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Usually, people tend to think that linguists speak several languages and all that. I like to say I speak only three languages. Oh, so the rumors are true.
Usually, people tend to think that linguists speak several languages and all that. I like to say I speak only three languages. Oh, so the rumors are true.
Usually, people tend to think that linguists speak several languages and all that. I like to say I speak only three languages. Oh, so the rumors are true.
He knew I was from Manaus and Amazonas in the Amazon region of Brazil and that I was interested in Documentary Languages and he told me about A few languages that linguists still need to document and study.
He knew I was from Manaus and Amazonas in the Amazon region of Brazil and that I was interested in Documentary Languages and he told me about A few languages that linguists still need to document and study.
He knew I was from Manaus and Amazonas in the Amazon region of Brazil and that I was interested in Documentary Languages and he told me about A few languages that linguists still need to document and study.
It's a two-hour flight from Manaus to San Gabriel da Cachoeira. And from San Gabriel, I rent a motorboat. I need to buy about 800 liters of gasoline to go up the river.
It's a two-hour flight from Manaus to San Gabriel da Cachoeira. And from San Gabriel, I rent a motorboat. I need to buy about 800 liters of gasoline to go up the river.
It's a two-hour flight from Manaus to San Gabriel da Cachoeira. And from San Gabriel, I rent a motorboat. I need to buy about 800 liters of gasoline to go up the river.
They are often surprised if you say, oh, I only speak two. Or if you say you only speak one language, it's almost like, wow, how do you survive in society?
They are often surprised if you say, oh, I only speak two. Or if you say you only speak one language, it's almost like, wow, how do you survive in society?
They are often surprised if you say, oh, I only speak two. Or if you say you only speak one language, it's almost like, wow, how do you survive in society?
It's not really a conscious choice. Like, it's not that the speakers say, oh, I'm not going to speak this language. They want to speak this language, but they also need to survive, right? And it goes back to, I would say, external colonial pressures.
It's not really a conscious choice. Like, it's not that the speakers say, oh, I'm not going to speak this language. They want to speak this language, but they also need to survive, right? And it goes back to, I would say, external colonial pressures.
It's not really a conscious choice. Like, it's not that the speakers say, oh, I'm not going to speak this language. They want to speak this language, but they also need to survive, right? And it goes back to, I would say, external colonial pressures.
So when I visit San Jose de Vina, for example, they had a building for a school, but there was no schooling happening in the community because there was no teachers, there was no resources. That was just like this empty building.
So when I visit San Jose de Vina, for example, they had a building for a school, but there was no schooling happening in the community because there was no teachers, there was no resources. That was just like this empty building.
So when I visit San Jose de Vina, for example, they had a building for a school, but there was no schooling happening in the community because there was no teachers, there was no resources. That was just like this empty building.
You know the game Mastermind?
You know the game Mastermind?