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Linguistics Behind the Scenes

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This podcast is for everyone who enjoys or even loves language. Have you ever wondered why we speak or write like that? And how we can find out what is usual, "right" or "wrong" in language use? Then join linguistics professor Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer and linguistics enthusiast Dominic Piazza on a backstage tour of linguistic research as they engage in entertaining chats about all the many fun and interesting aspects of language. Visit our website: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/edling/sciencecommunication/podcast.php

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This podcast is for everyone who enjoys or even loves language. Have you ever wondered why we speak or write like that? And how we can find out what is usual, "right" or "wrong" in language use? Then join linguistics professor Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer and linguistics enthusiast Dominic Piazza on a backstage tour of linguistic research as they engage in entertaining chats about all the many fun and interesting aspects of language. Visit our website: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/edling/sciencecommunication/podcast.php

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How difficult are comic strips and cartoons? | The language of comics

Linguistics Behind the Scenes

44 minutes 9 seconds

7 months ago

How difficult are comic strips and cartoons? | The language of comics

BAM! POW! WHAM! Dominic and Christina paint a picture of the colorful world of comic books and illustrate their linguistic quirks.

- How did comics evolve from being stigmatized to celebrated?

- Why do Japanese manga read in the "opposite" direction?

- How do different languages represent onomatopoeia?

- Are comics really easier to read than other texts?

From Spider-Man to Tintin, from Batman to Asterix, tune in for an action-packed analysis of comics across cultures!

Full episode transcript available here:

https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/edling/sciencecommunication/podcast-transcripts.php#Episode4

Mentioned in this episode:

https://xkcd.com/ (nerdy comic strips)

https://joscha.com/nichtlustig (German cartoons)

https://www.der-flix.de/flix (German comics)

https://www.erika-fuchs.de/en/ (comics museum)

https://www.comic-salon.de/en

https://www.gamescom.global/en