LanguageCrawler
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Interesting stuff I find about languages, language learning, linguistics, and translation
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Due to budget cuts, our translator is now a blender.
January 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Due to budget cuts, our translator is now a blender.
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds. "Astronaut" is a "star sailor". A thesaurus is quite literally a "treasure trove" of words. Why isn't English considered a Romance language if more than half of our vocabulary is Latin-derived?" amzn.to/49qgjjE
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds [Zafarris, Jess] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
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January 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds. "Astronaut" is a "star sailor". A thesaurus is quite literally a "treasure trove" of words. Why isn't English considered a Romance language if more than half of our vocabulary is Latin-derived?" amzn.to/49qgjjE
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxB...
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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January 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxB...
Her Story: tinyurl.com/mdabpnn8
Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Haas
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwab...
Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Haas
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwab...
December 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Her Story: tinyurl.com/mdabpnn8
Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Haas
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwab...
Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Haas
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwab...
AI crashes out when you ask it to show you something that doesn't exist:
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
AI crashes out when you ask it to show you something that doesn't exist:
New: Inventing Languages amzn.to/48LmwVY
Inventing Languages
Amazon.com: Inventing Languages: 9781108799416: González, Carolina: Books
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December 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
New: Inventing Languages amzn.to/48LmwVY
Free book: A Foundation Course in Reading German wisc.pb.unizin.org/readinggerman/
A Foundation Course in Reading German – Simple Book Publishing
This textbook guides a learner who has no previous German experience to gain the ability to accurately understand formal written German prose, aided only by a comprehensive dictionary.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Free book: A Foundation Course in Reading German wisc.pb.unizin.org/readinggerman/
Fun gift idea for the language lover on your list: "The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles" amzn.to/49iCtnG
The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books)
Buy The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books) on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
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December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Fun gift idea for the language lover on your list: "The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles" amzn.to/49iCtnG
Why Q Needs You takes readers on a journey through the English alphabet, not just to share fun facts, but to reveal the alphabet's hidden mechanisms and inspire a newfound sense of wonder in this ancient tool. amzn.to/49icHzZ
Why Q Needs U
Why Q Needs U [Danny Bate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why Q Needs U
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December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Why Q Needs You takes readers on a journey through the English alphabet, not just to share fun facts, but to reveal the alphabet's hidden mechanisms and inspire a newfound sense of wonder in this ancient tool. amzn.to/49icHzZ
Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years!
Link to Book: amzn.to/3K84qoQ
Article about the dictionary: wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Over 5,000 new words including cold brew, farm-to-table, parklet, heat dome, rizz, gaslighting, telework, doggo
Link to Book: amzn.to/3K84qoQ
Article about the dictionary: wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Over 5,000 new words including cold brew, farm-to-table, parklet, heat dome, rizz, gaslighting, telework, doggo
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years!
Link to Book: amzn.to/3K84qoQ
Article about the dictionary: wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Over 5,000 new words including cold brew, farm-to-table, parklet, heat dome, rizz, gaslighting, telework, doggo
Link to Book: amzn.to/3K84qoQ
Article about the dictionary: wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Over 5,000 new words including cold brew, farm-to-table, parklet, heat dome, rizz, gaslighting, telework, doggo
The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World amzn.to/3K8TW8m A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World amzn.to/3K8TW8m A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)
Frankenstein translated into Huasteca Nahuatl by author of Nahuatl textbook #nahuatl
Link to Book: amzn.to/3X70kQI
Link to author's textbook: amzn.to/4oazG4v
Link to Book: amzn.to/3X70kQI
Link to author's textbook: amzn.to/4oazG4v
Ixtlamatiquetl Frankenstein (Spanish Edition)
Amazon.com: Ixtlamatiquetl Frankenstein (Spanish Edition): 9781533527219: Garcia, John, De la Cruz, Victoriano: Books
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November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Frankenstein translated into Huasteca Nahuatl by author of Nahuatl textbook #nahuatl
Link to Book: amzn.to/3X70kQI
Link to author's textbook: amzn.to/4oazG4v
Link to Book: amzn.to/3X70kQI
Link to author's textbook: amzn.to/4oazG4v
Are AI Subtitles Good Enough? Why Most Viewers Say ‘No’ payhip.com/FreelanceTra...
Are AI Subtitles Good Enough? Why Most Viewers Say ‘No’
This article is for content creators, businesses, and professionals who care about the quality and impact of their videos—and want to understand why human-translated subtitles are still far superior t...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Are AI Subtitles Good Enough? Why Most Viewers Say ‘No’ payhip.com/FreelanceTra...
