Auslan is one of Australia’s most popular signed languages.
But how many of us know it? And what is communication like for Deaf speakers in the wider society?
Auslan advocate and Young Australian of the Year Drisana Levitzke-Gray joins Daniel …
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Speaking another language is good for your brain — at least that’s what we’ve heard.
But some new research paints a less-positive picture. Should you learn another language? And how?
Linguist Daniel Midgley gets bilingual on this episode of Talk …
It’s Oscars time, and the film about Alan Turing “The Imitation Game” is in contention for best picture.
But that’s not the only language movie out there — there are plenty of cinematic delights to quench your passion for linguistic …
Do apes have accents?
A recent news story claims that chimps learn a “new language” when they move in with other chimps. What’s behind the story? And what exactly are our fellow primates capable of, language wise?
Linguist Daniel Midgley…
Rap is the music of the street. And now it’s on campus.
Linguist Darin Flynn has created a university linguistics class that puts rap lyrics on the syllabus. What can hip-hop poets tell us about language?
Dr Flynn tells Daniel …
It’s a new year, and that means it’s time for our Word of the Year round-up.
What words tripped on our tongues, tickled our ears, and zeited our geist in 2014?
Linguist Daniel Midgley can’t even on this episode of …
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How do children learn language so quickly?
For decades, the prevailing view has been that they’re born with it. But a new breed of linguists is overturning this view with evidence from human evolution, cognition, and actual children.
Among these …
Emoji. You know them, you use them — maybe more than you’d like to admit.
But where do they come from? Which ones are most popular? And what new emoji are on the way?
Linguist Daniel Midgley is worth a …
China’s media office is cracking down on puns.
And not because they’re terrible — they claim that wordplay is confusing, and damaging to cultural heritage. But is this just an attempt to control dissent?
By the way, how many characters …
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