Locallingual is the brainchild of a programmer named David. It’s a web-based app that allows visitors to contribute their voices … More
Tag: language
A history of the world’s languages as a gnarly willow tree
The world’s mother tongues have blended and intermingled since humans first stood upright and emerged out of the primeval forests. … More
Eight words in Polish that have no English equivalent
You may have noticed that I’m on a bit of a Polish love-spree right now. If you’re still here and … More
Polski jedzenie/ Polish food: My om nom nom nominations
Polish food could be considered similar to many other central European traditional dishes. There’s a sprinkling of a German, Czech, … More
Decode ancient manuscripts in this online course about Medieval Spanish Burgos
A new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) aims to involve people are volunteer historians who are needed to decrypt and … More
The quirky origins of Australia’s native animal names
Although I thought that the cockatoo was an Aboriginal word, it’s not! Its a relic of the first Europeans visiting … More
The class-based tyranny of accents
Accents give away so much about a person’s origins, and yet there seems to be a stumbling block here. Accents … More
