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erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
Basque–Icelandic pidgin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque%...
#language #history #pidgin #íslenska #euskara #langsky
Basque–Icelandic pidgin - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
Social Dialect or #Sociolect Definition and Examples
www.thoughtco.com/social-diale...
via thoughtco.com
#langsky
What Is a Social Dialect?
Learn about usage and examples of social dialect, or sociolect, which is a variety of speech associated with a particular group within a society.
www.thoughtco.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:44 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
#interestingread today. Just around the corner from here. >
#Sorbs: The ethnic minority inside Germany
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
#minority #language #sorben #sorbisch #serbšćina #langsky
Sorbs: The ethnic minority inside Germany
European nations have come and gone, but for more than 1,500 years, a Slavic-speaking ethnic minority has remained inside Germany.
www.bbc.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
The #Mirandese #language, A language spoken in only one town
www.trasosmontes.theperfecttourist.com?p=3266
#portugal #langsky
Photo credit Wikipedia
Locator map of the Miranda do Douro municipality, which harbors the vast majority of Mirandese speakers.
December 26, 2024 at 2:21 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
Macanese Patois - a Portuguese-based creole language with a substrate from Cantonese, Malay and Sinhala, which was originally spoken by the Macanese community of the Portuguese colony of #Macau. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macanes...
#patuá #creole #language #langsky
Macanese Patois - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
#interestingread today.>
Shizuki Tadao: The #Interpreter Who Shaped Japanese Scientific Language
www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/j...
#Japanese #language #1nt #langsky
'Gravity' Wasn't a Japanese Word Until This Clever Interpreter Made It Up
Discover the story of Shizuki Tadao, the Edo-era polyglot who created the Japanese terms for gravity, heliocentrism, and more.
www.tokyoweekender.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ languages
www.arcticpeoples.com/sagastallami...
There is a great diversity of Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ languages, but historical and present-day marginalization has threatened many languages’ vitality.
#indigenous #languages #langsky
Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ languages — Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat
www.arcticpeoples.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:49 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
#Gagauz language & alphabet
www.omniglot.com/writing/gaga...
#langsky
Gagauz language and alphabet
Gagauz is a Turkic language spoken mainly in Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria.
www.omniglot.com
April 29, 2026 at 1:46 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
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Initiative launched to save endangered #Cajun #French language

americanpress.com/2025/12/01/i...
#Louisiana #langsky
Initiative launched to save endangered Cajun French language - American Press
Cajun French is confined to a small region of Louisiana and has profoundly influenced many aspects of local culture, including food, music and heritage. However, the dialect is facing the […]
americanpress.com
August 24, 2026 at 7:21 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
#interestingread today>
www.trustedtranslations.com/blog/dialect...
Dialects, Ethnolects, and Sociolects
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#dialect #language #langsky
Dialects, Ethnolects, and Sociolects - Trusted Translations, Inc.
What are language dialects, ethnolects, and sociolects, and why they matter for translation and localization.
www.trustedtranslations.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
justdrew96.bsky.social
That sounds like an interestingread, I'll have to see if I can get my hands on it.
September 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers
www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
#language #evolution #history #etymology #langsky
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books
Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?
www.publicbooks.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
Today's #interestingread:
Teaching adventure in #Patagonia. [...] 20 years preserving and promoting the #Welsh #language in Patagonia, Argentina
www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magaz...
via @britishcouncil.bsky.social
#minority #languagelearning #Argentina
Clare Vaughan pictured with Vincent Evans in Cwm Hyfryd, Trevelin, Patagonia © Clare Vaughan
October 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
#interestingread today>
The psychology of why we use slang
Slang use, especially in teens, sheds light on identity and belonging in a fast-paced digital world
www.apa.org/monitor/2026...
via @apa.org
#language #slang #sociolect #langsky
Picture of two young women sitting on the stairs chatting.
April 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
flemtheparrot.bsky.social
Cell memory. It's a thing.
#interestingread
May 18, 2024 at 6:18 AM
ihannas.bsky.social
Leap before you're ready, on goal setting & artist's success by Alyson Stanfield

artbizsuccess.com/take-action-...

#creativeblogger #artist #creativity #staycreative #interestingread
You'll Regret What You Don't Take Action on Today (214)
Commit to your goals, align your actions with your values, and take small, intentional steps today—don’t wait for the perfect time!
artbizsuccess.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
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#Cockney #Yiddish: how two languages influenced each other in London’s East End
theconversation.com/cockney-yidd...
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#language #history #langsky
Cockney Yiddish: how two languages influenced each other in London’s East End
For a younger generation of secular Jews, Yiddish is acquiring a new appeal.
theconversation.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
Irish Travellers, a traditionally nomadic ethnic minority indigenous to Ireland.
www.britannica.com/topic/Irish-...
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#Irish #travellers #minority #language #langsky
Irish Travellers | People, Traditions, & Language | Britannica
Irish Travellers are a traditionally nomadic ethnic minority indigenous to Ireland. Irish Travellers live in Ireland and throughout Great Britain, with smaller communities in Canada and the United Sta...
www.britannica.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:19 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today.
What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America
theconversation.com/what-francos...
via @theconversation.com
#fascism #politics
What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America
Comparisons of Trump to Hitler have become common. But some of Trump’s policies may more closely resemble those of Francisco Franco of Spain, says a Spanish scholar.
theconversation.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM
jubileehousing.bsky.social
#InterestingRead: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/gentrification-benefit-social-mobility/685792/

This article references economist Raj Chetty about the benefits of social integration in housing. #lookandsee
What Tearing Down Housing Projects Did for Kids
Bringing rich and poor together has major benefits.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today.
KIEV AND KYIV. There are actually a lot of different spellings - the reason for all this was a lack of standardization on how to transliterate Ukrainian toponyms into English.
www.etymologynerd.com/blog/kiev-an...
#history #Ukrainian #language #etymology #langsky
KIEV AND KYIV
If you're like me, you may have grown up seeing the name of the capital of Ukraine spelled Kiev , and gotten a little confused when news outlets started referring to it as Kyiv . There are actually a....
www.etymologynerd.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
'Uandákua Tsïuaxati/Brota la Lengua' ('The Language Springs')
One of Mexico's few murals dedicated to an indigenous language.
www.atlasobscura.com/places/uanda...
via atlasobscura.com
#indigenous #language #mexico #travel #langsky
'Uandákua Tsïuaxati/Brota la Lengua' ('The Language Springs')
One of Mexico's few murals dedicated to an indigenous language.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today
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From #Esperanto to #Dothraki: how artificial languages shape the world
lingohub.com/blog/from-es...
via lingohub.com
#conlang #language #langsky
Art graphic consisting of circles and square in white, blue, and black, together with a pile of different letters in white, representing constructed (artificial) languages
December 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM
erikhansson.bsky.social
My #interestingread today:
All the colours of the rainbow
The use of colours in our European languages is very symbolic and as a result gives rise to a rich and varied list of #idioms.
edl.ecml.at/Fun/Allcolou...
#language #expressions #langsky
Colorful color palette of a street painter, representing the many colourful expressions and idioms in various languages.
November 25, 2024 at 2:38 PM
uwedp.bsky.social
Interesting way to look at the difference between the poorest and the richest. #howtheworldreallyworks #books #interestingread
February 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM