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¬ i speak 🇬🇧
¬ learning (Main) 🇫🇷 🏴🇨🇳
(Dabble) 🇵🇱 Esperanto
Usually focus on one language at a time. Set out to learn French, the others just kind of happened!
¬ hobbies: Learning new things, languages, falling down the rabbit hole, books/audiobooks, science and nature, walking, crochet
¬ i speak 🇬🇧
¬ learning (Main) 🇫🇷 🏴🇨🇳
(Dabble) 🇵🇱 Esperanto
Usually focus on one language at a time. Set out to learn French, the others just kind of happened!
¬ hobbies: Learning new things, languages, falling down the rabbit hole, books/audiobooks, science and nature, walking, crochet
#audiobook Yay a relaxing afternoon listening to the rain and a book! :)
September 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#audiobook Yay a relaxing afternoon listening to the rain and a book! :)
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For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns to make language easy to learn and use.
Humpback whale songs recorded over 8 years closely adhered to a Zipf’s law. Other studies suggest they follow brevity law and Menzerath’s law.
#LangSky #Linguistics
Humpback whale songs recorded over 8 years closely adhered to a Zipf’s law. Other studies suggest they follow brevity law and Menzerath’s law.
#LangSky #Linguistics
Whale Songs Obey Basic Rules of Human Languages
Humpback whales learn their haunting melodies in much the same way humans learn words
www.scientificamerican.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns to make language easy to learn and use.
Humpback whale songs recorded over 8 years closely adhered to a Zipf’s law. Other studies suggest they follow brevity law and Menzerath’s law.
#LangSky #Linguistics
Humpback whale songs recorded over 8 years closely adhered to a Zipf’s law. Other studies suggest they follow brevity law and Menzerath’s law.
#LangSky #Linguistics
Right, trying again to get a positive experience out of working through a book. I want to pull the threads of my Gàidhlig together and make sure I have actually learned the basics of communication! #Langsky
June 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Right, trying again to get a positive experience out of working through a book. I want to pull the threads of my Gàidhlig together and make sure I have actually learned the basics of communication! #Langsky
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¬ i speak 🇬🇧
¬ learning (Main) 🇫🇷 🏴🇨🇳
(Dabble) 🇵🇱 Esperanto
Usually focus on one language at a time. Set out to learn French, the others just kind of happened!
¬ hobbies: Learning new things, languages, falling down the rabbit hole, books/audiobooks, science and nature, walking, crochet
¬ i speak 🇬🇧
¬ learning (Main) 🇫🇷 🏴🇨🇳
(Dabble) 🇵🇱 Esperanto
Usually focus on one language at a time. Set out to learn French, the others just kind of happened!
¬ hobbies: Learning new things, languages, falling down the rabbit hole, books/audiobooks, science and nature, walking, crochet
June 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
(37)
¬ i speak 🇬🇧
¬ learning (Main) 🇫🇷 🏴🇨🇳
(Dabble) 🇵🇱 Esperanto
Usually focus on one language at a time. Set out to learn French, the others just kind of happened!
¬ hobbies: Learning new things, languages, falling down the rabbit hole, books/audiobooks, science and nature, walking, crochet
¬ i speak 🇬🇧
¬ learning (Main) 🇫🇷 🏴🇨🇳
(Dabble) 🇵🇱 Esperanto
Usually focus on one language at a time. Set out to learn French, the others just kind of happened!
¬ hobbies: Learning new things, languages, falling down the rabbit hole, books/audiobooks, science and nature, walking, crochet
Getting back into languages by giving myself a fortnight to dabble. I'm enjoying it but still drawn to my normal TL's. This makes me happy! :)
Given where I live, it would make so much more sense for me to focus on Polish though (or even Romanian). I'd probably get a chance to use those!
#langsky
Given where I live, it would make so much more sense for me to focus on Polish though (or even Romanian). I'd probably get a chance to use those!
#langsky
March 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Getting back into languages by giving myself a fortnight to dabble. I'm enjoying it but still drawn to my normal TL's. This makes me happy! :)
Given where I live, it would make so much more sense for me to focus on Polish though (or even Romanian). I'd probably get a chance to use those!
#langsky
Given where I live, it would make so much more sense for me to focus on Polish though (or even Romanian). I'd probably get a chance to use those!
#langsky
Why is the word used different in these examples even though both objects are female? Why a ta ending in one and te in the other? #langsky
March 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Why is the word used different in these examples even though both objects are female? Why a ta ending in one and te in the other? #langsky
#Audiobooks I have books from MP3, borrobox, audible, kobo and audiobooks.com. it's a faff navigating between so many different services.
Anyone found a player where I can access multiple libraries?
Anyone found a player where I can access multiple libraries?
February 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#Audiobooks I have books from MP3, borrobox, audible, kobo and audiobooks.com. it's a faff navigating between so many different services.
