In this interview, Gereon Müller discusses his new book Lanes to Language, which unites the worlds of history of linguistics and cycling.






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Intro and outro: Bach, Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, Prelude. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bach_-_Cello_Suite_no._1_in_G_major,_BWV_1007_-_I._Pr%C3%A9lude,_Lud_and_Schlatts_Musical_Emporium.ogg">Recording from Wikipedia</a>.



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Helbig, Gerhard, and Joachim Buscha. 19721. Deutsche Grammatik. Ein Handbuch für den Ausländerunterricht. Leipzig: Verlag Enzyklopädie.



Müller, Gereon. 2025. Lanes to Language: Linguistic bike rides in and around Leipzig. Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag. <a href="http://home.uni-leipzig.de/muellerg/rad/lingride.pdf">http://home.uni-leipzig.de/muellerg/rad/lingride.pdf</a>



Wundt, Wilhelm. 1900–1920. Völkerpsychologie. Eine Untersuchung der Entwicklungsgesetze von Sprache, Mythos und Sitte, 10 vols. Leipzig: Engelmann.

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Podcast episode 52: Gereon Müller on Lanes to Language

Podcast episode 52: Gereon Müller on Lanes to Language

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