All episodes of The Shaping of Language

Legitimisation of Linguistic Research

Dr Tonya Stebbins (Research Centre of Linguistic Typology, La Trobe University) on the relation between social and linguistic factors in migrant language contact. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 12/14/10

Legitimisation of Linguistic Research (handout)

Dr Tonya Stebbins (Research Centre of Linguistic Typology, La Trobe University) on the relation between social and linguistic factors in migrant language contact. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 12/14/10

Migrant Language Contact

Professor Michael Clyne (School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne) on the relation between social and linguistic factors in migrant language contact. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 11/17/10

Migrant Language Contact (handout)

Professor Michael Clyne (School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne) on the relation between social and linguistic factors in migrant language contact. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 11/17/10

Language Changes in Times of Peace

Assoc. Professor Ronny Meyer (Ethiopian Languages and Literature, Addis Ababa University) on the influence of long periods of peaceful coexistance, intermarriage and cultural exchange on the structure of languages. A case study of the Muher enclave in Tattessa (Ethiopia) was used. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 11/08/10

Language Changes in Times of Peace (handout)

Assoc. Professor Ronny Meyer (Ethiopian Languages and Literature, Addis Ababa University) on the influence of long periods of peaceful coexistance, intermarriage and cultural exchange on the structure of languages. A case study of the Muher enclave in Tattessa (Ethiopia) was used. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 11/08/10

Tracing the Semantics of Two Siar Directionals

Friedel Frowein (RCLT, La Trobe University) on the factors that shaped two distinct Siar languages in Papua New Guinea. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 11/02/10

Tracing the Semantics of Two Siar Directionals (handout)

Friedel Frowein (RCLT, La Trobe University) on the factors that shaped two distinct Siar languages in Papua New Guinea. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 11/02/10

Absolute Directional System in Usen Barok

Published 09/27/10

Absolute Directional System in Usen Barok (handout)

Published 09/27/10

Germanic in the Grip of the Unknown

Published 09/15/10

Germanic in the Grip of the Unknown (handout)

Published 09/14/10

Language in Landscape

Dr Bill Palmer (University of Newcastle) on landscape in language: integrating topographic in linguistic spatial reference. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 09/08/10

Language in Landscape (handout)

Dr Bill Palmer (University of Newcastle) on landscape in language: integrating topographic in linguistic spatial reference. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 09/07/10

Contact-induced Phenomena in an Urban Community

Yoshiyuki Asahi (National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics) on the subject of innovative contact-induced phenomena in an endocentric urban community of New Town. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 09/03/10

Contact-induced Phenomena in an Urban Community (handout)

Yoshiyuki Asahi (National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics) on the subject of innovative contact-induced phenomena in an endocentric urban community of New Town. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 09/02/10

The Cultural Bases of Linguistic Form

Assoc. Professor Lev Michael (UC Berkeley) on the cultural bases of linguistic form: the development of Nanti reportive and quotative evidentials. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 08/20/10

Writing Systems and Language Environment

Dr David Bradley (La Trobe University) focuses on the writing system and language environment on the Lisu and Nisu. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 08/10/10

Writing Systems and Language Environment (handout)

Dr David Bradley (La Trobe University) focuses on the writing system and language environment on the Lisu and Nisu. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 08/09/10

The Cultural Connections of Linguistic Structures

Professor Randy LaPolla (RCLT, La Trobe University) on the logical necessity of a cultural connection for all aspects of linguistic structure. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 07/29/10

The Cultural Connections of Linguistic Structures (handout)

Professor Randy LaPolla (RCLT, La Trobe University) on the logical necessity of a cultural connection for all aspects of linguistic structure. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 07/28/10

Social Structure and Language Change

Professor Peter Trudgill (RCLT, La Trobe University) Social structure and language change: societies of intimates and mature phenomena. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 07/22/10

Social Structure and Language Change (handout)

Professor Peter Trudgill (RCLT, La Trobe University) Social structure and language change: societies of intimates and mature phenomena. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Published 07/21/10