Giannis Antetokounmpo: Pronouncing the MVP

Given the international background of many of the players, one of the most constant reminders of the leagues linguistic diversity is the variety of exotic names that have become household names. But among the Frank Ntilikinas, Zydrunas Ilgauskases and Nemanja Bjelicas, one name stands apart. One name strikes fear in the heart of announcers. The Alphabet Man himself: Giannis Antetokoumpo.

By |2022-06-06T20:35:32+00:00January 15th, 2021|Language|Comments Off on Giannis Antetokounmpo: Pronouncing the MVP

5 Weird Things About Haitian Creole

Creole is often characterized by its simplicity. And its certainly true, from the lack of verb conjugations to the lack of grammatical gender (kinda), in many ways it is less complex than languages English-speakers are familiar with. But there are some ways that Creole has gotten more complex, more complicated, and weirder.

By |2022-06-06T20:35:32+00:00January 1st, 2021|Language|Comments Off on 5 Weird Things About Haitian Creole

The Measure of a Man – Classifiers & Haitian Creole

As the competing forces of clarity and brevity, introduction and reduction, transparency and redundancy continue to act on spoken language the changes that result are unpredictable and yet somewhat familiar. And by learning more about other languages and other cultures, sometimes we get a better view of ourselves.

By |2022-06-06T20:35:33+00:00January 27th, 2019|Language|Comments Off on The Measure of a Man – Classifiers & Haitian Creole

Our Florida Neighborhood – Haitian Communities on the Rise

It’s no secret that Florida is home to many immigrants. They have come from a variety of backgrounds and many different countries. Interestingly, however many fail to realize that the second largest community of immigrants in Florida come from the island nation of Haiti.

By |2022-06-06T20:35:33+00:00October 11th, 2018|Language|Comments Off on Our Florida Neighborhood – Haitian Communities on the Rise

Access Interpreting – Language and Linguistics Blog

Welcome to the first official post to the Languageland blog. I’m sure you’re curious as to the nature of this blog. As Access Interpreting is an agency specializing in language services, it is our hope that this blog will provide the important service of dispelling myths about and fostering interest in language and linguistics.

By |2022-06-06T20:35:33+00:00October 9th, 2018|Language|Comments Off on Access Interpreting – Language and Linguistics Blog
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