How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words. "With half of our 7,000 languages due to disappear this century, linguicide is one of the most pressing cultural emergencies of our age." amzn.to/4pjKPRe
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words. "With half of our 7,000 languages due to disappear this century, linguicide is one of the most pressing cultural emergencies of our age." amzn.to/4pjKPRe
The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World amzn.to/3K8TW8m
A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)
A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World amzn.to/3K8TW8m
A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)
A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)
New: E Pluribus English: The Many Languages We Speak When We Speak English amzn.to/3LIgmOr
E Pluribus English: The Many Languages We Speak When We Speak English
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November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New: E Pluribus English: The Many Languages We Speak When We Speak English amzn.to/3LIgmOr
The book Little Brother (amzn.to/42Uj6LW) (full of contemporary slang – see sample) has been translated into both Standard Esperanto (amzn.to/41AWuyI) and a gender-neutral version (amzn.to/42AYA3d) (ex. frato changed to sibo (sibling)). #Esperanto
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The book Little Brother (amzn.to/42Uj6LW) (full of contemporary slang – see sample) has been translated into both Standard Esperanto (amzn.to/41AWuyI) and a gender-neutral version (amzn.to/42AYA3d) (ex. frato changed to sibo (sibling)). #Esperanto
Now with over 5000 human-created books and resources! LanguageCrawler's Language Learning Bookstore: Curated books and podcasts to learn over 250 languages: www.amazon.com/shop/languag...
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Now with over 5000 human-created books and resources! LanguageCrawler's Language Learning Bookstore: Curated books and podcasts to learn over 250 languages: www.amazon.com/shop/languag...
The Race to Save the World's Vanishing Languages
theatlantic.com/sponsored/go...
Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late?
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Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late?
The Race to Save the World's Vanishing Languages
Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late...
theatlantic.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Race to Save the World's Vanishing Languages
theatlantic.com/sponsored/go...
Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late?
theatlantic.com/sponsored/go...
Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late?
Digital linguists work to save the Arapaho language
New database built with over 100,000 Arapaho sentences. www.popsci.com/science/ling...
New database built with over 100,000 Arapaho sentences. www.popsci.com/science/ling...
Digital linguists work to save the Arapaho language
New database built with over 100,000 Arapaho sentences.
www.popsci.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Digital linguists work to save the Arapaho language
New database built with over 100,000 Arapaho sentences. www.popsci.com/science/ling...
New database built with over 100,000 Arapaho sentences. www.popsci.com/science/ling...
Linguist's Tapes Transform Indigenous Language Study
www.miragenews.com/linguists-ta...
"Her mother had amassed a vast collection of notes and recordings beginning in 1959 that chronicled three of the seven distinct Pomoan languages."
www.miragenews.com/linguists-ta...
"Her mother had amassed a vast collection of notes and recordings beginning in 1959 that chronicled three of the seven distinct Pomoan languages."
Linguist's Tapes Transform Indigenous Language Study
Throughout her long career as a linguist, Sally McLendon eagerly anticipated her annual trips to California's Lake County and her conversations with
miragenews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Linguist's Tapes Transform Indigenous Language Study
www.miragenews.com/linguists-ta...
"Her mother had amassed a vast collection of notes and recordings beginning in 1959 that chronicled three of the seven distinct Pomoan languages."
www.miragenews.com/linguists-ta...
"Her mother had amassed a vast collection of notes and recordings beginning in 1959 that chronicled three of the seven distinct Pomoan languages."
ChatGPT broken? Proof that AI is not really intelligent: www.youtube.com/shorts/dbPT0...
I broke ChatGPT
YouTube video by Aaron Goldenberg
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
ChatGPT broken? Proof that AI is not really intelligent: www.youtube.com/shorts/dbPT0...
Finding our talk (26 half hour episodes) about indigenous languages, experiences and revitalization efforts youtu.be/hobQaDFmqJM?...
FOT 1 Episode 1: Mohawk- Language among the Skywalkers
YouTube video by Mushkeg Productions Inc
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Finding our talk (26 half hour episodes) about indigenous languages, experiences and revitalization efforts youtu.be/hobQaDFmqJM?...
In 1860, there was a group of young people who marched and held demonstrations in the streets against injustice to elect Lincoln. This group was known as the wide awakes #wideawakes
Article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Aw...
There's a book about them too: amzn.to/4mCnOYK
Article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Aw...
There's a book about them too: amzn.to/4mCnOYK
Wide Awakes - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In 1860, there was a group of young people who marched and held demonstrations in the streets against injustice to elect Lincoln. This group was known as the wide awakes #wideawakes
Article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Aw...
There's a book about them too: amzn.to/4mCnOYK
Article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Aw...
There's a book about them too: amzn.to/4mCnOYK