The sound of "sneezing" in Latvian!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps

For 13 years, my daughter has spent every Saturday at Japanese school in Philadelphia, beginning in kindergarten Now she’s graduating, a remarkable milestone

Italy bans gender-neutral symbols in schools in latest culture clash

Italy's education ministry on Friday instructed schools to ban the growing use of gender-neutral symbols, saying they were unclear and flouted the rules of Italian grammar.
The move risks exacerbating tensions between the right-wing government, which portrays itself as a guardian of traditional values, and LGBTQ and womens' rights advocates.
"The use of non-compliant graphic signs, such as the asterisk (*) and the schwa (ə), is contrary to linguistic norms and risks compromising the clarity and uniformity of institutional communication", the ministry said in a statement.

c/o: https://lemm.ee/post/59157209

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ug8EJQmGnp4?si=qIJqgfnVyHhrxwFg

Redux. #neography #orthography #conlang #language @conlang

FLYERS. Shoes.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

Since the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s there's been a continuous fight over the Swedish word "hora" as used by immigrants.

Today its main dictionary sense is "prostitute". But until 200 years ago it primarily meant "woman who has sex outside of marriage", without reference to whether any payment was involved. And this definition, with the traditional value-system it implied, was still strong with several immigrant groups that arrived in Sweden from the 60s onward. 1/3

Мы познакомились онлайн. We met online. #Love #Relationships in #Russian #LearnRussian #русскийязык. #Learn a #Language: https://thelanguagegarage.com/relationships-in-russian/

#RIP #Kanzi, the #Bonobo Who Mastered #Language and #Minecraft

https://gizmodo.com/rip-kanzi-the-bonobo-who-mastered-language-and-minecraft-2000579072

Hello from Ukraine! #HelloWorld #Ukraine #language #linguistics

I'll be streaming in about an hour to continue working on splitting our Fae language into four dialects. #conlang #language #linguistics #dnd #ttrpg https://youtube.com/live/5kTSkPXnCzk?feature=share @conlang

When I reply in English to a thread that’s in another language (like German), Mastodon assigns my post the language of the thread, even though I’ve written in English and set English as my default.

This means other users (e.g. German speakers) won’t see the “Translate” option, because Mastodon thinks my post is already in their language.

Is there a way to force my posts to always be in English unless I manually change it?

The sound of "frog croaking" in Macedonian!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps

As the U.S. officially designates English as its national language, Japan is taking a different path that is partially the result of a rise in foreign tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/22/language/official-languages-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #language

Scallop – A Language for Neurosymbolic Programming

https://www.scallop-lang.org/

The sound of "pausing or thinking" in Portuguese!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps

MUNSTER PLUMS. Potatoes. IRISH.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

I’m pumped to have discovered “Dreaming Spanish” as a place with lots of content that I can understand. And to be honest, I’m hanging out in the“superbeginner” space. Dreaming Spanish offers exposure to a bunch of dialects.

https://www.dreamingspanish.com/browse

Argentinian is fascinating. Essentially they say things like “plasha” for and “cabasho” for ? (Ll is pronounced like “sh”.)
I’m still focusing my efforts on Spanish to some extent, but this is probably good for the brain.

Hello from Georgia! #HelloWorld #Georgia #language #linguistics

(19 Mar) Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control

A parrot called the budgerigar controls its vocalizations with a flexible system.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/e9xne
Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/6DI0d ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/g3ccg

#biology #brain #brain-implants #language #neurobiology #science #vocal-control

The sound of "hushing" in Chinese!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps