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Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social
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German-Swedish translator since 1995. Occasional keynote speaker. Language nerd. Member of SFÖ-SAT (SE), founding & honorary member of DVÜD (DE). 3rd last Curator of Sweden back in 2018. That guy who founded Things Translators Never Say on FB. #xl8

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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Paris airport sign misdirects #Chinese travelers due to #translation #error www.insideflyer.com/posts/paris-... #travelling #xl8 #signage #langsky
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Paris airport sign misdirects Chinese travelers due to translation error
A Paris airport sign incorrectly directed Chinese passport holders to e-gates reserved for Schengen and Swiss travelers. The error stemmed from a translator mistaking Switzerland’s ‘CH’ code for China...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Languages unite!” – European Day of Languages 2026 New educational resources, events and fairs celebrate the power of languages to build bridges www.coe.int/en/web/porta... via @coe.int #edl2026 #language #diversity #langsky
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“Languages unite!” – European Day of Languages 2026
<p>New educational resources, events and fairs celebrate the power of languages to build bridges</p>
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI often leaves out #minority #languages – but some communities are turning it into a lifeline theconversation.com/ai-often-lea... via @theconversation.com #ai #digitalsurvival #langsky
theconversation.com
AI often leaves out minority languages – but some communities are turning it into a lifeline
AI is helping communities own and build vital tools for their minority languages – all without external funding.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Estonian media call for lifting foreign-language dubbing ban — ERR News ua.news/en/world/med... #estonia #media #dubbing #xl8 #langsky
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Estonian media call to lift foreign-language dubbing ban — ERR News
Estonian public and private media have called for lifting restrictions on foreign-language dubbing, saying they harm media access, the economy and security.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Want a Sharper Brain? Try Learning Another Language zoomer.com/health/2026/... #languagelearning #langsky
zoomer.com
Want a Sharper Brain? Try Learning Another Language
Research shows that mastering another tongue could be a surprisingly powerful way to exercise your grey matter.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Europe Calls for Language Educators to Motivate Learners languagemagazine.com/2026/09/28/e... via @langmag.bsky.social #langsky
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Europe Calls for Language Educators to Motivate Learners - Language Magazine
On 26 September, the European Day of Languages was celebrated, encouraging some 700 million citizens across the Council of Europe’s 46 member states to discover and learn languages at any age, whether...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Beyond the myth of India’s #Sanskrit -speaking villages, can the language anchor modern life? scroll.in/article/1095... #India #language #langsky
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Beyond the myth of India’s Sanskrit-speaking villages, can the language anchor modern life?
To truly revitalise a language, it must belong to the messy, everyday realities of its speakers.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Translation #Grants for Swedish #Literature and Drama in Nordic Languages. www.kulturradet.se Deadline 31 Dec 2026. www2.fundsforngos.org/individuals/... #xl8 #langsky
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Translation Grants for Swedish Literature and Drama in Nordic Languages - fundsforNGOs
Deadline: 31-Dec-2026 The Swedish Arts Council has opened applications to support professional publishing houses in the Nordic countries that want to translate Swedish literature and drama into other ...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Words Have Power: How Language May Shape The Biology Of Leadership ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/words-p... via @forbes.com #language #jargon #leadership #langsky
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Words Have Power: How Language May Shape The Biology Of Leadership
The language of leadership can create ripples across a business and within the people who run it. The influence of a few words may reach further than expected.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More #moral #language doesn't always mean more engagement online phys.org/news/2026-09... via phys.org #vocabulary #langsky
phys.org
More moral language doesn't always mean more engagement online
Moral language—words and phrases that express ideas about right and wrong, virtues, fairness, harm and social obligations—is widely used in social media posts and other online content. Posts containin...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Japan overwhelmed by surge in language proficiency test applicants english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/8... #japanese #language #learning #langsky
