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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2025 · 48 MIN

When does the day end and the night begin? | Talking about time in different languages

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Time flies… but how do we talk about it? Dominic and Christina work around the clock in this timely episode to explore temporal terms in different languages.- Have digital clocks changed the way we talk about time?- Why do Germans say “half seven” when they mean 6:30?- Why do the Japanese have “morning rice” for breakfast and the Germans have “evening bread” for dinner?From ancient calendars to the modern days of the week, from the time “before midday” to late-night Mediterranean dinners, this episode chronicles expressions of time and their cultural origins.It’s about time! Don’t be late for this edition of Linguistics Behind the Scenes! Full episode transcript available here:https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/edling/sciencecommunication/podcast-transcripts.php#Episode6 Full article available to read for free here:“Abend ward, bald kommt die Nacht…” Die Korrelation von Tages- und Uhrzeiten im deutsch-englischen Vergleich. By Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer and Jenny Arendholz. https://monarch.qucosa.de/landing-page/https%3A%2F%2Fmonarch.qucosa.de%2Fapi%2Fqucosa%253A96397%2Fmets%2F/

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Time flies… but how do we talk about it? Dominic and Christina work around the clock in this timely episode to explore temporal terms in different languages.- Have digital clocks changed the way we talk about time?- Why do Germans say “half seven”...

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