The mail keeps coming, and we keep answering.

  • Is English really a dialect of Chinese?
  • Why do people say “uncomfortableness”, when we already have “discomfort”?
  • Are “ankh” and “anchor” related?
  • How does learning traditional languages help communities?
  • Is there a better Noongar word for “white fella” if you’re not a fellow?
  • Is “mire” one syllable or two?
  • Why do people say they’re “finna” do something?
  • Where does the word “Carlton” come from?
  • And listeners report back on “yeah no” in other languages.

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Ben and Daniel swap tales of songs with impressive vocals. Daniel tells the team about his TEDx Perth talk. And Ben suggests “skip” as an alternative to “pakeha” or “whitefella”.

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Show notes

This group of scholars has concluded that English is actually a Chinese dialect | shanghaiist
https://shanghai.ist/2019/09/05/this-group-of-scholars-have-concluded-that-english-is-actually-a-chinese-dialect/

English is actually Chinese, scholars claim | Taiwan News
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3769893

(PDF) Arndt-Lappe: Analogy in Suffix Rivalry ‐ the Case of English ‐ity and ‐ness
https://www.uni-trier.de/fileadmin/fb2/ANG/Linguistik/Arndt-Lappe/Arndt-Lappe14_finaldraft.pdf

Etymonline: anchor (n.)
https://www.etymonline.com/word/anchor

The Ankh – Ancient History Encyclopedia
https://www.ancient.eu/Ankh/

Egyptian Beliefs about the Bull’s Spine: An Anatomical Origin for Ankh
https://www.jstor.org/stable/30027646?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

(PDF) Michael Walsh: Indigenous Languages are good for your health: Health and wellbeing implications of regaining or retaining Australian Languages
https://www.cdu.edu.au/sites/default/files/the-northern-institute/ils_are_good_for_your_health.pdf

(PDF) Darcy Hallett et al.: Aboriginal language knowledge and youth suicide
http://web.uvic.ca/~lalonde/manuscripts/2007CogDevt.pdf

(PDF) House of Representatives Committees: Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_representatives_Committees?url=/atsia/languages2/report.htm

(PDF) Ghil’ad Zuckerman & Michael Walsh: “Our Ancestors Are Happy!” Revivalistics in the Service of Indigenous Wellbeing
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ghilad.zuckermann?dsn=directory.file;field=data;id=34174;m=view

Restoring Indigenous languages | SBS News
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/restoring-indigenous-languages

wadjela – Wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wadjela

Noongar Word List | Kaartdijin Noongar
https://www.noongarculture.org.au/glossary/noongar-word-list/

Fixin’ to | Yale Grammatical Diversity Project: English in North America
https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/fixin-to

Research Blog – Jack Grieve’s Homepage
https://sites.google.com/site/jackgrieveaston/treesandtweets

What Does “Finna” Mean? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About The Slang Term, Because Fish Have Nothing To Do With It
https://www.bustle.com/articles/98028-what-does-finna-mean-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-slang-term-because-fish

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