A podcast about languages and the people who speak them hosted by @patricox and @kbpillay. Partners: @LingSocAm & @hubspokeaudio. Tweets mainly by Allison S.
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I'd certainly love to see this type of project exploring London's linguistic diversity!
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"'I don’t accept that my native language is extinct...Ckunsa is dormant, yes, but we are bringing it back.'"
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Have you seen this iconic film?
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"'It’s not new. It’s years and years and years of shortages.'" New York state is struggling to provide adequate multilingual education programs.
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Is ChatGPT's new Advanced Voice Mode mocking your accent? Users are having fun asking the AI tool to mimic their voice.
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Harvard offers an impressive number of language courses. Hear from 3 students about why they decided to learn a "niche" language at Harvard.
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What TV shows do you watch as part of your language learning journey?
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Black Myth: Wukong took the gaming world by storm, and you can hear a Birmingham accent while you play.
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Google Translate continues to roll out new language options, including Inuktut (also known as Inuktitut).
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17 Oct 2024
Folks, it's that WOTY time of year again 🤩! Submit your nominations for @americandialect Word of the Year here: bit.ly/WOTY2024noms
Offer a single word, a few, or a list as many times as you like between now and New Year's Eve.
Submit now! Submit often! Share everywhere!🙏🏽
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Thanks, @NautilusMag for sharing a bit of LINGUAPHILE with the world!
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"I felt I was made of language—that my soul was the product of all the language fragments that had blown my way and accumulated into a semblance of a whole."
@JulieSedivy on how linguistics uncovers deeper understanding:
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Yaakunte language teacher Juliana Loshiro and her students have planted over 10,000 trees!
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"'I think people don't talk about this journey a lot. It can feel ... almost embarrassing to have to go back as an adult and learn this sort of thing.'"
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Contrary to popular belief, Quebec is not an officially bilingual province. French is its only official language.
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In an illustrated essay, Angie Kang explores her childhood silence, and how profanity shaped her linguistic experiences. nyer.cm/9v1jkVO
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Cherokee is the first Native American language to be taught at Duke University.
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“'Discovering Spanish through music is a way you wouldn’t think about connecting. You’re doing it through artwork.'”
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The Oxford English Dictionary now includes several new entries from New Zealand.
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"Latvian officials have forcibly deported people in nine cases, while another 632 people who failed the exam left the country voluntarily."
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