{"podcast":{"title":"Language on the Move","slug":"language-on-the-move-6801734","podcast_index_feed_id":6801734,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NBNK2543270255","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b2163a6e-c9a2-11ee-9606-2f97fa81c380/image/LOTM-3000.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":72,"summary":"Language on the Move is a podcast devoted to multilingualism, language learning, and intercultural communication in the contexts of globalization and migration. Language on the Move aims to disseminate sociolinguistic research to a broad global audience. Language on the Move was co-founded by Ingrid Piller and Kimie Takahashi, and is currently edited by Ingrid Piller. Our team consists of a research group based at Macquarie University and is complemented by contributors from around the world. A full list of our authors is available here. The web developer and designer behind Language on the Move is Marcin Debski.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:12.697147+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-on-the-move-6801734"},"episode":{"title":"Is Beach Safety Signage Fit For Purpose?","slug":"is-beach-safety-signage-fit-for-purpose","published_at":"2025-06-04T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-on-the-move-6801734/is-beach-safety-signage-fit-for-purpose","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-on-the-move-6801734","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK6563075530.mp3?updated=1748933404","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK6563075530.mp3?updated=1748933404","summary":"We often take the meaning of signs for granted but that's far from the case in a linguistically and culturally diverse society. The instruction to \"Swim between the flags!\" can be interpreted in multiple ways - some of which may actually heighten rather than reduce risk. In this episode of Language on the Move Podcast, Dr Agnes Bodis talks to Dr Masaki Shibata from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Dr Shibata’s researches beach signs in Australia and how they are understood by beachgoers and what consequences this has on beach safety.For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"We often take the meaning of signs for granted but that's far from the case in a linguistically and culturally diverse society. The instruction to \"Swim b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1748,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/language-on-the-move-6801734/episodes/is-beach-safety-signage-fit-for-purpose/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-on-the-move-6801734/is-beach-safety-signage-fit-for-purpose.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}