What do mocktails, mules, and grammar have in common? | Linguistic purism and hybridization

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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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What do mocktails, mules, and grammar have in common? | Linguistic purism and hybridization

Linguistics Behind the Scenes

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3 months ago

What do mocktails, mules, and grammar have in common? | Linguistic purism and hybridization

Grab a cocktail (or mocktail) and join Christina and Dominic for a spirited discussion on hybridity – in language, biology, culture, and beyond. From mules to dronkeys, creoles to hybrid cars, this episode explores what happens when things mix, blend, and blur the boundaries.

- Why is English like a linguistic cocktail?

- Can you really “borrow” words if you never give them back?

- Is “dislike” a Germanic-Romance Frankenstein?

- Why is “brunch” so linguistically satisfying?

With portmanteaus, pidgins, and even the infamous German “ß”, this episode celebrates the beautiful messiness of language – where nothing is truly “pure,” and things become richer through mixing.

Full episode transcript available here:

https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/edling/sciencecommunication/podcast-transcripts.php#Episode12

Full article available to read for free here:

Hybridization in language. By Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-21846-0_9