Outreach and Public Engagement
Pint of Science
I will be presenting at Pint of Science on the 15th May. Tickets available here.
Counting sheep, fruits and bloods: What is the interaction between perceptual and linguistic systems?
When we interact with the world, we implicitly categorise things. For example, we perceive sheep and apples as solid objects, and perceive oil and blood as liquid substances. Does this perceptual categorisation cross over to language? At first, it seems like the answer is yes. We can count solid objects: one chair, two apples, three sheep. We cannot count liquids: one water? two oils? three bloods? However, there are cases where we cannot count solid objects: one cattle? two furnitures? three fruits? So, with respect to counting, what is the interaction between perceptual and linguistic systems?
A Language I Love Is...
Come listen to me talk about the beautiful language of Cymraeg/Welsh on Danny Bate's podcast A Language I Love is...
I speak a little about its history, attitudes towards the Welsh language, and some really cool features that Welsh has (mutation, collectives/singulatives). I also talk about Welsh being a living language, deserving of respect. It’s not dying. It’s here to stay.
Available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify
Twitter review: "Diolch o galon i'r ddau ohonoch chi am y parch dach chi'n dangos i'r iaith a'r pobol sy'n ei siarad hi. Roedd y sgwrs 'ma'n calonogol dros ben."
Three Minute Thesis
I summarised my thesis in three minutes! All without using any technical semantics jargon!
Fun fact - I managed to break my ankle about a week before the competition.
Watch my three minute thesis on youtube!
Jolly Olly's Magical Adventure
I helped co-create and deliver Jolly Olly's Magical Adventure with Norman Yeo. This is an educational game for under-8 year olds to learn about etymology of some common English words.
The premise of the game is for Jolly Olly's best friend Joe fell into a magical slumber. Olly teams up with a wizard, Wushi, to create a potion that will wake Joe up. Being an all-magical 1000 year old wizard, Wushi knows a lot of languages. And oh no! Wushi accidently gave Olly a list of ingredients in their native languages! It is the job of the children to help Olly decipher which ingredients Wushi needs for the potion, and to travel to those countries (via hot air balloon) to collect the ingredients!
