I'm fascinated by languages. And by accents, by the way people pronounce the same language so differently.
I would like to know/feel if this is spoken with a special accent, if you can hear the region or education this speaker comes from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEkbSV8aYrs&t=514s
It's interesting because I know some people speaking exactly like her and it's the #American I understand best (for some regions, I have difficulties to understand anything). I'm curious!
The Mayan languages spreading across the US
"Immigrants from Mexico and Central America are taking their ancient languages to new territories."
Flag of Guatemala
Some more thoughts on #aphantasia and language. So, I don’t have visuals in my brain at all (I cannot picture my wife, or my parents, even if I try). I always thought when people said they were thinking about me, that it was in the same abstract sense that I think.
Somehow; this also means that my language skills are over-developed. I basically think in chunks of text. I was talking to a coworker about how she feels she needs to translate her spoken thoughts or words into written words, whereas I have the opposite problem. I used to have great difficulty translating my thoughts into speech. They come out as fully formed.. essays. And that is how I write. And why I struggled with public speaking, or speaking, for a very long time. My thoughts are verbose texts and abstract concepts.
I can write large chunks of texts quickly because I ‘see’ and ‘feel’ language in that way.
As a not-visual learner; mind maps confuse me: but I can scan complex academic texts and speed read and digest text very quickly.
This somehow doesn’t work with non-Latin languages. I have great verbal hearing (I can ‘hear’ and understand almost all Asian languages quickly to a fairly high level) but even though Mandarin is my primary other language perhaps because of the graphical nature of it, I can’t ’perceive’ or ‘feel’ it as well when I read. My Mandarin reading is probably closer to how people read, in general.
Hey! I'm looking for hashtags/groups related to learning languages or polyglots. People who share their progress or discuss their methods... I'd love to find friends who share the same passion. Does anyone have any suggestions? (Not looking for language courses). Thank you!
Hey Mastodon friends, please help me find an alternative to #Duolingo!
Fed up of the bugs that never get fixed, the passive-aggressive notifications & emails and the fact they're sacking staff & moving to AI-generated lessons.
The alternative needs to offer Spanish and German and have a fun learning style suitable for kids and adults. Big bonus points for European Spanish rather than South American as my son is doing GCSE Spanish.
Also needs to be available on iOS.
Happy to pay a sub for the right app/service!
After more than half a century, a one-of-a-kind Chinese typewriter emerges from obscurity.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/mingkwai-typewriter-found/
Filipinos, for the Nth time...
Bisaya is not a dialect.
Cebuano is a language
Bisaya is a language
Tagalog is a language
Ilokano is a language
Hiligaynon is a language (Ilonggo refers to the people)
But, Batangenyo is a dialect of Tagalog. Boholano and Bisaya are dialects of Cebuano.
When someone from Davao (Bisaya) speaks to someone from Cebu (Cebuano), they will still understand each other. Why? Because they speak the same LANGUAGE.
My little provocation of the day.
Are you dead or alive?
#programming #languages #development
https://lovergine.com/about-languages-and-tools-the-walking-dead-and-other-legends.html
Un intérprete media entre Horemheb, general de Tutankamón a quien pertenece la tumba donde se encuentra esta placa, y unos embajadores extranjeros. 
Museo Nacional de Antigüedades de los Países Bajos #antiguoegipto #ancientegypt #idiomas #languages
All programming languages are shit. But the good ones fertilize your mind.
— Reg Braithwaite
My neighbor is one of the last 10 people on earth I speak my native language (Teochew) to.
Even very basic conversation: have you eaten? Helps me feel a lot more grounded in a foreign land.
As a non-native English speaker, this old advertisement made me realize for the first time that "marketing" simply meant going to the local market. 
Source: @LibrarianRA
The best time to ditch Duolingo was yesterday. The second-best time is today, especially since the company is tripling down on AI slop. We laid out a game plan for how to offload the owl and become fluent in Japanese below:
Wondering why Filipinos from the #Philippines are usually confused or mixing gender #pronouns? The answer is simple, the 300+ Austronesian Philippine #languages & dialects are gender neutral. Not only that, we use plural pronouns as singular too, a lot.
Duolingo doubles its language offerings with AI built courses.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91326089/duolingo-doubles-its-language-offerings-with-ai-built-courses #Duolingo #ForeignLanguages #Education #eLearning #Languages #AI
I have seen a lot of calls to cancel duolingo as they have fired all* their employees and switched to AI. To make the switch easier for folks, please share your alternatives!
I'm currently studying French, Mandarin, Spanish, Italian, and Ukrainian. Is there another app for that? Thanks all!
#Duolingo #Languages #French #Mandarin #Spanish #Italian #Ukrainian #LanguageLearning #LanguageApp
*not all employees
Sooo excited to see a project like this! 
Librelingo, FOSS alternative to Duolingo
Genuine question:
How does one go about learning to speak Cantonese?
I can find Mandarin resources all over the place but Cantonese resources seem to be libraries of dictionaries. My knowledge of the language (0%) means these aren't accessible to me yet.
#cantonese #LanguageLearning #languages #UK
