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French and American React to French vs English TikTok Compilation!!
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From Over Here (On Stuttering)
This is a film about stuttering. Oh, and also about apple trees, catcallers, Goethe’s Faust, pigeons, forests and girls on horses. More info: shortoftheweek.com/2021/12/30/from-over-here
What’s the difference between American and British English?
Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel. Get 65% off your subscription here: https://bit.ly/babbel_sabine It isn’t difficult to tell British English from American English. But can you name the differences? Sure, some words are different, but that … Continue reading
About the Sámi languages
[…] Today we’re exploring the language of the Sámi people. More precisely, the languages, as there is more than one Sámi language. Sámi is spoken in an extreme landscape of Northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola peninsula in Russia. … Continue reading
The Portuguese Language and What Makes it Intriguing
This is a documentary style language profile about the Portuguese language which is spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and beyond. * If you’re learning Portuguese, visit PortuguesePod101: http://bit.ly/portuguesepod101. (Full disclosure: if you sign for a premium account, Langfocus receives a small … Continue reading
About the Nahuatl language
[…] Check out the Paleogloss channel (Nahuatl poem): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_rR… Check out Odilon Bautista’s channel (the Nahuatl song singer): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzBy… Today we are discovering the language of the Aztecs – Nahuatl! Yes, it is still a living language, and it is … Continue reading
Language Keepers – Emergence Magazine
This six-part multimedia experience shares the stories of four Indigenous communities in California who are revitalizing their languages. https://vod-progressive.akamaized.net/exp=1633376334~acl=%2Fvimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us%2F01%2F3831%2F13%2F344156119%2F1391057171.mp4~hmac=f511bb4aab1499f38acde70781ab503d69b47816efdf742e3ddc98671e2ddc43/vimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us/01/3831/13/344156119/1391057171.mp4?filename=EM_Maries_Dictionary_Festival_Cut_Master_2019-06-24a_Vimeo.mp4 At the age of eighty-five, Marie Wilcox is the only remaining fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a dialect of the Tule-Kaweah language … Continue reading
‘Gutteral’ Sounds (Back Fricatives) in English
Lass, R. 1999. The Cambridge History of the English Language, Vol III. Paston letters on Archive.org – https://archive.org/details/pastonlet… Hart, J. 1569. An Orthographie. Butler, C. 1633. English Grammar. Brilioth, B. 1913. A Grammar of the Dialect of Lorton (Cumberland). Wheeler, … Continue reading
International Day of Sign Languages | United Nations
Maleni Chaitoo, representative of the International Disability Alliance, addresses the meeting using sign language during the special event in observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2015). PHOTO:UN Photo/Amanda Voisard We Sign for Human Rights The International … Continue reading
Why Swahili is becoming Africa’s Official Language
The Remarkable Rise of Swahili in Africa. Swahili is a Bantu language, which stands out from the rest in Africa and is the most spoken and widely studied indigenous African language. Swahili’s rise, development and spread also makes it the … Continue reading