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Japan overwhelmed by surge in language proficiency test applicants
The Japanese government has asked Japanese-language schools nationwide to consider using alternatives to the commonly used exam known as the JLPT as a surge in applicants seeking work and student visa...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Call for Applications: #IATEFL #Scholarship for English Language Teachers & educational professionals 2027 Applications from teachers in W Balkans for partial scholarship to attend 60th IATEFL International Conference. www2.fundsforngos.org/individuals/... via @britishcouncil.bsky.social #langsky
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Was man so alles findet. Interessante Ressource für Übersetzer: www.haustec.de/fachbegriffe #xl8 #glossar #terminologie #hausbau #bauwesen
Klassische Zeichnung einer Dachkonstruktion einschl. Fachbegriffen
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sehr empfehlenswert für #Übersetzer #Dolmetscher: Die Blogreihe A bis Z beim #DVÜD, dem Deutschen Verband der freien Übersetzer und Dolmetscher e. V. dvud.de/aktuelles/dv... #xl8 #1nt #freelancing #dvud
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Word of the Day: moot This word has appeared in 81 articles on @nytimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/l... #vocabulary #langsky
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Word of the Day: moot
This word has appeared in 81 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Germany: Victory for media pluralism as @deutschewelle.dw.com reversed decision to abolish Greek-language service www.ifj.org/es/sala-de-p... via @ifjglobal.bsky.social #media #Greek #language #langsky
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Germany: Victory for media pluralism as DW reversed decision to abolish Greek-language service / FIP
The management of Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s public service broadcaster, reversed on 18 September its decision to discontinue the Greek-language programme. The service will continue in a reduced f...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is höstrusk (gloomy autumn weather, often rainy & windy or even stormy) #Sweden
Heavy rain falling on a street, autumn leaves on the lawn.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Artificial intelligences are now talking in a mysterious language humans can’t decode www.futura-sciences.com/en/artificia... #ai #digital #langsky
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Artificial intelligences are now talking in a mysterious language humans can't decode - Futura-Sciences
While the behavior highlights new challenges for digital oversight, the AI did not invent an independent language or attempt to hide its actions from humans. The findings come from Emergence, a New Yo...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Sicily ’s Arbëreshë community fears losing its language and traditions — Balkan Insight ua.news/en/world/na-... #Albanian #minority #language #langsky
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Sicily’s Arbëreshë community fears loss of language and traditions
The Arbëreshë community in Sicily’s Piana degli Albanesi is seeking to preserve its language and traditions amid depopulation, limited jobs, and climate change.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
European Day of Languages 2026: Languages unite across Europe www.coe.int/en/web/educa... via @coe.int #edl2026 #langsky
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European Day of Languages 2026: Languages unite across Europe - Education - www.coe.int
Madrid 26 September
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An ode to the value of #languages www.uni-kiel.de/en/internati... #multilingualism #langsky
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An ode to the value of languages
On the occasion of the European Day of Languages on the 26th September, members of the SEA-EU Team at Kiel University reflect on what languages mean to them and give you seven reasons to learn a new l...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Q&A: Dynamic side of #language #development in toddlers phys.org/news/2026-09... #children #langsky
phys.org
Q&A: Dynamic side of language development in toddlers
Overhearable speech (speech that may occur when caregivers are talking to each other in a child's presence) constitutes more than half of children's language exposure, but its role in language develop...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Be mindful of #buzzwords and appropriated language www.studlife.com/forum/2026/0... #jargon #langsky
Cartoon showing a person applying plenty of buzzwords, in speech bubbles, observed and obviously disliked by two other persons in the background.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sweden’s soul and worrying political shift www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... via @theguardian.com #Sweden #politics #svepol
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Sweden’s soul and worrying political shift | Letters
Letters: Alvin Engström and Jean Fridh respond to an article by Martin Gelin in which he argues that the country has entered a new era of cruelty
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
National Book Foundation Announces Longlist for Books in #Translation people.com/national-boo... #xl8 #literature #litsky
