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Learn Like a Linguist: Using Swadesh Lists for Rare or Minority Languages
The United Nations has declared 2019 the Year of Indigenous Languages. I know a lot of you are taking that as your cue to try your hand at learning a minority language, from Occitan to Teochew …
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Self-Study Starter Kit: Japanese
I’ve been to Japan many times now, but for some reason I always resisted learning Japanese. I suppose part of me was worried it would interfere with my Korean. Maybe a more truthful part of me was …
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Self-Study Starter Kit: Slovak
At the time of writing, I’m about to attend the Polyglot Gathering in Bratislava. After hosting the event for three years in a row, this will be the last one that is held in Slovakia …
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So You’re Not Fluent Yet: Should You Blame Duolingo?
When the recent article in The Cut came out proclaiming Duolingo useless, the glee was palpable. I get it. You’ve spent countless hours at the beck and call of that owl, and you still can’t speak Spanish, …
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How to Use italki Stategically: Find the Right Tutor and Get the Most Out of Your Online Language Lessons
In the spring of 2019, when I first wrote this post, I had just booked a trip to Prague, Bratislava, Lviv, and Kiev.Of course, this meant I had some new languages to learn (Czech, Slovak, and Ukrainian) …
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I spent a month studying German, before a trip to Berlin. I had only planned on a short-term relationship with this language, 'but I've kind of fallen for it now! Here are some resources I can recommend …
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