Bit-Sized Linguistics

Today, we will be looking at the Ukrainian language.

Today, we'll be looking at the history of the word OK.

If your interested, continue exploring at:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-hilarious-history-of-ok-okay

https://www.history.com/news/the-birth-of-ok-175-years-ago

Today, we'll be exploring what it really means when you say you are Googling or Photoshopping something.

If interested, read this: https://www.nbcnews.com/technolog/no-googling-says-google-unless-you-really-mean-it-1c9078566

Today, we'll be exploring the incredible linguistic diversity of Papua New Guinea!

Audio Sources: Mozart, https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2019/02/13/daily-download-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart--piano-concerto-no-21-andante

Information Sources: https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2017/07/20/papua-new-guineas-incredible-linguistic-diversity

Today, we'll be exploring the world of social media and its effect on language!

Audio Sources: Mozart, https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2019/02/13/daily-download-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart--piano-concerto-no-21-andante

Information Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoggoLingo

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-word-ok-was-invented-175-years-ago-180953258/

Today, we'll be exploring at the etymology of Pokemon names.

Audio Sources: Mozart, https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2019/02/13/daily-download-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart--piano-concerto-no-21-andante 

Informational Sources:

https://creativetranslation.com/blog-pokemon-names-in-translation/

https://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=19527707&page=1

Hi, and welcome to our first-ever episode of Bitesize Linguistics. Today, we'll be exploring how Kazakhstan is changing its script.

Audio Sources:

Informational Sources:

https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakh-president-orders-shift-from-cyrillic/28425590.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakh_alphabets

https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/kazakhstan-still-on-the-long-road-to-a-latin-alphabet/