Post by @lingthusiasm@wandering.shop

2026-09-18 03:33 UTC

Narratives about smaller languages often focus on the death side, but there&#39;s less on why this happens and how communities are fighting back In this episode we get enthusiastic with Sophia Smith Galer about her new book, How to Kill a Language https://soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm/120-how-not-to-kill-a-language

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@lingthusiasm@wandering.shop 2026-09-18 03:34

You can find more links to lots of things mentioned in this episode on the shownotes page: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/828057294680080384/lingthusiasm-episode-120-how-not-to-kill-a

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@lingthusiasm@wandering.shop 2026-09-18 03:36

This month's bonus episode is a Behind the Zines with our technical editor Leah Velleman about the process behind making the first four Lingthusiasm zines!! Help us keep the show running and get access to over 110 bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm/posts/bonus-115-behind-168364779

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@lingthusiasm@wandering.shop 2026-09-18 03:37

Missed the previous episode? Check out our episode about the many ways that languages are irregular in their patterns here: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/825515003806367744/lingthusiasm-episode-119-irregularity-is-all-over

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@lingthusiasm@wandering.shop 2026-09-18 03:38

You can read the transcript for 'How (not) to kill a language - Interview with Sophia Smith Galer' here: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/828057782684205056/transcript-episode-120-how-not-to-kill-a

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