E149 | The study of discourse already occupies a prominent place within the humanities, but what can the study of a much different defined discourse in the study of language offer to fields such as history? In this episode, we attempt to bridge the gap between language and cognitive science and the field of history through a comparison of two analogous concepts: the linguistic notion of "common ground" and a sociological understanding of "the imagined community." More at: http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2014/03/imagined-communities-anderson-history-linguistics.html