“What’s your pronoun?” Good question.
Many people would like to be more supportive of trans and non-binary people. In general, it’s helpful to disclose pronouns, but there’s a little more to this story.
Daniel and Ben are talking to researcher …
Category: LGBTIAQQ* issues (page 1 of 4)
It’s been a big year for singular they, but there’s more than one pronoun in town.
What invented pronouns have there been? How far back does singular they go? And why did some people kick up a fuss about …
Indigenous languages matter. They’re part of Australia’s cultural heritage, and they’re a way for Aboriginal people to communicate, and connect.
This includes Indigenous signed languages. In the push to recognise minority languages, Indigenous signed languages deserve some attention of their …
When homosexuality was illegal, a secret language brought people together.
In 1960s England, Polari was a creative blend of Romani, Italian, rhyming slang, and backslang, used among the LGBT community. It could be used to communicate, or to identify someone …
Gesture. We all do it. But what are our brains doing while it’s going on?
What does gesture contribute to our interpretation? Can we work out complex meanings when words are replaced by gestures? And when a gesture like the …
Flexible. Funny. Foul.
This most versatile of English words is all of these and more. And it gets a thorough cataloging in The F-Word by lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower.
He sits down with Daniel for a chat on history, power, …
There are some things so nice we say them twice. And when we do, we’re using reduplication.
But this handy device can handle a surprising range of functions in the world’s languages, and it can pop up in the …
People are biased. And computers learn from people.
That means our data is biased, and in a big data world, that can cause big problems.
But researchers are finding ways to turn down the bias in a dataset. We’re talking …
It’s another dive into the Mailbag.
What’s the hardest language to lip read? Why do we say but at the end of sentences? And what can you call the non-binary parent in your life?
Daniel, Kylie, and Ben…
This week, we’re looking back at the year that was.
What were our favourite shows? What does it mean if someone ‘deserves a pineapple’? And what will be the Word of the Week of the Year?
Daniel and Kylie are …
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