Published inSun Language TheoriesDabbling diary: An awkward attempt at acquiring ArmenianI know, I know. Back in December, I promised that I would soon write a blog post about my efforts to study Armenian. But well… I got busy.May 29, 2022May 29, 2022
Published inSun Language TheoriesDabbling diary: Iranian interests (Kurdish, Persian, etc.)As I’ve tried to stick to a regular schedule for my blog posts over the years, one problem has come up again and again: my language…Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
Published inSun Language TheoriesDabbling diary: Aramaic — the first “world language”?About a decade after Marco Polo set out on his journey along the Silk Road to China in the late 13th century, a monk from Beijing (then…Jan 9, 2022Jan 9, 2022
Published inSun Language TheoriesPrioritization problems: or, how to study fewer languages (I don’t know how)Editor’s note: First of all, I am my own editor lol. 😝 But also, after reviewing what I’ve written in this post… I’m not sure it’s…Dec 19, 2021Dec 19, 2021
Published inSun Language TheoriesNew blog name! New city! New language adventures!Welp, it looks like my 2021 New Year’s Resolution to restart this blog barely lasted two months before falling by the wayside 😅 but hey…Dec 4, 20211Dec 4, 20211
Published inSun Language TheoriesDabbling diary #3: Greek, Middle Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Georgian…Alright, I started 2021 with the intention of updating this blog more regularly, and I did manage to write three posts in January, but…Apr 1, 2021Apr 1, 2021
Published inSun Language TheoriesPulgasari & propaganda: studying Korean with North Korean contentIf you have any familiarity with the various questionable activities the North Korean government has been involved in over the decades…Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
Published inSun Language TheoriesThe eternal question: how many languages do I speak? Some thoughtsA few months ago, after the end of last years online Polyglot Conference, I was invited to apply for membership in a group called the…Feb 1, 20211Feb 1, 20211
Published inSun Language TheoriesDabbling diary #2: Albanian — a “half-Romance” language?Ever since I taught myself Serbo-Croatian back in 2012, I’ve figured I’d eventually like to learn Albanian at some point too —in part to…Jan 17, 20211Jan 17, 20211
Published inSun Language TheoriesDabbling diary #1: Learning Neapolitan from 30+ hours of TVOn top of the hundreds of hours of Netflix in a dozen languages I watched last year, I also recently watched four full seasons of one show…Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
