The prime minister recently raised eyebrows by referring to ‘speaking moistly’ during a coronavirus press briefing. Bryan Gick discussed what this might mean from a scientific perspective on CBC radio, and participated in this brief Q&A on the topic. It’s not at all dry, in the best possible sense—and, among other things, raises the interesting question of whether languages might vary in their relative ‘moistness’.
Recent News
Achievements, Faculty, Spotlight
Kathleen Hall Receives 2024–25 UBC Killam Teaching Prize
April 8, 2025


Spotlight
Now Released: Sign Language Phonetic Annotator / Analyzer (SLP-AA) v0.1.0
April 3, 2025


Honouring Vi Birdstone: Ktunaxa Elder and Linguistics Collaborator to Receive UBC Doctor of Letters
March 31, 2025

