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CS3's Retrieving the Social Sciences - Ep 31 live NOW!

David J. Peterson & Jessie Sams: Invented Languages

On this episode we hear a rebroadcast of a 2022 UMBC Social Science Forum Lecture organized by the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication.  

The lecture, which took place in October, featured the work of two linguists, David J. Peterson and Dr. Jessie Sams. David and Jessie currently work full time as “conlangers,” or creators of invented languages.

Click here for the full lecture recording.  


On Campus Connections, we hear about a recent co-authored paper by Dr. Renee Lambert-Bretiere of the UMBC Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication (MLLI).

Relabeling and Word-Order: A Construction Grammar Perspective


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About The Series

Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship.  Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno, and our production assistant is Alex Andrews. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D'Juan Moreland.  Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance.  Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Posted: November 14, 2022, 12:47 PM