What do mocktails, mules, and grammar have in common? | Linguistic purism and hybridization
Description
Grab a cocktail (or mocktail) and join Christina and Dominic for a spirited discussion on hybridity – in language, biology, culture, and beyond. From mules to dronkeys, creoles to hybrid cars, this episode explores what happens when things mix, blend, and blur the boundaries.
- Why is English like a linguistic cocktail?
- Can you really “borrow” words if you never give them back?
- Is “dislike” a Germanic-Romance Frankenstein?
- Why is “brunch” so linguistically satisfying?
With portmanteaus, pidgins, and even the infamous German “ß”, this episode celebrates the beautiful messiness of language – where nothing is truly “pure,” and things become richer through mixing.
Full episode transcript available here:
https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/edling/sciencecommunication/podcast-transcripts.php#Episode12
Full article available to read for free here:
Hybridization in language. By Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-21846-0_9
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