A thought I've been having for a while:
If the Italian-speaking Fediverse keeps getting quieter, maybe it would make sense to start posting only in English or Spanish in the future?
I think other linguistic minorities can understand me on this:
it would be a shame, but I imagine these are considerations that often happen on the web 🤔
Digital #language #inclusion is crucial for #equitable #participation in #socialmedia, especially for marginalised communities.
🤝 #Federated social services support vulnerable #languages, preserving #culturalidentity and fostering #belonging.
🏡 #Regional and #country-focused servers create #culturallyrelevant environments, promoting #civicdiscourse and #economicmobility.
👉 https://jaz.co.uk/2025/07/01/digital-equity/?Fedizen.EU#Fedizen#Fediverse#ActivityPub#News
Genuine question:
How does one go about learning to speak Cantonese?
I can find Mandarin resources all over the place but Cantonese resources seem to be libraries of dictionaries. My knowledge of the language (0%) means these aren't accessible to me yet.
#cantonese#LanguageLearning #languages#UK
Your personality changes when you speak another language, but that’s not always a bad thing / The Conversation
Un bell'aticolo sul Principio di Relatività Linguistica, formulato da Whorf negli anni '30.
Languages don’t just allow us to communicate – they also shape our perception of what surrounds us, and ourselves.
#Whorf#Sapir
#languages #linguistics #sociolinguistics #pragmatics#languageLearning
How to learn a language like a baby / The Conversation
Prima di tutto ascoltare e abituarsi alla musica della lingua. Scrivere verrà più in là.
[A new study] ... confirms that the relevant native-language acquisition mechanism remains intact in the adult brain.
https://theconversation.com/how-to-learn-a-language-like-a-baby-250551
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