Tore Janson's guest appearances

Tore Janson

New Books in Language

New Books in History

New Books Network

Augustpodden - Augustpriset

In Conversation: An OUP Podcast

Phillipa Chong

Matt Cook

Thomas Dunne

Eliza Jane Smith

Asya Pereltsvaig

Liora R. Halperin

John Brereton

Noam Chomsky

Sarah Rivett

Leonard Greenspoon

Alberto Cairo

Leslie M. Harris

Kathryn Conrad

Cynthia Baker

Walter de Gruyter

OwlTail

Allan Klynne

Del 4: Myter och dispyter Är historiekunskap alltid något gott? Vilka var germanerna? Och vad har egentligen romerska historikern Tacitus att göra med  antisemitismen? Vi besökte Augustnominerade Tore Janson på Östermalm i Stockholm och pratade historieförfalskning och mytens makt över vår historia och nutid. Tore Janson är nominerad till Årets Svenska Fackbok för boken ”Germanerna”. Medverkar gör också Allan Klynne, som är författare och fil dr. i antikens kultur- och samhällsliv.Augustpodden produceras av Isa Andersson och Inga Ramsten på produktionsbolaget Fascinera. Augustpriset presenteras i samarbete med Posten som är en del av PostNordkoncernen.

Del 4: Myter och dispyter Är historiekunskap alltid något gott? Vilka var germanerna? Och vad har egentligen romerska historikern Tacitus att göra med antisemitismen? Vi besökte Augustnominerade Tore Janson på Östermalm i Stockholm och pratade historieförfalskning och mytens makt över vår historia och nutid. Tore Janson är nominerad till Årets Svenska Fackbok för boken ”Germanerna”. Medverkar gör också Allan Klynne, som är författare och fil dr. i antikens kultur- och samhällsliv. Augustpodden produceras av Isa Andersson och Inga Ramsten på produktionsbolaget Fascinera.  Augustpriset presenteras i samarbete med Posten som är en del av PostNordkoncernen.

Augustpodden Del 4 - Tore Janson och Allan Klynne

It’s a sobering thought that, but for the spread of English, I wouldn’t be able to do these interviews.  In particular, I don’t speak Swedish, and I’m not going to try to speak Latin to a world expert on the subject. Fortunately for my purposes, English has reached a level of saturation, and thus Tore Janson is able to explain to us why that is. The History of Languages: An Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2012) gives a brief synopsis of some of the major trends in language change over the course of recorded history.  Indo-European is discussed, but the scope of the book is much wider, turning to the Bantu and Australian language families, and also to the written traditions of China and Ancient Egypt. Rather than being concerned with the linguistic regularities of change, Prof. Janson’s focus is much more on the circumstantial historical causes of change, and his work is a useful complement to work in historical linguistics – in addition to being a very enjoyable read in its own right.In this interview, we talk about some of the points he raises: the dissimilarity between the languages of contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, the motivations for the emergence of written language and its role as a stabilising influence on society, and the foundations of linguistic identity in the modern nation-state, among others. And we consider the parallel between Latin in England and Arabic in Persia, as examples of how seemingly inevitable linguistic change can unexpectedly falter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

It’s a sobering thought that, but for the spread of English, I wouldn’t be able to do these interviews. In particular, I don’t speak Swedish, and I’m not going to try to speak Latin to a world expert on the subject. Fortunately for my purposes, English has reached a level of saturation, and thus <a href="http://www.ling.su.se/om-oss/kontakt/presentationer-medarbetare/h-l/tore-janson-1.23305" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tore Janson</a> is able to explain to us why that is. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0199604290/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The History of Languages: An Introduction </a>(Oxford University Press, 2012) gives a brief synopsis of some of the major trends in language change over the course of recorded history. Indo-European is discussed, but the scope of the book is much wider, turning to the Bantu and Australian language families, and also to the written traditions of China and Ancient Egypt. Rather than being concerned with the linguistic regularities of change, Prof. Janson’s focus is much more on the circumstantial historical causes of change, and his work is a useful complement to work in historical linguistics – in addition to being a very enjoyable read in its own right. In this interview, we talk about some of the points he raises: the dissimilarity between the languages of contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, the motivations for the emergence of written language and its role as a stabilising influence on society, and the foundations of linguistic identity in the modern nation-state, among others. And we consider the parallel between Latin in England and Arabic in Persia, as examples of how seemingly inevitable linguistic change can unexpectedly falter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history</a>

Tore Janson, “The History of Languages: An Introduction” (Oxford UP, 2012)

It’s a sobering thought that, but for the spread of English, I wouldn’t be able to do these interviews.  In particular, I don’t speak Swedish, and I’m not going to try to speak Latin to a world expert on the subject. Fortunately for my purposes, English has reached a level of saturation, and thus Tore Janson is able to explain to us why that is. The History of Languages: An Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2012) gives a brief synopsis of some of the major trends in language change over the course of recorded history.  Indo-European is discussed, but the scope of the book is much wider, turning to the Bantu and Australian language families, and also to the written traditions of China and Ancient Egypt. Rather than being concerned with the linguistic regularities of change, Prof. Janson’s focus is much more on the circumstantial historical causes of change, and his work is a useful complement to work in historical linguistics – in addition to being a very enjoyable read in its own right.In this interview, we talk about some of the points he raises: the dissimilarity between the languages of contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, the motivations for the emergence of written language and its role as a stabilising influence on society, and the foundations of linguistic identity in the modern nation-state, among others. And we consider the parallel between Latin in England and Arabic in Persia, as examples of how seemingly inevitable linguistic change can unexpectedly falter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language

It’s a sobering thought that, but for the spread of English, I wouldn’t be able to do these interviews. In particular, I don’t speak Swedish, and I’m not going to try to speak Latin to a world expert on the subject. Fortunately for my purposes, English has reached a level of saturation, and thus <a href="http://www.ling.su.se/om-oss/kontakt/presentationer-medarbetare/h-l/tore-janson-1.23305" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tore Janson</a> is able to explain to us why that is. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0199604290/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The History of Languages: An Introduction </a>(Oxford University Press, 2012) gives a brief synopsis of some of the major trends in language change over the course of recorded history. Indo-European is discussed, but the scope of the book is much wider, turning to the Bantu and Australian language families, and also to the written traditions of China and Ancient Egypt. Rather than being concerned with the linguistic regularities of change, Prof. Janson’s focus is much more on the circumstantial historical causes of change, and his work is a useful complement to work in historical linguistics – in addition to being a very enjoyable read in its own right. In this interview, we talk about some of the points he raises: the dissimilarity between the languages of contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, the motivations for the emergence of written language and its role as a stabilising influence on society, and the foundations of linguistic identity in the modern nation-state, among others. And we consider the parallel between Latin in England and Arabic in Persia, as examples of how seemingly inevitable linguistic change can unexpectedly falter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language</a>