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Category: Language

How we communicate is important to the world’s future. Language plays a major part in that. These articles cover everything from polyglots to accents.

The news told in 6 languages

Culture, LanguageJanuary 15, 2021January 15
Multilinguism / Politics / Video
philip crowther and elmo

Watch in awe as AP reporter Philip Crowther tells the news in 6 different languages.

Amen and awoman

LanguageJanuary 14, 2021January 14
Come In, God / Politics / USA
women praying

Filed under: when praying in Congress goes wrong. Is awoman even a word?

Doom Haikus, sponsored by 2020

Language, SocietyJanuary 12, 2021January 12
Poetry
edvard munch's scream

In response to top news stories, hundreds of people submitted "doom haikus" that addressed the mess that was 2020.

Viggo Mortensen speaking 7 languages

LanguageJanuary 8, 2021January 7
Multilinguism / Video
Viggo Mortensen

Who has two thumbs and speaks 7 languages? This guy! No, not me, Viggo Mortensen.

Daughters, milking cows, and etymological debates

LanguageNovember 23, 2020December 14
Milk
An Indian woman milking a cow

Is the English word for daughter related to a Sanskrit word meaning "one who milks"? Yes, no, and maybe is the answer.

Talking loud and spreadin’ COVID

LanguageSeptember 13, 2020September 11
COVID-19
a person shouting

Infectious disease transmission isn't reserved for coughing and sneezing. A science paper from 2019 suggests loud speech is a major culprit too.

The origins of the “black sheep”

LanguageAugust 24, 2020August 24
Animals
A black sheep amongst white sheep

Why does "black sheep" suggest negative connotations? And does it have anything to do with the sale of black wool? Grammarphobia gave a lengthy answer.

Black polyglot speaks Japanese, Mandarin, and Arabic

LanguageAugust 9, 2020November 24
Black Culture / Germany / Japan / Multilinguism
Black polyglot speaks Japanese, Mandarin, and Arabic

Moses "Mouse" McCormick is a Black polyglot and loves to speak to strangers in their native tongues. Here's an example.

Colin Jackson’s Welsh language journey

LanguageJuly 14, 2020August 3
Black Culture
colin jackson

Former Olympic hurdler and sporting legend Colin Jackson took a trip back to Wales to improve his Welsh language skills.

Alternatives to ableist terms

LanguageJuly 4, 2020August 19
Ableism

Don't call something 'stupid' or 'crazy'. Try some of these alternative words for ableist terms.

Is multilingualism a privilege or survival?

LanguageMarch 30, 2020August 11
Multilinguism
learning spanish

Only 1 in 5 Europeans can speak two languages other than their mother tongue. But is an honour or a necessity?

Let’s make like a tree and split?

LanguageMay 27, 2019November 24
Banana split

You'll have heard this phrase before. Now take your pick from a selection of over 90 versions of "make like a...".

Semiotics: myths, #BlackLivesMatter & #AllLivesMatter

LanguageOctober 10, 2017November 3
Black Culture / Black Lives Matter / Racism / Semiotics / Video
Black Lives Matter logo

There's something to be said about the link between semiotics and activism. But what links Black Lives Matter with this branch of linguistics?

A Quick Lesson in Semiotics

LanguageOctober 8, 2017November 24
Semiotics
semiotics

A drop in the semiotics ocean but a great introduction to a phenomenal subject.

2 polyglots have an awesome chat in 21 languages

LanguageJune 17, 2017August 11
Multilinguism / Video
Watch Two Polyglot Have A Chat In 15 Different Languages

Polyglots are amazing but have you ever seen two speak to each other in 21 languages?

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