LingQuery
Welcome to LingQuery, the show that asks - and attempts to answer - questions related to the language and communication sciences. Every episode, we respond in tandem with guests from a wide variety of disciplines to an audience-submitted question or “LingQuery”, all about human communication and its array of interrelated systems and modalities. Uncovering fascinating insights and perspectives you won’t hear anywhere else, this series explores the nature of phenomena such as speech, language, and cognition from the perspectives of biology, psychology, anthropology, art, and more. LingQuery, listen wherever you get your pods. Got a burning question about the language & communication sciences that you’d like to see featured on the show? Record an audio “LingQuery” and DM it to @lingquery_pod on Instagram OR email us at lingquery.pod@gmail.com Produced by LittleFire. Directed & edited by Raz Cunningham Co-written & co-hosted by Aidan Laliberte & Emily Tuohey
Episodes

Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
The identity of stuttering as a clinical condition has gone through several big changes over the last few decades, with research and clinical efforts focused increasingly on the psychosocial factors that impact those who stutter. In this episode, Emily & Aidan team up with student clinician Matthew Phillips, a person who stutters, to discuss the many dimensions of “fluency” in the field of speech-language pathology. Thank you to listener Vin for submitting today’s LingQuery!
Got a burning question about the language & communication sciences that you’d like to see featured on the show? Record an audio “LingQuery” and DM it to @lingquery_pod on Instagram OR email us at lingquery.pod@gmail.com

Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Have you ever listened to a foreign language and marveled at the auditory chaos that bombards your ear? It’s impossible to tell where one word ends and the next begins. Emily & Aidan talk with cognitive scientist Dr. Emily Myers, who in her captivating career as an educator & researcher has unearthed astounding insights and questions about the human ability of speech and its perception. Thanks to listener Austin for submitting today’s LingQuery!
Got a burning question about the language & communication sciences that you’d like to see featured on the show? Record an audio “LingQuery” and DM it to @lingquery_pod on Instagram OR email us at lingquery.pod@gmail.com

Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Do you know what your first word was? Do you remember a time before you acquired language? Why do some of us shout out “Mama!” as our first utterance while others come up with “clock”? In this debut episode, Emily & Aidan are joined by cognitive psychologist Dr. Derek Houston to investigate the nature of words, early linguistic development, and human perception. Thank you to listener Anthony for submitting today’s LingQuery!
Got a burning question about the language & communication sciences that you’d like to see featured on the show? Record an audio “LingQuery” and DM it to @lingquery_pod on Instagram OR email us at lingquery.pod@gmail.com