app01 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:04:57 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Fluent Show - Episodes Tagged with “Dialects” https://www.fluent.show/tags/dialects Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0100 Learn a Language...Or Maybe Three! The Fluent Show is on a mission to help you get excited about language learning. We learn languages every day in our lives, and have learnt over 15 different languages between us. We share stories, news, tips, and ideas that will make you fluent...eventually. Subscribe to the show today to get your regular dose of Fluent love. It is worth clarifying that we actively want to support anti-racism and will highlight and advocate for the equality of all. Language learning means committing to tolerance of other world views, and this open mind is a core value for me. This topic deserves well considered words so here are the best Kerstin managed to put together. en-gb episodic A Podcast About Loving, Living and Learning Languages Kerstin Cable Learn a Language...Or Maybe Three! The Fluent Show is on a mission to help you get excited about language learning. We learn languages every day in our lives, and have learnt over 15 different languages between us. We share stories, news, tips, and ideas that will make you fluent...eventually. Subscribe to the show today to get your regular dose of Fluent love. It is worth clarifying that we actively want to support anti-racism and will highlight and advocate for the equality of all. Language learning means committing to tolerance of other world views, and this open mind is a core value for me. This topic deserves well considered words so here are the best Kerstin managed to put together. no languages, language learning, education, polyglot, multilingual, language class, fluent, duolingo, fluency Kerstin Cable kerstin@fluentlanguage.co.uk Q&A: Should You Learn the Dialect of a Language? https://www.fluent.show/92 1d688382-daa2-47b0-9dc4-275e6cb705df Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0100 Kerstin Cable full Kerstin Cable It can be confusing to learn a language when you worry that the different dialects people speak are impossible to understand. What to do? 26:43 no <blockquote> <p>How do you feel about learning two dialects of a language at the same time? </p> </blockquote> <p>The <a href="http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199202720.001.0001/acref-9780199202720" rel="nofollow noopener">Dictionary of Linguistics</a> defines dialect as a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.</p> <p>So in other words, you’re ALWAYS learning a language and often you might be learning one that is a dialect of another. Romanian and Italian are dialects of Latin, if we zoom out far enough.</p> <p>So for you as the language learner, the dialect question is relevant. But do not sweat it because there’s no single answer. Each language you will learn might handle its dialect question slightly differently. So there’s only one way to do this, and that’s to ASK.</p> <p>It’s the classic “what’s a dialect, what’s a language” debate, and whether it really matters.</p> <p>In this episode I discuss the topic in practical terms without going too far into the deep question. Every language has non-standard variants, so let’s just think about what matters most when learning a language.</p> <p><em>Thank you to my co-host <a href="http://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Lindsay Williams</a> for this episode introduction.</em> </p>

How do you feel about learning two dialects of a language at the same time?

The Dictionary of Linguistics defines dialect as a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.

So in other words, you’re ALWAYS learning a language and often you might be learning one that is a dialect of another. Romanian and Italian are dialects of Latin, if we zoom out far enough.

So for you as the language learner, the dialect question is relevant. But do not sweat it because there’s no single answer. Each language you will learn might handle its dialect question slightly differently. So there’s only one way to do this, and that’s to ASK.

It’s the classic “what’s a dialect, what’s a language” debate, and whether it really matters.

In this episode I discuss the topic in practical terms without going too far into the deep question. Every language has non-standard variants, so let’s just think about what matters most when learning a language.

Thank you to my co-host Lindsay Williams for this episode introduction.

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How do you feel about learning two dialects of a language at the same time?

The Dictionary of Linguistics defines dialect as a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.

So in other words, you’re ALWAYS learning a language and often you might be learning one that is a dialect of another. Romanian and Italian are dialects of Latin, if we zoom out far enough.

So for you as the language learner, the dialect question is relevant. But do not sweat it because there’s no single answer. Each language you will learn might handle its dialect question slightly differently. So there’s only one way to do this, and that’s to ASK.

It’s the classic “what’s a dialect, what’s a language” debate, and whether it really matters.

In this episode I discuss the topic in practical terms without going too far into the deep question. Every language has non-standard variants, so let’s just think about what matters most when learning a language.

Thank you to my co-host Lindsay Williams for this episode introduction.

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