Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Sheri Wells-Jensen,  Associate Professor at Bowling Green State University, about her chapter Cognition, Sensory Input, and Linguistics : A Possible Language for Blind Aliens in the new book <a href='https://www.routledge.com/Xenolinguistics-Towards-a-Science-of-Extraterrestrial-Language/Vakoch-Punske/p/book/9781032399591'>Xenolinguistics: Towards a Science of Extraterrestrial Language</a>, blind aliens, how languages can be, and her appreciation of the movie Arrival.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us: <ul> <li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a> </li> <li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a> </li> <li>Tweet us <a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'>@VocalFries</a> </li> <li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li> </ul> Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Sheri Wells-Jensen,  Associate Professor at Bowling Green State University, about her chapter &lt;em&gt;Cognition, Sensory Input, and Linguistics : A Possible Language for Blind Alien&lt;/em&gt;s in the new book &lt;a href='https://www.routledge.com/Xenolinguistics-Towards-a-Science-of-Extraterrestrial-Language/Vakoch-Punske/p/book/9781032399591'&gt;Xenolinguistics: Towards a Science of Extraterrestrial Language&lt;/a&gt;, blind aliens, how languages can be, and her appreciation of the movie Arrival.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Tweet us &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'&gt;@VocalFries&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Braillians

Megan and Carrie talk with <a href='https://eall.uoregon.edu/profile/lmoore/'>Dr Lee Moore</a> about the linguistic situation in China, particularly the hostile environment towards Uyghurs. He is also the author of &quot;<a href='https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/14/a-dyslexic-learning-chinese/'>A dyslexic learning Chinese</a>&quot;. <ul><li><a href='https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-press-release/'>WOTY23</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us: <ul> <li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a> </li> <li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a> </li> <li>Tweet us <a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'>@VocalFries</a> </li> <li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li> </ul> Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;Megan and Carrie talk with &lt;a href='https://eall.uoregon.edu/profile/lmoore/'&gt;Dr Lee Moore&lt;/a&gt; about the linguistic situation in China, particularly the hostile environment towards Uyghurs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He is also the author of &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/14/a-dyslexic-learning-chinese/'&gt;A dyslexic learning Chinese&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-press-release/'&gt;WOTY23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Tweet us &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'&gt;@VocalFries&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Linguistic Discrimination against Uyghurs in China

Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://www.suzannewertheim.com/'>Dr Suzanne Wertheim</a> about her book, <a href='https://www.suzannewertheim.com/the-inclusive-language-field-guide'>The Inclusive Language Field Guide: 6 Simple Principles for Avoiding Painful Mistakes and Communicating Respectfully</a>. <ul><li><a href='https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pentl-ach-officially-declared-a-living-language-added-to-b-c-list-of-first-nations-languages-1.7045803'>pentl&apos;atch named a living language</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us: <ul> <li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a> </li> <li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a> </li> <li>Tweet us <a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'>@VocalFries</a> </li> <li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li> </ul> Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk with &lt;a href='https://www.suzannewertheim.com/'&gt;Dr Suzanne Wertheim&lt;/a&gt; about her book, &lt;a href='https://www.suzannewertheim.com/the-inclusive-language-field-guide'&gt;The Inclusive Language Field Guide: 6 Simple Principles for Avoiding Painful Mistakes and Communicating Respectfully&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pentl-ach-officially-declared-a-living-language-added-to-b-c-list-of-first-nations-languages-1.7045803'&gt;pentl&amp;apos;atch named a living language&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Tweet us &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'&gt;@VocalFries&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Werthwhile Language

Megan and Carrie talk with Dr <a href='https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/rebecca-roache'>Rebecca Roache</a> about her book, <a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/for-fcks-sake-9780190665067'>For F*ck&apos;s Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun</a>. <ul><li><a href='https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/01/bake-off-tasha-bsl-sign-criticism-ableist-19753434/?ico=trending-post-strip_item_4'>Great British Bake Off</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us: <ul> <li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a> </li> <li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a> </li> <li>Tweet us <a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'>@VocalFries</a> </li> <li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li> </ul> Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;Megan and Carrie talk with Dr &lt;a href='https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/rebecca-roache'&gt;Rebecca Roache&lt;/a&gt; about her book, &lt;a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/for-fcks-sake-9780190665067'&gt;For F*ck&amp;apos;s Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/01/bake-off-tasha-bsl-sign-criticism-ableist-19753434/?ico=trending-post-strip_item_4'&gt;Great British Bake Off&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Tweet us &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'&gt;@VocalFries&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Don't Drown the Cat

Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Bryce McCleary, Lecturer in Linguistics at Rice University, about his paper <a href='https://read.dukeupress.edu/american-speech/article-abstract/98/1/11/360020/We-All-Country-Region-Place-and-Community-Language?redirectedFrom=fulltext'>“&apos;We All Country&apos;: Region, Place, and Community Language among Oklahoma City Drag Performers&quot;.</a> <a href='https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-voice-referendum-live-updates-australians-head-to-polls-across-the-nation-to-vote-on-indigenous-constitutional-recognition-20231013-p5ec4w.html'>Australia referendum</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us: <ul> <li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a> </li> <li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a> </li> <li>Tweet us <a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'>@VocalFries</a> </li> <li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li> </ul> Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Bryce McCleary, Lecturer in Linguistics at Rice University, about his paper &lt;a href='https://read.dukeupress.edu/american-speech/article-abstract/98/1/11/360020/We-All-Country-Region-Place-and-Community-Language?redirectedFrom=fulltext'&gt;“&amp;apos;We All Country&amp;apos;: Region, Place, and Community Language among Oklahoma City Drag Performers&amp;quot;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-voice-referendum-live-updates-australians-head-to-polls-across-the-nation-to-vote-on-indigenous-constitutional-recognition-20231013-p5ec4w.html'&gt;Australia referendum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Tweet us &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/VocalFriesPod'&gt;@VocalFries&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We All Country

The monthly podcast about linguistic discrimination. Learn about how we judge other people's speech as a sneaky way to be racist, sexist, classist, etc. Carrie and Megan teach you how to stop being an accidental jerk. Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod

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