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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
Why French sounds so unlike other Romance languages
[…] ~ Briefly ~ Follow my animated recipe for a taste of how sound shifts changed French pronunciation throughout the ages: Latin, Gaulish and Frankish influence, an early Romance era of Oïl vs Oc, Old French, Middle French, the Renaissance, … Continue reading
How to Talk to Aliens | The Space Show
Professor Michael Garrett of the University of Manchester speaks with Motherboard’s Becky Ferreira about his work with SETI – the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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The TRUTH about JFK’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech | German Girl in America
Did President Kennedy really embarrass himself by saying “I’m a jelly doughnut” in front of 120,000 Germans when he gave his famous speech in West Berlin in 1963? Or was all of this just a huge misunderstanding? What do Germans … Continue reading
linguistic discrimination and the pitfall of intelligence.
I’m fierce, fabulous, and know next to nothing about English grammar. Ask the “C” I made in my college grammar class for more deets. ✰ KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/shanspeare ✰ SOCIALS instagram: @shaniya.jpg twitter: shaniyatwainx – ARTICLES MENTIONED: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Stanford … Continue reading
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