#Dialects

EngLangBlog

EngLangBlog

It's that time of year again when students are starting to work on NEA language investigations. We've covered some areas on @LexisPodcast that I think would be good for investigations,

Dr Emily Wilson

EmilyRCWilson

A question that is always present, for any translator: What is stylistic "equivalence"? Is "equivalence" even the right term? Translation Studies over the past few decades has taught us a

sophon chirality

bedtimelit

let’s talk about aave aave/bev as “african” “american” vernacular “english”, as black english vernacular. specific dialects or habits of speaking the genocidal language of english, as constructed by, produced by

Rawlings Onyi

Whisper2raw

I am from Anioma and i am not an Igbo man. Singer Simi, Waje and Omawunmi are not Yoruba too. Dont force me into your clan because i speak your

Kaspars Ozolins

lettlander

THREAD: Latvian grammatical articles, Bible translation, and the divine name (a bit of an eclectic posting)Here is a map of national European languages classed according to usage of grammatical articles.

софија

Ieptirica

slavic micro-ethnicities u might didn't know about: gorani/goranci are a slavic muslim ethnic group inhabiting the gora region the triangle between serbia, albania, and macedonia. / they number 60,000 people,

Alex Washburne

Alex_Washburne

Every brilliant person I’ve known had their own linguistic dialect with common words, references & statements connecting their unique knowledge structures & enabling their creative thoughts. My goal is always

Daniel (דניאל) Bögre Udell🎗

bogreudell

This thread presents a brief, if incomplete, history of the Jewish people. In the 20th century, our language diversity fell into sharp decline, as ancient Jewish communities across Europe, Africa,

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

The tenth century Jewish scholar Saadya Gaon is a central figure who established the literary standard of Judeo-Arabic writing with his monumental translation of the Hebrew Bible into Arabic. A

Mzala Tom

tlsibanda

1.THE NDAU PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWEA long thread....The Ndau people are one of the most unique ethnic groups in Zimbabwe with a complex history that is often misconstrued or subdued in

chrismcburnie

chrismcburnie

Since joining the @GlobalEdTechHub, I have been exploring if and how radio can keep children learning during the current pandemic. Here's a thread on what I've learned so far. Radio

Lyman Stone 石來民 🦬🦬🦬

lymanstoneky

Whenever somebody says that in China the US faces an ancient society with a far longer time horizon and memory than we have, just remind them:The PRC is as old

Joe Bradford

joebradford

Because I am inevitably asked every time I speak publicly or translate for others, I figure I'd talk a little about how I learned the Arabic language in this threadhttps://twitter.com/joebradford/status/1111948220459028481

Asia Jackson

aasian

filipino americans who call themselves pacific islander instead of southeast asian want to seem more exotic than being grouped together with other asians so they are choosing to appropriate another

The Historian

Historian_Zed

t1/ THE BEMBA PEOPLEThe Bemba came to Zambia during the great Bantu migrations of the 16th & 17th centuries. 1910- Bemba tribesmen after harvesting mahogany hardwood . t2/ The

بنت ثاقب

bintesaqib_

What did Ala Hazrat Imaam Ahmed Raza Khan رحمة الله عليه master in his lifetime 1. Principles of HadithThe science of hadith deals with both the narrating (riwaya) and