We get mail. From you. And today, we're answering your questions. How has jazz influenced our language? And what if you like language diversity, but you're not too keen on how it's used? Daniel and Kylie answer them all on this episode of Talk the Talk.

That study about language looks interesting. Can you trust the results? Lots of researchers are using big data to discover amazing things about language. But big data can bring big trouble if researchers don't look out for some common traps. What should they — and all of us — be watching out for? We'll find out on this episode of Talk the Talk.

When we got numbers, things really started to happen. How do other languages handle numbers? How do pre-linguistic children conceptualise them? And how did the development of numbers influence our development as humans? We're talking to anthropological linguist and author Caleb Everett on this episode of Talk the Talk.

Grammar Day is coming soon. Which rules can you safely ignore? Is it okay for nouns to become verbs and vice versa? What's wrong with passive voice? And how can you have a healthy grammar outlook? Daniel, Ben, and Kylie are going back to the books on this episode of Talk the Talk.

How do we keep mother languages alive? Governments, organisations, and the public are starting to recognise the importance of maintaining home languages as a way of preserving language diversity. But how do we do this? Where are we falling short? We'll find some answers on this episode of Talk the Talk.

Boiling with rage. A warm embrace. A cool time in a hot town. How do we think about heat and cold, and how does this work its way into language? And does this have anything to do with what the local climate is like? Things are hotting up on this episode of Talk the Talk.

Boiling with rage. A warm embrace. A cool time in a hot town. How do we think about heat and cold, and how does this work its way into language? And does this have anything to do with what the local climate is like? Things are hotting up on this episode of Talk the Talk.

It's Word of the Year season again, and Daniel was repping Talk the Talk at the year's biggest vote. But controversy surrounds the WotY. Is it too white, too old, and too male? How can this be helped? Daniel regales Ben with all the highlights on this episode of Talk the Talk.

This week, we're looking back at the year that was. What were our favourite shows? What does it mean if someone 'deserves a pineapple'? And what will be the Word of the Week of the Year? Daniel and Kylie are live in the studio for this episode of Talk the Talk.

The sign language glove is an idea whose time has come! Or has it? Could this tech tool be helpful for Deaf people? Or it is just so much hand-waving? Not everyone in the world of signed language is wild about this invention. But why not? We'll find out on this episode of Talk the Talk.