people.com
National Book Foundation Announces Longlist for Books in Translation
The National Book Foundation has announced its longlist for the 2026 Translated Literature Award. Nearly 160 books were submitted by publishers and were whittled down to just 10 contenders.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Czech Book Industry Sees Guest of Honor Role as Boost for International Promotion publishingperspectives.com/2026/09/czec... #xl8 #litsky
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Czech Book Industry Sees Guest of Honor Role as Boost for International Promotion - Publishing Perspectives
Next month's Frankfurter Buchmesse will have a focus on Czechia in their turn as guest of honor country. The country is already seeing the benefit of the program through increased interest in their au...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Wales: 'Pigs Village' Welsh name change will go ahead www.bbc.com/news/article... via @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social #Cymraeg #bilingual #langsky
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Flintshire village changes name to Pentre Moch - meaning Pigs Village
The name survived despite restrictions on the Welsh language dating back to the 19th Century.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Yiddish Historians: Writing in Their Own Language for Their Own People jewishjournal.com/culture/arts... #history #langsky
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Yiddish Historians: Writing in Their Own Language for Their Own People
Mark Smith has compiled an important anthology of Jewish history using 49 works by Yiddish historians to recreate or at least open the door to a world of Jewish thought that was once almost mainstream...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Waging war with words: how language normalises #violence genevasolutions.news/opinions/wag... #language #vocabulary #langsky
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❝Waging war with words: how language normalises violence - Geneva Solutions
The “fog of war”, “special operation”, a ministry of “war” replacing the ministry of “defense”: words speak volumes – and their absence too, writes international law professor Andrew Clapham, who asks...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gen Z can’t figure out how to talk to their millennial and Gen X bosses—and it’s becoming a workplace crisis fortune.com/2026/09/02/g... #genz #workplace #jargon #langsky
fortune.com
Gen Z is struggling to ‘speak office’ with older bosses—and slang is only part of the problem | Fortune
Forget “delulu.” Email greetings, punctuation and office jargon are exposing a deeper generational communication divide at work.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
„Polyester“: Was hinter dem viralen Gen-Z-Schimpfwort steckt – und wen es treffen soll www.fr.de/panorama/pol... #genz #jargon #langsky
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Warum Gen Z jetzt „Polyester“ sagt – und damit eine ganze Scheinwelt auf TikTok bloßstellt
„Polyester“ ist Gen Zs neuestes Codewort für alles Fake – von inszenierter Spontaneität bis zum Influencer-Auftritt. Was der Trend über Echtheit und Misstrauen im Netz verrät
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon www.theguardian.com/technology/2... via @theguardian.com #ai #jargon #langsky
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AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon
Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating barriers to monitoring and oversight
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The revolution of language and culture in the digital era (1): the vocabulary that is called the new world wmagazin.com/relatos/the-... #language #evolution #socialmedia #digital #langsky
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The revolution of language and culture in the digital era (1): the vocabulary that is called the new world - WMagazín
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Calls for #Jèrriais on Jersey street signs www.bbc.com/news/article... via @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social #language #Jersey #langsky
bbc.com
Calls for Jèrriais and English on Jersey street signs
A lawyer thinks putting Jèrriais on Jersey street signs could foster island pride.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why #human #language may be intertwined with fire www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-... #history #langsky
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Why human language may be intertwined with fire
Understanding how human language evolved is one of the hardest problems in science to unpick
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is bibliotekarie (librarian). Did you know: There are 1,055 public libraries in Sweden's 290 municipalities. Each municipality in Sweden is legally obliged to offer public libraries. #Sweden
Female librarian sorting books in a bookshelf in a public library.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
[VID] In northern Italy, in the Dolomites, five valleys still speak #Ladin, one of the oldest minority languages in Europe, older than Italian itself. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSLWATyRXtA #endangered #language #rumantsch #langsky
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What language do they speak here?
