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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
Dutch Language | Can English speakers understand it? | #1
Can English speakers understand the Dutch language? 🤓 Watch the video and play along to find out! 😁 LINKS: 🙏 Volunteer your language skills for the future videos → https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA… 🤓 Join the Ecolinguist DISCORD Server → https://discord.gg/xKBQCc3V57 🏋️♀️ Support … Continue reading
Jamaican Patois (NOT English!)
This video is all about Jamaican Patois, aka Jamaican Creole, the English-based creole language of Jamaica.[…]
The Shape No One Thought was Possible
The shape that has its own world record but that no one thought could exist. Try Brilliant for yourself at https://brilliant.org/tibees SURFER program: https://imaginary.org/program/surfer Barth Sextic 3D printed sculpture: https://imaginary.org/hands-on/four-m… The Golden Ratio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_…%5B…%5D
The Welsh Influence in Liverpool and on the Scouse accent – videopodcast in English.
The Welsh influence in Liverpool is the result of migration from Wales into the city of Liverpool, beginning in the 18th century . These migrants came in search of work and made a huge impression on Liverpool. In the the … Continue reading
The United Kingdom’s Other Languages
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING British Overseas Territories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British… History Of Gibraltar: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMa… Why the Spanish language is losing ground in Gibraltar: https://english.elpais.com/elpais/201… Llanito: https://theculturetrip.com/europe/uni… Akrotiri: https://www.britannica.com/place/Akro… Cayman Islands History: https://www.explorecayman.com/about-c… Cayman Island Dictionary: https://archive.ph/20130126063618/htt… Bermudian English: https://www.bermudiana.com/blog/what-… Turk and Caicos … Continue reading
Scouse Phonology and Where it Came From
Honeybone 2007: https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/portalfi… The Preston letters: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffpages/upl… One of the letters referenced in the video contains the line, “e must think as little a bough me as e can fo i ham quite innesent” (‘he must think as little about … Continue reading
8 American Things Britain Doesn’t Even Have a Word For
It’s often said that Britain and America are two nations divided by a common language. But what if I told you that sometimes each country has things for which the other doesn’t even have a word for. Today, I’ll be … Continue reading
How to have constructive conversations | Julia Dhar
“We need to figure out how we go into conversations not looking for the victory, but the progress,” says world debate champion Julia Dhar. In this practical talk, she shares three essential features of productive disagreements grounded in curiosity and … Continue reading
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