Linguistically Aware – Episode August 11, 2026

Program: Linguistically Aware

Length: 41 minutes

Layers of Language: The Hidden Structure of Words and Sentences

In this episode, Brooklyn sits down with the incredible Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Ritter — a syntactician from the University of Calgary. In this interview, Betsy tells us all about her career journey and why we think languages have a hidden hierarchical structure.