Frog and Toad Teach Linguistics; by Keith Slater and illustrated by Kean Kaufmann; From Volume CLXIII, Number 2, of Speculative Grammarian, November 2011 — Frog was sitting in his office. He looked at his watch. He saw that it was 10:00. “This is a fine time for a morning coffee,” said Frog. “I will invite Toad to join me in the faculty lounge.” (Read by Keith Slater.)
Erschienen: 07.03.2014
Dauer: 2:12
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Kill All Phoneticians; by Die Lingulelen; From Volume CLXIX, Number 3, of Speculative Grammarian, March 2014 — The taste of love is sweet / When two syntacticians meet / But can our love survive / If we don’t agree how to derive? (Performed by Die Lingulelen.)
Erschienen: 28.02.2014
Dauer: 1:59
Riches of Embarrassment; by The Managing Editor; From Volume CLXVII, Number 4, of Speculative Grammarian, August 2013 — Every young, eagerly partying Facebook user has, at some point, woken up one morning to discover that they have posted online an ill-conceived and spectacularly embarrassing series of photos, drunken rantings, or worse. What, you may ask, would be the analog for a staid and proper philologist of the early 15th century? (Read by Trey Jones.)
Erschienen: 21.02.2014
Dauer: 2:18
The I in Team; by The Managing Editor; From Volume CLXVI, Number 4, of Speculative Grammarian, March 2013 — The writers of business books, corporate cheerleaders in HR, and other reprobates like to say that “There is no I in team,” meaning, of course, that every team member should put aside their own ego and pull for the common good. It’s a lovely sentiment—if you prefer your sentiments with a healthy dose of treacle—but it is, among many other unpleasant characteristics, ambiguous. (Read by Trey Jones.)
Erschienen: 14.02.2014
Dauer: 3:11
To the Computational Linguists; by The Managing Editor; From Volume CLXV, Number 3, of Speculative Grammarian, September 2012 — First, why isn’t there more Computational Philology out there? Okay, I know no one is going to actually answer that, and most computational linguists don’t even know that Computational Philology exists. Kids these days—no respect for their elders, and no knowledge of the classics! (Read by Trey Jones.)
Erschienen: 07.02.2014
Dauer: 2:32
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Linguistic Cocktails; by The SpecGram Mixologists; From Volume CLX, Number 3, of Speculative Grammarian, December 2010 — Interest in cocktails has had a resurgence lately, with people trying new combinations and reviving forgotten blends. We shouldn’t forget the long history the grand subfield of Mixological Linguistics has. Here is a mix of old favorites and new delights. (Read by Trey Jones.)
Erschienen: 31.01.2014
Dauer: 6:52
The Assumption of Slang; by Jonathan “Ði ’Phone” van der Meer; From Volume CL, Number 4, of Speculative Grammarian, October 2005 — It will come as no surprise to anyone to hear that cliquish groups—such as gangs, glee clubs, and various academic fields—seek group-defining language to set themselves apart from the rabble. The motivation, however, is so strong that these groups will manufacture such language if none exists, and will retro-fit existing language (eg, fat → phat) or even mistakes (teh, pwned) to create other-excluding in-group language. (Read by Jonathan van der Meer.)
Erschienen: 24.01.2014
Dauer: 4:14
Public Service Announcement; by The Ministry of Silly Sounds; From Volume CLXVI, Number 1, of Speculative Grammarian, November 2012 — The Ministry of Silly Sounds wishes to inform the public that the following sounds have been collaboratively developed in EU laboratories or successfully replicated from aberrant non-major languages. All of them will soon be released to the public and thus become available for borrowing or wholesale phonological restructuring projects. As some sounds may have detrimental effects on either speakers or speaking targets, a modicum of caution is suggested. Select sounds are tentatively scheduled for official promulgation and may be required in future dialects of English. (Read by Trey Jones.)
Erschienen: 17.01.2014
Dauer: 4:22
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An Apology to Mathematicians; by Yahya Abdal-Aziz; From Volume CLVII, Number 2, of Speculative Grammarian, September 2009 — It has been brought to our attention that the ‘Lettres to the Editour’ in the special “Canada Day” edition of SpecGram, Vol CLI, No 3, is an imperfect translation of the ‘Letters to the Editor’ to be found (cunningly!) on the same page. (Read by Tuuli Mustasydän.)
Erschienen: 10.01.2014
Dauer: 2:06
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The Hidden Language of Public Seduction—An Anthropological Linguistic Study of Spanyol; by Claude Searsplainpockets; From Volume CLIII, Number 1, of Speculative Grammarian, September 2007 — Earlier this year, in preparation for fieldwork in Mozambique, Chad, and Japan, I decided to review some Spanish-language pedagogical audio materials. As I was listening intently and re-acquainting myself with this beautiful language, I was quite surprised to hear many seemingly innocuous phrases presented with a tone of voice that would normally only be appropriate in a love song by Barry White. I wondered, why did the “native” speaker’s pronunciation of “uno, dos, tres” make me feel oddly hot and bothered? (Read by Claude Searsplainpockets.)
Erschienen: 27.12.2013
Dauer: 10:42
