76: Where language names come from and why they change
b"Language names come from many sources. Sometimes they\\u2019re related to a geographical feature or name of a group of people. Sometimes they\\u2019re related to the word for\\xa0\\u201ctalk\\u201d or\\xa0\\u201clanguage\\u201d in the language itself; other times the name that outsiders call the language is completely different from the insider name. Sometimes they come from mistakes: a name that got mis-applied or even a pejorative description from a neighbouring group.\\xa0\\n\\nIn this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get enthusiastic about how languages are named! We talk about how naming a language makes it more legible to\\xa0broader organizations like governments and academics, similar to how birth certificates and passports make humans legible to institutions. And like how individual people can change their names, sometimes groups of people decide to change the name that their language is known by, a process that in both cases can take a lot of paperwork.\\xa0\\n\\nRead the transcript here: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/707010521186107392/transcript-episode-76-where-language-names-come\\n\\nAnnouncements:\\xa0\\nWe\\u2019re doing another Lingthusiasm liveshow!\\xa0February 18th (Canada) slash 19th (Australia)! (What time is that for me?) We'll be returning to one of our fan-favourite topics and answering your questions about language and gender with returning special guest Dr. Kirby Conrod!\\xa0(See Kirby\\u2019s previous interview with us about the grammar of singular they.)\\n\\nThis liveshow is for Lingthusiam patrons and will take place on the Lingthusiasm Discord server. Become a patron before the event to ask us questions in advance or live-react in the text chat. This episode will also be available as an edited-for-legibility recording in your usual Patreon live feed if you prefer to listen at a later date. In the meantime: tell us about your favourite examples of gender in various languages and we might include them in the show! www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm\\n\\nIn this month\\u2019s bonus episode we get enthusiastic about\\xa0some of our favourite deleted bits from previous interviews that we didn't quite have space to share with you. Think of it as a special bonus edition DVD from the past two years of Lingthusiasm with director's commentary and deleted scenes from interviews with Kat Gupta, Lucy Maddox, and Randall Munroe.\\n\\nJoin us on Patreon now to get access to this and 70+ other bonus episodes, as well as access to the Lingthusiasm Discord server where you can chat with other language nerds, and get access to our upcoming liveshow!\\xa0www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm\\n\\nFor the links mentioned in the episode: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/706926160206086144/episode-76-where-language-names-come-from-and-why"