Anyone found a player where I can access multiple libraries?
Anyone found a player where I can access multiple libraries?
Anyone else on #Langsky not trying to be a polyglot? I really love languages and I'll acknowledge I wanted to speak something other than English (since a lot of English speakers seem not to). Still, it's not like I'm here learning because I want to be a polyglot, I just find language fascinating! :)
January 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Anyone else on #Langsky not trying to be a polyglot? I really love languages and I'll acknowledge I wanted to speak something other than English (since a lot of English speakers seem not to). Still, it's not like I'm here learning because I want to be a polyglot, I just find language fascinating! :)
digitallanguagevault.com has anyone tried this? I haven't. #langsky
Romanian Language
Unlock the Door to Romanian Fluency Embark on your journey to mastering Romanian with this exclusive collection of premium eBooks. Designed for learners at every stage, this bundle offers everything y...
digitallanguagevault.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
digitallanguagevault.com has anyone tried this? I haven't. #langsky
My brother is minimally verbal. He taught me that language is far more than mere words | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://buff.ly/42IWXU7 #langsky
My brother is minimally verbal. He taught me that language is far more than mere words | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The sound artist Ruby Colley, whose brother is non-speaking, has created a touching reminder that people can express themselves in other ways, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
buff.ly
January 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Hanging out with these folks at the British Wildlife Centre
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hanging out with these folks at the British Wildlife Centre
Listening to English audiobooks at increased speeds (so getting really used to quick speech) has had the unexpected effect of helping with my comprehension in my TL's. Speech at normal speed feels slower and more comprehensible than it did before! #langsky :)
January 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Listening to English audiobooks at increased speeds (so getting really used to quick speech) has had the unexpected effect of helping with my comprehension in my TL's. Speech at normal speed feels slower and more comprehensible than it did before! #langsky :)
www.facebook.com/share/v/1EpL... I hope this link works. Yes, I understand this is an oversimplification, but it made me smile anyway! :) #langtwt
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January 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
www.facebook.com/share/v/1EpL... I hope this link works. Yes, I understand this is an oversimplification, but it made me smile anyway! :) #langtwt
1. A language studied but mostly forgotten 🇩🇪 (school)
2. A language you find most melodic 🇸🇪
3. A language you wish you learned as a kid 🇨🇳🇰🇷🇵🇱 Basically one of the 'hard' ones!
4. A language that feels like home (besides native one)🇲🇫
5. A language you'd love to teach someday. Any I could
#LangSky
2. A language you find most melodic 🇸🇪
3. A language you wish you learned as a kid 🇨🇳🇰🇷🇵🇱 Basically one of the 'hard' ones!
4. A language that feels like home (besides native one)🇲🇫
5. A language you'd love to teach someday. Any I could
#LangSky
Here’s another language challenge for you!
1. A language you studied but have mostly forgotten
2. A language you find most melodic
3. A language you wish you learned as a kid
4. A language that feels like home (besides your native one)
5. A language you'd love to teach someone someday
#LangSky
1. A language you studied but have mostly forgotten
2. A language you find most melodic
3. A language you wish you learned as a kid
4. A language that feels like home (besides your native one)
5. A language you'd love to teach someone someday
#LangSky
January 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
1. A language studied but mostly forgotten 🇩🇪 (school)
2. A language you find most melodic 🇸🇪
3. A language you wish you learned as a kid 🇨🇳🇰🇷🇵🇱 Basically one of the 'hard' ones!
4. A language that feels like home (besides native one)🇲🇫
5. A language you'd love to teach someday. Any I could
#LangSky
2. A language you find most melodic 🇸🇪
3. A language you wish you learned as a kid 🇨🇳🇰🇷🇵🇱 Basically one of the 'hard' ones!
4. A language that feels like home (besides native one)🇲🇫
5. A language you'd love to teach someday. Any I could
#LangSky
#langsky I have a friend that has never learned a second language before and wants to learn Romanian (not the easiest). Any suggestions for the clearest grammar overview?
January 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
#langsky I have a friend that has never learned a second language before and wants to learn Romanian (not the easiest). Any suggestions for the clearest grammar overview?
An t-Eilean/The Island , Series 1: Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026zqf via @bbciplayer Scottish Gaelic crime drama :) #langsky #gàidhlig
An t-Eilean/The Island - Series 1: Episode 1
PC Kat Crichton confronts her past when assigned to a murder case on the Isle of Harris. Tha PC Kat Crichton a’ dol an sàs ann an cùis mhuirt sna Hearadh agus a eachdraidh fhèin.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
An t-Eilean/The Island , Series 1: Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026zqf via @bbciplayer Scottish Gaelic crime drama :) #langsky #gàidhlig
Back up and running! :)
January 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Back up and running! :)