We say love is love is love is love. And that’s true! But it’s also รัก if you’re Thai. Yêu và quý if you’re Vietnamese. And a lot of hard work no matter where you’re from. In this episode of Radiolingo, the sweet sticky mess that is romance.

<description>&lt;p&gt;We say love is love is love is love. And that’s true! But it’s also รัก if you’re Thai. Yêu và quý if you’re Vietnamese. And a lot of hard work no matter where you’re from. In this episode of Radiolingo, the sweet sticky mess that is romance. &lt;/p&gt;
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We say love is love is love is love. And that’s true! But it’s also รัก if you’re Thai. Yêu và quý if you’re Vietnamese. And a lot of hard work no matter where you’re from. In this episode of Radiolingo, the sweet sticky mess that is romance. 


That’s Amoré

Welcome to Part 2 of our Language Lifecycle series: what causes languages to become endangered, or even die? We’ll discuss the role of colonization on language, and the efforts some communities are taking to revive their dying ways of speaking.Shownotes: <a href="https://cherokeepreservation.org/">https://cherokeepreservation.org/</a><a href="https://www.cherokee.org/about-the-nation/donations/">https://www.cherokee.org/about-the-nation/donations/</a><a href="https://language.cherokee.org/language-programs/">https://language.cherokee.org/language-programs/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Part 2 of our Language Lifecycle series: what causes languages to become endangered, or even die? We’ll discuss the role of colonization on language, and the efforts some communities are taking to revive their dying ways of speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shownotes: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://cherokeepreservation.org/"&gt;https://cherokeepreservation.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cherokee.org/about-the-nation/donations/"&gt;https://www.cherokee.org/about-the-nation/donations/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://language.cherokee.org/language-programs/"&gt;https://language.cherokee.org/language-programs/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Welcome to Part 2 of our Language Lifecycle series: what causes languages to become endangered, or even die? We’ll discuss the role of colonization on language, and the efforts some communities are taking to revive their dying ways of speaking.


A Language Well Lived” (Language Lifecycle Part 2: Death)

Constructed Languages and New Languages In the first of our two part series on the life cycle of languages, we address how language is born. We’ll dive into the creation of constructed languages – languages made for film or TV (or even just for fun) – and natural languages, and how the process behind both reveals why new languages come into existence.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Constructed Languages and New Languages &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first of our two part series on the life cycle of languages, we address how language is born. We’ll dive into the creation of constructed languages – languages made for film or TV (or even just for fun) – and natural languages, and how the process behind both reveals why new languages come into existence.&lt;/p&gt;
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Constructed Languages and New Languages 
In the first of our two part series on the life cycle of languages, we address how language is born. We’ll dive into the creation of constructed languages – languages made for film or TV (or even just for fun) – and natural languages, and how the process behind both reveals why new languages come into existence.


Congrats! It’s a Language.” (Language Lifecycle Part 1: Birth)

What is the oldest swear word in English? Does swearing help manage pain? We bring you 6 fun lessons on swearing and cursing.

<description>&lt;p&gt;What is the oldest swear word in English? Does swearing help manage pain? We bring you 6 fun lessons on swearing and cursing. &lt;/p&gt;
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What is the oldest swear word in English? Does swearing help manage pain? We bring you 6 fun lessons on swearing and cursing. 


Foul @#$%ing Language

Language can reflect and reinforce gender expectations. Are there ways to make language more inclusive?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Language can reflect and reinforce gender expectations. Are there ways to make language more inclusive?&lt;/p&gt;
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Gender and Language
Language can reflect and reinforce gender expectations. Are there ways to make language more inclusive?


Speaking of Gender

Radiolingo investigates all the ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. Hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar, an audio journalist and James Beard Award-winning writer, each episode introduces a new way of looking at the impact of language across our lives, our relationships, our culture and much more. Radiolingo is a Crooked Media and Duolingo production.

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