How to Learn a Language
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We found 10 episodes of How to Learn a Language with the tag “language stories”.
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POLYGLOT UNDUBBED EDITION: Maya Isn't Dead
October 5th, 2018 | 32 mins 46 secs
language stories, mayan languages, mexico, the americas, yucatec maya
Think of this episode as a bit of a myth buster. Answering the questions you didn't even know you had about a language that you didn't even know still existed: Maya. (This is a Polyglot Undubbed Edition of Language Stories. The interviews are shared in their original language. Enjoy!)
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BONUS MINI: Aymara + Language Families
September 28th, 2018 | 5 mins 42 secs
bonus mini, language stories, peru, south america, the americas
Aymara is the final language to take us down an internet rabbit hole for this Bonus Mini series. This episode, we look at how similar it is to Quechua.
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BONUS MINI: Quechua + Language vs Dialect
September 21st, 2018 | 7 mins 39 secs
bonus mini, language stories, peru, quechua, south america, the americas
Much like the other episodes in this Bonus Mini series, Quechua led me down a deep internet rabbit hole here. We're heading into tricky territory in this episode: language vs dialect.
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BONUS MINI: The Galápagos + The Evolution of Language
September 14th, 2018 | 4 mins 27 secs
bonus mini, ecuador, language stories, south america, the americas
The Galápagos Islands are a magical place, famous for their role in the theory of evolution. But, how about the evolution of language in the Galápagos Islands?
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BONUS MINI: Costa Rica + Is Immersion Everything?
September 7th, 2018 | 3 mins 23 secs
bonus mini, central america, costa rica, language learning, language stories, the americas
"If I went there, I'd be fluent..." "Immersion is all you need!"...Is it? In this Bonus Mini episode, I reflect on my time in Costa Rica and how immersion changed my Spanish.
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BONUS MINI: Pipil + Language Nests
August 31st, 2018 | 4 mins 21 secs
bonus mini, el salvador, language revitalisation, language stories, pipil, uto-aztecan languages
Pipil is a language spoken in El Salvador. There's not many speakers nowadays, but revitalisation efforts are happening, including the beautifully named language nests...
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BONUS MINI: Garifuna + Gender Differences
August 24th, 2018 | 4 mins 27 secs
belize, bonus mini, central america, garifuna, language stories, the americas
Researching Garifuna led me down the first of many internet rabbit holes from this Bonus Mini series. This time, it's all about different languages for different genders.
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BONUS MINI: Cuba + Is Cuban Spanish Hard?
August 17th, 2018 | 7 mins 48 secs
bonus mini, cuba, language learning, language stories
Ooo! Bonus Mini episode?! Yes! Over the next 7 weeks, I'll be sharing 7 Bonus Mini episodes with you. To get us started? We're in Cuba and asking the question: Is Cuban Spanish hard?
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BONUS: Dalriada Gaelic - Back From The Brink
June 8th, 2018 | 25 mins 12 secs
bonus, celtic languages, dalriada, dialect, europe, language stories, scotland, scottish gaelic, united kingdom
Bonus Language Stories?! Yup. Woohoo! This episode, I chat with Àdhamh Ó Broin who is working to bring Dalriada Gaelic, an endangered dialect of Scottish Gaelic, back from the brink.
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Guarani in the Heart of South America
May 25th, 2018 | Season 1 | 25 mins 56 secs
guaraní, language stories, paraguay, south america, the americas, tupi-guaraní languages
Guarani is an indigenous language that defies all odds to exist today as it does alongside Spanish in Paraguay. But what odds? How does it thrive in the modern world? In this episode of Language Stories, we're exploring the story of Guarani in Paraguay.