Language Stories is finally here! Woohoo! And what better place to start for episode one than New York City.
New York City is undoubtedly one of the most multicultural in the world. So what's it like to live there as someone interested in languages? In this episode we meet with 5 local New Yorkers to hear about their experiences living and learning languages in such a diverse city and to learn about the projects that have developed from living in this inspiring place.
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Special Guests: Benny Lewis - Fluent in 3 Months, Daniel Bogre Udell & Freddie Andrade - Wikitongues, and Ross Perlin - Endangered Language Alliance.
Links:
- A short article from the New York Times about the work of the Endangered Language Alliance.
- A longer piece from the New York Times about languages in New York.
- An article from the BBC in 2012 about langauges in New York.
- Language Map of Queens produced by the Endangered Language Alliance.
- Facts about the NYC population from the official local government website.
- An article from The Daily Telegraph about the Number 7 Line.
- Census stats for New York City and languages.