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Cara, Drew, and Ed are back to do a deep dive into the the Native American language of Cree. They explore the rich linguistic heritage, cultural significance, and fascinating nuances of Cree, shedding light on a vital part of Indigenous culture.
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The Papers Discussed
Proto-Algonquian Stop Clusters in Cree-Montagnais by David H. Pentland
On the Animate-Inanimate Distinction in Cree by Brian D. Joseph
Interactive Word Completion for Plains Cree by William Lane, Atticus Harrigan, and Antti Arppe
Plains Cree pêyâhtikowêwin: The Ethic of Talking Softly by Jeffrey Muehlbauer

On this episode of Linguistics Everyday, Ed, Cara, and Drew discuss the Manchu language, the Jurchen people, and a little bit about the History of China. Contact us at @LinguisticsEver or email us at LinguisticsEveryday@gmail.com 
 
Some papers:
Language death and language revivalism The case of Manchu by Daniel Kane
The Manchu Academy of Beijing by Laura E. Hess
Manchu-Chinese Bilingual Compositions and Their Verse-Technique by Giovanni Stary
Some Observations on a Rubbing of a 17th—Century Inscription in Uighur-Mongolian Script with Elements of Manchu Script and Orthography by Hsiao Su-yin
The Legitimization of the Qing Dynasty by Piero Corradini

My friend Drew Vendrell comes to share some of his research on human migration in the past and how it affected spoken language patterns, with a huge breadth and scope from sea to shining yangtze.

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Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36788165.amp
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34832781.amp
https://eurogenes.blogspot.com/2018/12/europes-ancient-proto-cities-may-have.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JTY9K1Q_Sbg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XqweWFRCleY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LRBwWZs3W0Q

Cara and Ed are back to discuss the tumultuous history of the Ukrainian Language!
Some sources:
The Ukrainian Language under Totalitarianism and Total War Language Attitudes in Independent Ukraine: Differentiation and Evolution The Ukrainian Language in Education and Mass Media

This week we are joined by Kristen, from Wikitongues, and Jon, from Wikimedia Norway, to discuss the upcoming Arctic Knot Conference, taking place from June 24th to 25th, 2021. They discuss the ongoing preservation efforts they are taking with the Sámi languages at the conference.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Knot_Conference_2021
Thank you to Kristen and Jon for filling us in on all the details of the conference and what both organizations are up to!
The History of Ideas with Astrid Carlsen
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sp9KQXu3RQeSpVZyWAyRg?si=KHAx_071Q72Ux1RZKomh_A
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Cara and Ed come back from a brief hiatus and tackle Scandinavian Languages! Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Oh My! This episode is Bokmål of Nynorsk stories! A super fun episode, lots of laughs and a bit of language knowledge!
https://termcoord.eu/2014/05/scandinavian-languages-mutually-understandable/
https://wordminds.com/blog/difference-nordic-languages/
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-scandinavian-languages-three-for-the-price-of-one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onduQjgAj8Y
https://ww.youtube.com/watch?v=oOjv1nMXCmw
The two Norwegian official written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk. Linguistic and ideological implications of national bilingualism and biliteracy By Tove Bull
Icelanders’ Opinions on the Role of the State in Teaching Icelandic to Foreigners by Pamela Innes
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