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“Many of the concepts are very basic intro linguistics concepts, but I don’t feel like they explain them thoroughly enough for someone who is unfamiliar with linguistics to understand. On the other hand, anyone who is already familiar with these concepts won’t find much groundbreaking material here.
The first episode I listened to was about prescriptivism vs descriptivism. The hosts spent a long time covering how non-standard grammar was not “wrong” per se, but just different, from a different cultural perspective. Then, not ten minutes later, they talk about how annoying it is when people use “whom” wrong. Isn’t the concept of “wrong” here the prescriptivism they just made a point of poo-pooing?
I feel they also did not really cover the idea that standardized grammar DOES have a purpose, which is to find common clarity. Whether or not it is always successful is perhaps another story, but they don’t seem to address that having a codified grammar model has ANY benefits at all, which it most certainly does. Sure, it’s not helpful in all situations at all times, but having standardized grammar does have many benefits.
I might give this podcast a few more episodes to see if they found their groove any more in later episodes, but the start was pretty rocky.”
Xbound24 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/16/22
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“Megan & Carrie are the best. Listen to this podcast if you want some really good laughs with your learning about language.”
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02/14/18
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“Megan & Carrie do a superb job of sharing their knowledge of linguistic demonstration with a broad audience who may or may not have a background in linguistics. Their chosen guests are always informative and present viewpoints that expand the discussion in interesting and unpredicted ways....”Read full review »
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11/14/17
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“In a world awash in audio content, you have to learn to filter out the useless chatter and go after the quality talk like this that will leave you smarter at the end. The Vocal Fries podcast, hosted by friendly folks (who, however, don’t take any guff) constantly bring forth people you don’t...”Read full review »
Grant Barrett via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/04/21
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