Language is full of strange coincidences.
When two words sound alike, does that mean they have a secret past? Or could it be just a chance meeting? The answer could change language history.
We’re stepping into the linguistic time machine on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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Hedvig chats with historical linguist Bethwyn Evans about language relatedness, language families, and how we know what we know about languages in the past.
Thanks to Dr Evans for this interview.
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Cutting Room Floor
Coincidences, coincidences. English has three forms of ‘right’: the right hand, the right to do something, and getting an answer right. But in an odd twist, Spanish and French both have the same triple polysemy! Coincidence? Daniel investigates.
Also, Kylie takes us through The Meaning of Liff, and the email she got from Douglas Adams. WHAAAAT???
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Show notes
Here’s a Preview of the 70 New Emojis Coming to Your iPhone | Mental Floss
http://mentalfloss.com/article/551348/apple-reveals-70-new-iphone-emojis
Every single new emoji that just became available for iPhones
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/shortcuts/2018/nov/02/drunk-anaesthetised-or-just-seen-your-bank-balance-what-the-new-woozy-emoji-really-means
Conference Schedule – EMNLP 2018
http://emnlp2018.org/schedule
Stewart and Eisenstein: Making “fetch” happen: The influence of social and linguistic context on nonstandard word growth and decline (PDF)
http://aclweb.org/anthology/D18-1467
Holgate et al.: Why Swear? Analyzing and Inferring the Intentions of Vulgar Expressions (PDF)
http://aclweb.org/anthology/D18-1471
Schluter: The glass ceiling in NLP (PDF)
http://aclweb.org/anthology/D18-1301
Scientists may have found the key ingredient for a universal flu vaccine, and it comes from llamas – Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-universal-flu-vaccine-llamas-20181102-story.html
Pacific island to introduce world-first ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen ban | World news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/02/pacific-island-to-introduce-world-first-reef-toxic-sunscreen-ban
“Fair dinkum” power – Media Watch – Media Watch – Media Watch
https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/fair-dinkum-power/10443154
A “bat symbol” for renewables: Cannon-Brookes launches “fair dinkum” power | RenewEconomy
https://reneweconomy.com.au/a-bat-symbol-for-renewables-cannon-brookes-launches-fair-dinkum-power-56345/
Fair Dinkum Power
https://www.fairdinkumpower.com.au/
‘Fair dinkum’ – the meaning and origin of this phrase
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/fair-dinkum.html
How will dads vote? | BrandeisNOW
http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2018/november/dads-politics-greenlee.html
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