Filipinos, for the Nth time...

Bisaya is not a dialect.

Cebuano is a language
Bisaya is a language
Tagalog is a language
Ilokano is a language
Hiligaynon is a language (Ilonggo refers to the people)

But, Batangenyo is a dialect of Tagalog. Boholano and Bisaya are dialects of Cebuano.

When someone from Davao (Bisaya) speaks to someone from Cebu (Cebuano), they will still understand each other. Why? Because they speak the same LANGUAGE.

Really interesting channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTdF0TrmvY8 #English #society #culture #history this is about how some #dialects were born, how standard #languages are chosen and how are sometimes abused

The man, Steve, at 1:10 in sounds like people where I grew up in Northern New York. It's the North Country accent. Made me homesick. "..busier than a one-legged guy in a butt kicking contest" #Language #Dialects

Snow in Palermo WSYR News 9
https://www.localsyr.com/video/palermo-closing-in-on-100-of-snow-since-last-monday/10467792

Since learning the South Jutlandic dialect of Danish from my wife, I've always been aware that – compared to standard Danish – many final syllables are omitted, so they rely much more on tone and length to distinguish words.

I've recently found a verb that is conjugated entirely through tones and lengths. ‘at vende’ – ‘to turn’:

vende – /vɛ̌nː/
vender – /vɛ̂n/ or /vɛn̰/
vendte – /věːn/
vendt – /vêːn/ or /vḛːn/

The thesis "A Geographic Analysis of Lexical Variation in North American English Using Reddit Corpora" shows a spatial distribution of the different accents of the USA #dialects

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2926379351/28F430BBA704E66PQ/1?sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses

Scientists Document Cultural Change In The Dialects Of Wild Parrots Over 22 Years

"Like humans, parrots have distinct vocal dialects and, like humans, they learn those dialects from their family and friends, so those dialects change when they relocate to a new area."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#parrots #dialects #culture #communication #wildlife #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/scientists-document-cultural-change-in-the-dialects-of-wild-parrots-over-22-years-fce117279ffe

Scientists Document Cultural Change In The Dialects Of Wild Parrots Over 22 Years

"Like humans, parrots have distinct vocal dialects and, like humans, they learn those dialects from their family and friends, so those dialects change when they relocate to a new area."

by @GrrlScientist via #medium

#parrots #dialects #culture #communication #wildlife #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/scientists-document-cultural-change-in-the-dialects-of-wild-parrots-over-22-years-fce117279ffe

Scientists Document Cultural Change In The Dialects Of Wild Parrots Over 22 Years

"Like humans, parrots have distinct vocal dialects and, like humans, they learn those dialects from their family and friends, so those dialects change when they relocate to a new area."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#parrots #dialects #culture #communication #wildlife #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/scientists-document-cultural-change-in-the-dialects-of-wild-parrots-over-22-years-fce117279ffe

A #manga scanlation of a story about a woman with strong Kyoto dialect who is constantly misunderstood by standard Japanese speakers. Looks interesting.

I start to read. The translation shows what she is saying. The translation shows the people interacting with her misunderstanding. But the translation does not explain *why* they misunderstand and translates her speech to the exact same English as the standard Japanese speakers.

Pass.