YouTube video by ENTR en
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
After 150 years, language about honoring tribal treaties is back in #Maine 's constitution www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0... #firstnation #indigenous #langsky
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After 150 years, language about honoring tribal treaties is back in Maine's constitution
State officials unveiled a newly printed version of Maine's constitution that once again includes a section on the state's obligations toward the Wabanaki Nations and citizens. The language had been i...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Mundolingua, Paris's quirky museum of languages, language, and linguistics (a museum for a bit of fun!) www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-v... via @sortiraparis.bsky.social #language #museum #langsky
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Mundolingua, Paris's quirky museum of languages, language, and linguistics (a museum for a bit of fun!)
Lovers of languages and linguistics should head for Mundolingua, the only museum of languages, language and linguistics. Learn all about the world's languages!
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Ireland Launches EUR 75M Public Sector Interpreting Tender slator.com/ireland-publ... via @slator.bsky.social #1nt #tender #langsky
slator.com
Ireland Launches EUR 75M Public Sector Interpreting Tender
Ireland launches a €75M nationwide interpreting framework across phone, video, and in-person channels, while not requiring AI capability.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
<Here we go again..> AI agents apparently develop their own language - barely readable by humans www.heise.de/en/news/AI-a... via @heise.de #ai #conlang #langsky
heise.de
AI agents apparently develop their own language - barely readable by humans
The Emergence research lab observes AI agents developing their own dialect in social experiments, which is barely understandable to humans.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
US #dictionary adds 1,400 words, including neckbeard, trash panda and cuffing season www.bbc.com/news/article... via @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social #langsky
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Merriam-Webster dictionary adds 1,400 words, including trash panda
Trash panda, crashout, Rickroll, vibe coding and Sunday scaries are among the 1,400 new words added to Merriam-Webster's dictionary.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#Elfdalian is a North Germanic language spoken by about 2,500 people in the Älvdalen Municipality (Övdaln) in Northern Dalarna in central Sweden. www.omniglot.com/writing/elfd... via @omniglot.bsky.social #history #älvdalska #language #Sweden #langsky
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Elfdalian language, alphabet and pronunciation
Elfdalian is a North Germanic language spoken in central Sweden by about 2,500 people.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How firelight may have shaped the origins of spoken language theconversation.com/how-fireligh... via @theconversation.com #history #language #etymology #langsky
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How firelight may have shaped the origins of spoken language
New study suggests ancient campfires may have encouraged our ancestors to develop language.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#Funding: 2027- 2028 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (Palestine) www2.fundsforngos.org/individuals/... #language #teaching #career #ngo #langsky
Young smiling people gathered around a notebook on a desk.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Austria committed to #minority #language protection, but challenges remain www.coe.int/en/web/europ... via @coe.int #Austria #langsky
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Austria committed to minority language protection, but challenges remain - European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages - www.coe.int
16/09/2026
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Linguistic Discovery @linguisticdiscovery.com · 14/09/2026
Did you know that the English word “black” is related to the word for white in other Indo-European languages? How’s that make sense? Check out all the details in this Facebook post from @StarkeyComics.bsky.social www.facebook.com/starkeycomic...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Syrian Kurds aim to preserve #Kurdish #schooling as Damascus reasserts authority www.reuters.com/business/med... #language #Syria #minority #langsky
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Syrian Kurds aim to preserve Kurdish schooling as Damascus reasserts authority
Syrian Kurds are seeking to preserve schooling in their mother tongue as Damascus reasserts authority over Kurdish regions that governed ​themselves during years of war, welcoming a decree that allows...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Listen up, translators! My #terminology find today: F1 Glossary There are lots of unique words and phrases in the language of Formula 1. www.formula1.com/en/latest/ar... #xl8 #formula1 #f1
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F1 Glossary (A-E)
Whether they’re rooted in Formula 1's legendary history or references to the automotive technology of the future – F1 uses plenty of unique words and phrases. This simple dictionary will help you bett...
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