Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics

Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne

A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. "A fascinating listen that will change the way you see everyday communications." –New York Times. "Joyously nerdy" –Buzzfeed. Weird and deep half-hour conversations about language on the third Thursday of the month. Listened to all the episodes here and wish there were more? Want to talk with other people who are enthusiastic about linguistics? Get bonus episodes and access to our Discord community at www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm Shownotes and transcripts: www.lingthusiasm.com

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Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics

Episodes (113)

Today 113: Why "it's a diglossia!" explains so many social dynamics
Jan 15th 112: When language become-s(3SG) linguistic example-s(PL)
Dec 19, 2025 111: Whoa!! A surprise episode??? For me??!!

Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics

Feb 20, 2026
49½ minutes
44 MB

In some communities, everyone regularly uses two languages or varieties according to the social situation, with one of them being more prestigious (and more likely to be written down) than the other. This particular kind of multilingualism is known as a diglossia. In this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get enthusiastic about diglossia! We talk about why diglossia is the answer to so many questions Gretchen gets asked at parties, what "high" and "low" versions of a language have to do with mountains, where the four "classic" cases of diglossia come from (Arabic, Greek, Haitian, and Swiss...

Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics

113: Why "it's a diglossia!" explains so many social dynamics

Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne

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