Episode 31 - Danny Bate and the joys of etymology

<p><strong>Show notes for Episode 31</strong></p> <p><strong>Here are the show notes for Episode 31, in which Lisa, Dan and (*drumroll*) new Lexis team member, Jill Lavender (*end drumroll*) talk to Edinburgh University PhD student and ‘that etymology guy’, Danny Bate about:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Etymology (obvs)</strong></li> <li><strong>Connections between English and other languages</strong></li> <li><strong>What words can tell us about language change</strong></li> <li><strong>‘Sound laws’ and historical linguistics</strong></li> </ul> <p>Danny’s website: <a href="https://dannybate.com/"><u>https://dannybate.com/</u></a></p> <p>Danny on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyBate4"><u>https://twitter.com/DannyBate4</u></a></p> <p><strong>Lang in the News links</strong></p> <p><strong>Swearing - It's been in the news a fair bit… </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/oct/20/krishnan-guru-murthy-taken-off-air-for-swearing-about-steve-baker"><u><strong>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/oct/20/krishnan-guru-murthy-taken-off-air-for-swearing-about-steve-baker</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://preply.com/en/blog/cities-that-swear-most/"><u><strong>https://preply.com/en/blog/cities-that-swear-most/</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-power-of-swearing-how-obscene-words-influence-your-mind-body-and-relationships-192104"><u>The power of swearing: how obscene words influence your mind, body and relationships</u></a></p> <p>Good episode of The Bunker podcast about this: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bunker-bonus-swearing-by-it-why-we-ing-love-to-curse/id1496246490?i=1000582791786"><u>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bunker-bonus-swearing-by-it-why-we-ing-love-to-curse/id1496246490?i=1000582791786</u></a></p> <p><strong>The success of compound swears</strong> - ‘shitgibbon’’ ‘fucktrumpet’ and ‘flagshagger’...</p> <p><a href="https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2017/02/09/the-rise-of-the-shitgibbon/"><u>The rise of the shitgibb