Episodes

  • "Tips of the Slongue": The Secret Behind Speech and Perception Errors

    "Tips of the Slongue": The Secret Behind Speech and Perception Errors
    Jan 3 2023
    Have you ever wondered why you sometimes trip over your tongue and accidentally order a “tup of tea”? Or why you can still understand what the other person is telling you, even though it’s grammatically wrong? Join Vanesa and Nicole, both students from the University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, as they recap the most important facts about slips of the tongue and slips of the ear, together with special guest and psycholinguist Dr. Ruth Corps! If you want to make sure you understand what’s happening in your brain while you trip over your tongue or misunderstand something, don't miss out on this episode - no matter your age or area of interest!
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    47 mins
  • "Hey lads, y'all up for a barbie?" - The Big Three Varieties of the English Language

    "Hey lads, y'all up for a barbie?" - The Big Three Varieties of the English Language
    Dec 27 2022
    Is there an "original English" or is the term misleading? Do Australians think their prime minister speaks "down under" enough? Does a Southern dialect really equal low intelligence? Join KU students Chantal and Lisa on their quest to answer these and many more questions with the help of three native speakers of British, Australian, and American English!
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    46 mins
  • Britain's Most Attractive Accents

    Britain's Most Attractive Accents
    Dec 20 2022
    What are the most attractive accents you can find on the British Isles? Or does the most attractive accent even exist? Join Isabella and Maria on their journey of British dialects and accents and dive deeper into a podcast which attempts to shed light on answers to these questions.
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    30 mins
  • AI (Supported) Language Learning

    AI (Supported) Language Learning
    Dec 13 2022
    Computers working like brains? In this episode of the LingKuistics podcast, our hosts will have a closer look at how our human brains work and allow us to learn and whether technologies supported by Artificial Intelligence (or AI for short) can mimic these intricate processes in any way. Why is this important? Well, the world is steadily changing and AI-supported technologies are and will continue to be an important tool for us to manage everyday life. Knowing this, it is our task to get connected with this topic and to use this beneficial tool to its fullest potential!
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    42 mins
  • The Mystery of the Connection Between Language and Gender

    The Mystery of the Connection Between Language and Gender
    Dec 6 2022
    Does your gender determine how you use language? This exciting question is discussed in this week’s episode of LingKUistics. Our interview guest Claudia Posch, who is an assistant professor for feminist linguistics at the University of Innsbruck, talks about what scientists have discovered regarding the connection between language and gender as well as the new concept of gender-neutral language ... or is this concept maybe not that new? Find the answer in this episode.
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    35 mins
  • Is English Easy?

    Is English Easy?
    Nov 29 2022
    Is English truly as easy as many people think? Join us for this week's episode where we discuss the question whether English is actually an easy or a difficult language to learn from a linguistic perspective. We will also be interviewing Prof. Heiner Böttger, head of English didactics at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, who will share his knowledge on the topic with us and give some useful language learning advice to our listeners.
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    41 mins
  • Framing

    Framing
    Nov 22 2022
    In this episode, we will give you an insightful look at the linguistic phenomenon of framing. How do you frame your day-to-day life right? How can you profit from positive self-talk? Why should you pay attention on how others phrase their words? Those and other questions will be answered by us and our interview guest Prof. Dr. Hoffmann.
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    32 mins
  • Forensic Linguistics

    Forensic Linguistics
    Nov 15 2022
    Anything you write can be used against you - to the point where a few written paragraphs can reveal your identity! This is possible through authorship analysis, also known as forensic linguistics. Are you an avid true crime fan? Then this is just the episode for you since we will discuss one of the most famous criminal cases in FBI history, which happens to involve the use of authorship analysis. What methods are used by forensic linguists? For some hands-on insight on the real work of a forensic linguist, we will talk to Dr. Sabine Ehrhardt, who works at the Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany.
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    33 mins