Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
Hosted by Daniel and Hedvig · Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
4.6from 144 ratings
- 146
- Episodes
- 50
- Transcribed
- 144
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 39K
- YouTube views
About Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
A podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
- Publisher
- Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
- Category
- education · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 8 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 11 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
50 of 146 episodes have a transcript.
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
148: On the Mark (with Florence Hazrat)
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
147: The Language Beat (with Michael Erard)
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
146: Beyond Words (with Karen Stollznow)
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148: On the Mark (with Florence Hazrat)
Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But if you want lots of people to read, it's hard to build up that expertise maybe among everyone. So would you say that punctuation is like a democratizing force? Yes, absolutely. And we see that really throughout this entire history of punctuation that it always came from an impulse to make writing more accessible. And that might be ancient or like Greek-influenced Egypt. You know, this library in Alexandria, that might be Ireland in the 8th century, or that might be Egypt in the 19th century. So there's always this impulse to make writing more accessible and understandable for a larger amount of people. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
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- Florence Hazrat
- Michael Erard
- Karen Stollznow
- Keith Houston
- Jennifer Nycz
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 39,137
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 130 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.?
Daniel and Hedvig host the show. Published by Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård.
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