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Knowledge Zone<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ITByte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITByte</span></a>: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Compiler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Compiler</span></a> Design</p><p>A brief overview of compiler design and some recent trends.</p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Programming-Languages-and-Compiler-Design-62ee31920e3fdbb7c6099a62" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Prog</span><span class="invisible">ramming-Languages-and-Compiler-Design-62ee31920e3fdbb7c6099a62</span></a></p>
Becky 🇬🇧<p>Hey Mastodon friends, please help me find an alternative to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Duolingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Duolingo</span></a>!</p><p>Fed up of the bugs that never get fixed, the passive-aggressive notifications &amp; emails and the fact they're sacking staff &amp; moving to AI-generated lessons.</p><p>The alternative needs to offer Spanish and German and have a fun learning style suitable for kids and adults. Big bonus points for European Spanish rather than South American as my son is doing GCSE Spanish. </p><p>Also needs to be available on iOS.</p><p>Happy to pay a sub for the right app/service!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/IndieApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieApps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>**Linguists Find Proof of Sweeping Language Pattern Once Deemed a ‘Hoax’**</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/linguists-find-proof-of-sweeping-language-pattern-once-deemed-a-hoax/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/linguists-find-proof-of-sweeping-language-pattern-once-deemed-a-hoax/</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Hoax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hoax</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/linguistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linguistics</span></a></span></p>
Colossal<p>After more than half a century, a one-of-a-kind Chinese typewriter emerges from obscurity.</p><p><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/mingkwai-typewriter-found/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/min</span><span class="invisible">gkwai-typewriter-found/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/mingkwai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mingkwai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/typewriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typewriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/machines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>machines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
JiKo<p>Filipinos, for the Nth time...</p><p>Bisaya is not a dialect.</p><p>Cebuano is a language<br>Bisaya is a language<br>Tagalog is a language<br>Ilokano is a language<br>Hiligaynon is a language (Ilonggo refers to the people)</p><p>But, Batangenyo is a dialect of Tagalog. Boholano and Bisaya are dialects of Cebuano.</p><p>When someone from Davao (Bisaya) speaks to someone from Cebu (Cebuano), they will still understand each other. Why? Because they speak the same LANGUAGE.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Pinas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pinas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Dialects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dialects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TootSEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TootSEA</span></a></p>
Ivi Choc<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ShortBreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortBreak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shorts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RomanVice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanVice</span></a></p><p>*ROFL*<br>Vietnamese "cranky rubberbands" 😂 ❤️ (that I would like to learn)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ArH6vTx-Bog" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/ArH6vTx-Bog</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Support the Resistance<p>All those people understand Latin. We have Americans who can barely speak and understand English.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pope</span></a></p>
The Language Garage<p>Mbwa hunguruma anapokasirika. Dogs growl when they’re angry. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Swahili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swahili</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KiSwahili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiSwahili</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnSwahili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearnSwahili</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a>. Learn more: <a href="https://thelanguagegarage.com/animals-in-swahili/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thelanguagegarage.com/animals-</span><span class="invisible">in-swahili/</span></a></p>
The Language Garage<p>狗生气时会大叫。 Gǒu shēngqì shí huì dàjiào. Dogs growl when they’re angry. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mandarin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mandarin</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnChinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearnChinese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>中文</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Learn</span></a> more: <a href="https://thelanguagegarage.com/animals-in-chinese/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thelanguagegarage.com/animals-</span><span class="invisible">in-chinese/</span></a></p>
BujakiewiczFranco<p>After all a language is just a way to say something, with the difference that the english is like a JSON, and is the answer to the tipical "Which language should learn?" in the naturals languages.</p><p>Imagine if your teacher says you "In assembly, please" to go to the toilet 💀 <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>java</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spanish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/english" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>english</span></a></p>
Francesco P Lovergine :debian:<p>My little provocation of the day.</p><p>Are you dead or alive? </p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lovergine.com/about-languages-and-tools-the-walking-dead-and-other-legends.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lovergine.com/about-languages-</span><span class="invisible">and-tools-the-walking-dead-and-other-legends.html</span></a></p>
Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐<p>Un intérprete media entre Horemheb, general de Tutankamón a quien pertenece la tumba donde se encuentra esta placa, y unos embajadores extranjeros. 🏛️Museo Nacional de Antigüedades de los Países Bajos <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiguoegipto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiguoegipto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ancientegypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientegypt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idiomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a></p>
AKGWDS<p>📢 📄 Call for Papers: translation pls - denn mit dem global gewordenen (Video)Spielerschaft, rückt das Thema Sprachen nicht nur in Videospiele, sondern auch im Game Studies als Wissenschaft selbst vor. Das <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hcommons.social/@openlibhums" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openlibhums</span></a></span> widmet im kommenden special collection</p><p>Language Diversity in Game Studies</p><p>genau dieses Thema und sucht bis Ende Juni euren Abstracts. Nähere Infos findet ihr unter: <a href="https://www.openlibhums.org/news/813/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">openlibhums.org/news/813/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/gamestudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamestudies</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/sprache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprache</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/sprachwissenschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprachwissenschaft</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a></p>
Win :debian: :dateapp:<p>Book to learn how to write Tai Tham / Lanna alphabet!</p><p><a href="https://fedi.winscloud.net/tags/languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.winscloud.net/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.winscloud.net/tags/lanna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lanna</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.winscloud.net/tags/siam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siam</span></a></p>
Programming Quotes<p>All programming languages are shit. But the good ones fertilize your mind.</p><p> — Reg Braithwaite</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a></p>
Adrianna Tan<p>My neighbor is one of the last 10 people on earth I speak my native language (Teochew) to. </p><p>Even very basic conversation: have you eaten? Helps me feel a lot more grounded in a foreign land. </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a></p>
Metin Seven 🎨<p>As a non-native English speaker, this old advertisement made me realize for the first time that "marketing" simply meant going to the local market. 😃</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://worldkey.io/@LibrarianRA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LibrarianRA</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://graphics.social/tags/english" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>english</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/advertisement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertisement</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/fruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fruit</span></a></p>
Valannō Lyore<p>Week 18</p><p>Root *lj1áṛ2t 'free, liberate'</p><p>lyartāin [ 'ʎaɾ.ta:ɪ̯n ] - to liberate, to free (transitive verb, active mode, takes dative case)</p><p>aorist: elyārsā<br>perfect: lelyartō</p><p>lyartas [ 'ʎaɾ.tas ] - liberation (noun, PART sg lyartā)</p><p>lyarta [ 'ʎaɾ.tas ] - liberated, freed (adjective)</p><p>cf:<br>sōla [ 'so:.la ] - free, unbound (adjective)<br>sōlavad [ 'so:.la.ʋad ] - liberty, freedom (noun, PART sg sōlavadha)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conlangs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conlangs</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/conlang" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>conlang</span></a></span> </p><p>(Today is Dutch Liberation Day)</p>
celtgreeklatinceltgreeklatin flashcards Ancient Greek<br> Content is available under Content is available under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en</a><br> <br> 📷 pxhere<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ancientgreek?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancientgreek</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greek?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greek</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/linguistics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ancientgreece?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancientgreece</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiquity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiquity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/studying?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#studying</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flashcards?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flashcards</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/learning?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#learning</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/languages?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#languages</a>
Unseen Japan<p>The best time to ditch Duolingo was yesterday. The second-best time is today, especially since the company is tripling down on AI slop. We laid out a game plan for how to offload the owl and become fluent in Japanese below: </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/learn-japanese-without-duolingo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/learn-japanes</span><span class="invisible">e-without-duolingo/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanese</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a></p>