Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Canguro English podcast. In this episode I discuss the phenomenon of ‘misnaming’. I explain what it is, what it tells us about learning vocabulary, and why dogs are far superior to cats. See you in class!
Jul 2021
Accent and identity (with Erik Singer)
If you know me and my work then you know that I talk a lot about identity, and especially how your accent is a big part of your identity: your accent tells the story of your life. But if you do want to change your accent, or improve your pronunciation, how do you do it? Recently ... Show More
1h 21m
Jun 2021
The state of modern linguistics | The Story of Language | Bonus episode
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this bonus episode we talk about the state of modern linguistics, including the effects of the replication crisis, scientific fraud, Anglocentrism, and how the und ... Show More
1h 4m
Jun 2021
Embodied cognition | The Story of Language | Episode 12
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we discuss embodied cognition and the uncontroversial fact that the brain is an organ of the body, which then leads to the very controversial conclusi ... Show More
1h 7m
Apr 2023
#215 Animal Idioms You Can Use in Daily Conversation
In this week's episode, we're exploring the fun topic of animals, except we're not learning simple animal words or noises they make. This is more advanced.
We'll be looking at a few animal idioms, expressions and phrasal verbs that you can use in your daily li ... Show More
31m 18s