our senior producer is Claire Gawne, our editorial producer is Sarah Dopierala, and our music is ‘Ancient City’ by The Triangles