Jacky's Anthropology Resources
World's languages traced back to single African mother tongue: scientists
New Zealand researchers have traced every human language — from English to Mandarin — back to an ancestral language spoken in Africa 50,000 to 70,000 years ago.
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People of colour have to 'code-switch' to fit in with white norms
It's all about the subtle changes of behaviour that help you blend in.
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Julia's guide Willie Komani describes the Xhosa 'click' language - South Africa Walks - BBC Four
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How to pronounce Zulu clicks with Sakhile Dube
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This Guy is SO IMPRESSIVE | Clicking Language
Warning: Some ethnocentric comments by narrator.
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Four Things That Happen When a Language Dies
This World Mother Language Day, read about why many say we should be fighting to preserve linguistic diversity
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Language Matters! Why I’m Reclaiming the Correct Pronunciation of Sikh - Ritu Bhasin
I’ve shared before about my struggle to get people to correctly pronounce my “difficult” name, but lately there’s been another bee in my bonnet related to words and language — how so many people mispronounce the name of my faith Sikhism.
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Linguistique: quand l’agriculture influence la parole
Des changements dans l'alimentation auraient entraîné l'apparition de certains sons dans le langage.
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