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I post there much more often than I post here. It’s harder to exclusively post about languages and linguistics with my attention span.

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We’ve all heard examples of fake Chinese or German from speakers who lack familiarity with either language. While typically cringe-worthy, these examples do raise interesting questions regarding our own language. What does English sound like to non-English speakers?

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… wow. Food for thought.

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I just started a new blog where I will be posting whatever doesn’t fit into the languages and linguistics niche I write in here. So go visit my new blog and follow me if you want a little extra content! FYI: I’ll be posting there much more than I will be here.

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Handwriting Challenge, revisited

I took a step back and took an objective look at doing the handwriting challenge, and I came to the conclusion that it doesn’t fit into the languages and linguistics niche I write in. Therefore, I will not be continuing the challenge for that reason.

Stay tuned for more relevant posts!

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linguistical:

My expectations in playing this “game” must have been fairly low, because I was impressed with my score (which was, unfortunately, below average). Oh well! I’m still new at this.

It’s fun nonetheless, and allows you to become familiarized with a handful of written foreign languages. 

I scored 17/30!

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linguistical:

Are you savvy with your signing? Because if you aren’t (and even if you are), this website will be of big help. Such a cool idea.

I’ve been signing for 3 years, and I never knew this resource existed. Very good find, linguistical!

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I’m musing getting a government loan/bursary and getting a BA in Linguistics with modern Chinese language and culture as a minor. The reasons are simple: a) I love linguistics; b) I love the Chinese language in all its forms and dialects; c) Extensive enough knowledge of Mandarin Chinese can almost guarantee me a job anywhere in the tourism/translation fields, and; d) Chinese universities, such as Hunan U in south-central China, always look to hire English-speaking teachers for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classes.

But most important of all: I’m sick of not being in school.

Then again, where does that leave the past three years studying American Sign Language? I love that, too, and the culture surrounding it. A career was supposed to come out of that…