37: Michael Erard
An episode of the LangFM podcast, hosted by Alexander Drechsel, titled "37: Michael Erard" was published on March 4, 2019 and runs 38 minutes.
March 4, 2019 ·38m · LangFM
Episode Description
I visit writer Michael Erard during his residency at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, Netherlands. We talk about the institute, his writing, the language of the dying and the expat experience.
Links:
Michael’s official websiteMPI press release about the residencyMichael’s interview with former MPI professor Stephen C. LevinsonMichael’s NYT article on “what adults can learn from dutch children’s books”Michael on how “ISIL is using the language barriers within its ranks to evolve jihad beyond Arabic”Nightmare after nightmare: How to run a polyglot terrorist organisation“A New Metaphor for Language Learn...Similar Episodes
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