Language Therapy with Dr. K
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The Armenian Alphabet: History, Myth, and Evidence
Did the invention of the alphabet mark the beginning of Armenian? Was there writing in Armenia before Mashtots? And what can the Armenian alphabet reveal about the deeper history of the Armenian…
Tracing Time Through Language: How Old Is Armenian?
Can a language carry the memory of thousands of years? What does it actually mean to ask how old a language is? In this episode, Dr. K continues her conversation with historical-comparative linguist…
Language Has its Own Memory: Vahé Berberian Live
What does it mean to live—and create—across languages? In this special live episode of Language Therapy with Dr. K, Dr. K sits down with Vahé Berberian—writer, artist, playwright, and stand-up…
Armenian as an Indo European Language
What does it mean to call Armenian an Indo-European language? And, what, exactly, is a "language family"? In this episode, Dr. K sits down with historical comparative linguist Dr. Hrach Martirosyan…
Punchlines and Power: The Language of Stand-Up Comedy with Judith Shelton
Why do we call it stand-up? What do mob violence and comedy have in common? In this episode of Language Therapy, Dr. K sits down with Judith Shelton—comedian, actor, and professor of stand-up comedy…
Introduction to Armenian Language: Myths, Misconceptions, and Evidence
What are the roots of the Armenian language and what does it mean to call it a living, evolving language? In this introductory episode of a special Armenian-language season, Dr. K sits down with Dr.…
Beside the Golden Door: Jazz, Homeland, and the Universal Song with Lucy Yeghiazaryan
What happens when your first American "language" isn't English, but jazz? How does a voice shaped in the uncertainty and upheaval of 1990s Armenia find its way onto New York's storied jazz stages…
Writing the Speeches that Shaped History with Ken Khachigian
What does it mean to write the words that shape history? How does language become a tool of power, persuasion, and memory? In this live episode, Dr. K sits down with Ken Khachigian—author of Behind…
Armenian in the Indo-European Family — with Dr. Hrach Martirosyan
What does it mean to call Armenian an Indo-European language? And how do linguists actually prove such family ties? In this episode, Dr. K and historical-comparative linguist Dr. Hrach Martirosyan…
From Komitas to Capital Cities: Sebu Simonian Between Languages
What does it mean to live and create between languages? How can code-switching become a form of artistry? In this episode of Language Therapy with Dr. K, Armenian American singer, songwriter, and…
From Komitas to Capital Cities: Sebu Simonian Between Languages
What does it mean to live and create between languages? How can code-switching become a form of artistry? In this episode of Language Therapy with Dr. K, Armenian American singer, songwriter, and…
Echoes, Dialects, Selves: Performing Belonging with Arman Nshanian
What happens when language is more than a tool—when it becomes a performance, a personality, a portal to the past? In this richly layered conversation, artist and filmmaker Arman Nshanian joins Dr. K…
Echoes, Dialects, Selves: Performing Belonging with Arman Nshanian
What happens when language is more than a tool—when it becomes a performance, a personality, a portal to the past? In this richly layered conversation, artist and filmmaker Arman Nshanian joins Dr. K…
The Architecture of Belonging: Education and the Armenian Linguistic Landscape
What happens when the language you speak has been disconnected from its homeland for over a century? How does dialect shape identity, belonging, and memory? In this episode, Dr. K sits down with…
The Language of Luck: Cultivating Serendipity with Christian Busch
How do we talk about luck? Can a shift in language alter our experience of chance and unpredictability? What happens when we stop waiting for fortune to strike and begin cultivating the conditions…
The Language of Luck: Cultivating Serendipity with Christian Busch
How do we talk about luck? Can a shift in language alter our experience of chance and unpredictability? What happens when we stop waiting for fortune to strike and begin cultivating the conditions…
Mapping Language and Identity: Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian and the Armenian Diaspora Survey
What does it mean to live a multilingual life shaped by displacement, theology, and research? How can language serve both as a utilitarian tool and a site of philosophical reflection? And what can…
Mapping Language and Identity: Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian and the Armenian Diaspora Survey
What does it mean to live a multilingual life shaped by displacement, theology, and research? How can language serve both as a utilitarian tool and a site of philosophical reflection? And what can…
Rearranging Armenian: Authenticity, Listening, and Learning
How does active listening shape a conversation? And what happens when we bring colloquial language into public discourse? In this episode, Dr. K sits down with Narek Amirkhanyan, host of Rearrange,…
Rearranging Armenian: Authenticity, Listening, and Learning
How does active listening shape a conversation? And what happens when we bring colloquial language into public discourse? In this episode, Dr. K sits down with Narek Amirkhanyan, host of Rearrange,…
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