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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Le Français Par La Méthode Nature (amzn.to/3Ujn3ej ) is a classic French language learning book based on the “natural method” of acquisition. The text introduces new vocabulary and structures gradually, always in meaningful contexts, so that learners absorb the language as it is naturally used.

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

By Definition: The Surprising History of the English Dictionary amzn.to/4yhz16a

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Huge depository of Indigenous Language Learning Books www.amazon.com/shop/languag...

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Lost in the Gears: What Machine Translation Still Can't See. This is a working manifesto for translators, interpreters, localizers, and subtitlers who need a clear way to defend their value — and their fees. linguafx.com/in-the-margi...

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hazards of relying on machine translation. This option at an Italian self-service car wash should be translated as "WAX" (cera) and not "THERE WAS" (c'era). No human would make this mistake.

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

AI? subtitling error on Netflix. The speaker said "I just got launched into a place that really only ‘very ambitious people’ belong" and the AI interpreted that as “Barry Humphries” (RIP). How many human jobs have been lost and why does no one care about accuracy anymore?

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Collection of older books about languages and language learning

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Just published: Kik’aslemal ri Kaqchikela’: An Advanced Kaqchikel Maya Language Textbook amzn.to/4eMCByP Book One: La ütz awäch?: Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language: amzn.to/4vk7dN8 #mayalanguage

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

"Pouvez" is a conjugated French verb that means "you can / you are able to" #translationfail

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The most common speech sounds from 1672 languages

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Multilingual sign from the Grand Canyon, USA. What went wrong with the French and German? Was it AI or an incompetent sign maker? Source: www.reddit.com/r/French/com...

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Women, Fire and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind "The groundbreaking work that Language journal said no linguist could afford to neglect" amzn.to/4uJoted

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Atlas of Endangered Languages (in German): amzn.to/4vDJibZ

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Over 100 free podcasts to learn languages www.amazon.com/shop/languag...

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Maori language books: tinyurl.com/maoribooks #maori

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

You may know them from their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/atfrenchieso...), Alex Durand and Tom Carles (AT Frenchies) have now published a book: Pardon Our French: The Parisian Way to a Happier Life: amzn.to/4tbepKs

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Read archived issues of The Linguist magazine here: www.ciol.org.uk/the-linguist...

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

New Book: Two Koreas: Understanding the Language of North and South Korea: amzn.to/42xl9re #northkorean #learnnorthkorean #northkoreanlanguage

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Learn Korean With BTS (4 books with wireless audio pen that reads the words and dialogs & keyboard stickers with Korean alphabet). Bundle available here: amzn.to/4tI13W1 Videos about the kit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UifH... #learnkorean #koreanlanguage

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

When Your Language Textbook Has Never Met a Native Speaker: 5 Easy Ways to Detect AI-Made Language Books www.languagecrawler.com

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Polyglot or scammer? It's getting harder to tell. This author published a 300-page language course (with plans to publish more). Do you find their claims credible?

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

When AI misunderstands the assignment. (Without context, it mistranslated the Spanish/French verbs subir/monter as "upload" instead of "do not climb up" - on the statue platform)

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Speaking Spanish In The U.S.A.: amzn.to/4ksK4Eq El Español de los Estados Unidos: amzn.to/4trYE2U An American Language: The History of Spanish in the United States: amzn.to/4tGJZ4e Varieties of Spanish in the United States: amzn.to/4s0Czar

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Check out Langston Hill’s new Japanese language learning books - The Japanese Language Manual Volumes 1 and 2: Instagram post with the author: instagram.com/reel/DKMeFpo... Book 1: amzn.to/3Mcv6We (click READ SAMPLE to see sample pages) Book 2: amzn.to/4q4F1v6

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Diccionario de Colombianismos (amzn.to/3NCvWMy) - Beautiful 540-page book of Colombian Spanish slang #colombianslang #spanishslang

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Due to budget cuts, our translator is now a blender.

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Her Story: tinyurl.com/mdabpnn8 Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Haas Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwab...

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

AI crashes out when you ask it to show you something that doesn't exist:

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years! Link to Book: amzn.to/3K84qoQ Article about the dictionary: wbur.org/news/2025/11... Over 5,000 new words including cold brew, farm-to-table, parklet, heat dome, rizz, gaslighting, telework, doggo

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World amzn.to/3K8TW8m A beautifully illustrated overview of the history of languages around the world, filled with maps, sidebars, and unusual facts that will satisfy curious kids (and language-loving adults)

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words. "With half of our 7,000 languages due to disappear this century, linguicide is one of the most pressing cultural emergencies of our age." amzn.to/4pjKPRe

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The book Little Brother (amzn.to/42Uj6LW) (full of contemporary slang – see sample) has been translated into both Standard Esperanto (amzn.to/41AWuyI) and a gender-neutral version (amzn.to/42AYA3d) (ex. frato changed to sibo (sibling)). #Esperanto

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Now with over 5000 human-created books and resources! LanguageCrawler's Language Learning Bookstore: Curated books and podcasts to learn over 250 languages: www.amazon.com/shop/languag...

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

GIGANTIC 1170-page, 8.5" x 11" book jammed packed with Spanish to English vocabulary, including over 100 pages of slang, a grammar section and much more. Link to book: amzn.to/3IBzFqY #spanishvocabulary #learnspanish

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

How translators can be "AI Resilient". A French to English translator for 15 years, he wrote this book about how to "Thrive, Charge More, and Stay Irreplaceable in the Age of AI": amzn.to/4nd6SZL Click Read Sample under the cover image for a long free preview #translation

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LanguageCrawler @languagecrawler.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Immigrant Tongues: Exploring How Languages Moved, Evolved, and Defined Us: amzn.to/44rxvCH "Patrick Foote’s Immigrant Tongues is the ultimate language history book, blending stories of migration, culture, and evolution to uncover how languages have shaped our world.

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