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A weekly interview podcast about the languages of the world and the linguists who study them. Topics include specific languages, language families, unique structures. It’s upbeat, informative, and fun for linguists and language-lovers everywhere!
Episode 5: Anthony Grant, part 1, on Lexicostatistics Today
the Weekly Linguist podcast
1 hour 3 minutes 19 seconds
4 years ago
Episode 5: Anthony Grant, part 1, on Lexicostatistics Today
On this week’s episode, we interview Dr. Anthony Grant of Edge Hill University in Ormskirk, Lancashire, in the UK. This episode discusses one aspect of language diversity around the world: the methodology called lexicostatistics. What is lexicostatistics? How is it related to the controversial idea of glottochronology? What can we learn from lexicostatistics, and why is it an important methodology in modern Linguistics? Tune in to find out!
the Weekly Linguist podcast
A weekly interview podcast about the languages of the world and the linguists who study them. Topics include specific languages, language families, unique structures. It’s upbeat, informative, and fun for linguists and language-lovers everywhere!
