(Want to skip the history? Scroll down to the List of 21 North Korean Words in Crash Landing On You) How much do you know about the North Korean accent? Netflix’s new drama “Crash Landing on You” …
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Why You Should Learn Chinese
Someone on Quora Français recently asked me, “why should I learn Chinese?” (This post was originally written in French for Quora. Lisez son original en français) My opinion? There are several reasons why you’ll want to choose …
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The History of Malaysian Sign Language (and Yes, There Is More Than One Sign Language)
I get this question a lot: “You mean, there is more than one sign language?”And don’t feel bad, before I studied linguistics and started doing research on Nicaraguan Sign Language, I hadn’t thought about sign languages much …
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10 Hawaiian Words Everyone Should Know
Going to Hawaii? One thing I found really interesting about my trip to Hawaii was that nearly every local, regardless of their heritage or proficiency in the Hawaiian language, would frequently use Hawaiian words. Even more interesting, …
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The Languages Of Hawaii
Since my husband and I live in Korea, and my parents and sister live in California, this Christmas we decided to convene smack in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, on an American island called Hawaii (or, …
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