Feb 2023
20: New Languages for New Worlds: ConLangs and the Case of Esperanto
In this episode we introduce artificial languages: a group of languages spoken, among other places, on Avatar's Pandora, or Tolkien's Middle-Earth. But the first stop of our trip is actually in Eastern Europe, where Esperanto was created in 1887. In the second part of the episode ... Show More
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What makes some languages harder to learn than others? In this episode, we attempt to entangle the objective factors - as to why a language is complex - from the subjective ones. We also dedicate a section to talking about our experiences with those languages which we traditionally think are the most difficult to master.
Show Notes
Foreign Service Institute ... Show More
<h2><strong>In This Episode:</strong></h2>
<p>Olly speaks with Lamont, the host of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_iSRqqZ7DTVlBNd9lv8jA">Days of French & Swedish</a> YouTube channel. </p>
<p>Here's what you'll learn:</p>
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<li>Are you doomed to failu ... Show More
