LingQuery
LingQuery is the show that asks - and attempts to answer - questions related to the language and communication sciences. Every episode, join two students, Aidan and Emily, along with an array of incredible guest experts - from clinicians to artists to researchers - as they respond to an audience-submitted query or “LingQuery” all about the human superpower that is language. This series explores how and why we use language all while investigating its sweeping impact across our lives as a biological, socio-cultural, and ever-evolving force of nature. Got a burning question about the language & communication sciences that you’d like to see featured on the show? Record an audio “LingQuery” and DM it to @lingquery_pod on Instagram OR email us at lingquery.pod@gmail.com Produced by LittleFire. Directed & edited by Raz Cunningham Co-written & co-hosted by Aidan Laliberte & Emily Tuohey
Episodes
The identity of stuttering as a clinical condition has gone through several big changes over the last few decades, with research and clinical efforts focused increasingly on the psychosocial factors that impact those who stutter. In this episode, Emily & Aidan team up with student clinician Matthew Phillips, a person who stutters, to discuss the many dimensions of “fluency” in the field of speech-language pathology. Thank you t...
Have you ever listened to a foreign language and marveled at the auditory chaos that bombards your ear? It’s impossible to tell where one word ends and the next begins. Emily & Aidan talk with cognitive scientist Dr. Emily Myers, who in her captivating career as an educator & researcher has unearthed astounding insights and questions about the human ability of speech and its perception. Thanks to listener Austin for submitt...
Do you know what your first word was? Do you remember a time before you acquired language? Why do some of us shout out “Mama!” as our first utterance while others come up with “clock”? In this debut episode, Emily & Aidan are joined by cognitive psychologist Dr. Derek Houston to investigate the nature of words, early linguistic development, and human perception. Thank you to listener Anthony for submitting today’s LingQuery!
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