Minority languages are under threat everywhere, but Tibet represents a particularly difficult challenge. The Tibetan language family is under pressure from (no surprise) Mandarin, even as community support for Tibetan remains high. But where does that leave the many other minority languages of the area, like Manegacha? Language policy, community pressure, and individual language choice are coming together in a turbulent mix. Is there any place for hope in this setting? Dr Gerald Roche tells us about this unique situation, drawing from his new book The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet.
Daniel chats with Dr Sasha Wilmoth about a very surprising sentence, and how our brains process language in some surprising ways.
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Cold open: 0:00
Intros: 0:55
News: 5:30
Chat with Sasha Wilmoth: 21:30
Related or Not: 39:40
Interview with Gerald Roche: 54:40
Words of the Week: 2:02:56
The Reads: 2:29:16
Outtakes: 2:32:56
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— Aleksandra Ćwiek (@acwiek.bsky.social) November 20, 2024 at 10:52 PM
The alveolar trill is perceived as jagged/rough by speakers of different languages
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https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501777783/the-politics-of-language-oppression-in-tibet/
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#WordOfTheWeek
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