Welcome back! I am back for the summer, and I guess for season 2? Back and better than ever, I return on the promise for talking about conlangs and how I feel about them in relation to my language journey and what I've learned about endangered languages.

Thanks so much for listening and remember to follow the pod on instagram @lingmenapod for bloopers and videos from the pod :)

In this one, I deliver on my promise to get into the nitty gritty of what's going on with German with a friend of the show, Emily Xu (she/her). Together, we talk about some grammar specifics that make German unique, the experience of someone learning German, and fun facts that give the language a well-rounded experience to learn. Among this, we discuss some high-maintenance word order rules and beekeeping! It's a fun one, I swear. Thanks for listening, and follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @lingmenapod for updates and bts stuff :) Have a great one! <3 That's What They Say, a podcast by NPR: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381443663/that-s-what-they-say

In this one, I talk a bit about motivation types and how we can struggle with parts of the language learning process when we reach certain points of fluency. Additionally, I bring up some interesting ways that hobbies and fandom can make us invested in learning languages, as well as the proper ways we should go about appreciating a language and its culture. 

I'd love to know if you have any other examples for languages that you've come to know from your hobbies, or maybe languages that you're dying to know just for the sake of one of your interests. Make sure to follow the pod on Twitter and Instagram @lingmenapod and thanks so much for listening <3

In this one, I talk about what it means for us to talk to ourselves, how this aids in our self-regulation, and how Lebron James makes sure that Lebron James is doing the best for Lebron James. 

Article referenced in this episode: "Self-talk as a regulatory mechanism: how you do it matters" (Kross et al, 2014), from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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In this one, I share some about what I've learned about Neopronouns, how they compare to pronouns that people are probably familiar with, and what it means when someone asks us to use pronouns for them that we don't understand. Don't be scared! I've got you, we're all learning together. 

In this one, I talk about how English serves as such a widely spoken language and a bit about how it works. A shorter one for his weekend, thanks for listening <3

In this one I talk with our guest (@j1ngcheng on Instagram) about the Chinese language group as well as our perspectives as a language learner (Me) and a native speaker. We get into the presence of Chinese speakers in the United States and the meaning of a native language. Special thanks to our guest and thanks to you for listening!

In this one, I go on and on about gender, the terms that we use to refer to the Latin American community within the United States and beyond. Happy Latin Heritage Month! Remember that these things can be confusing, and all we can do is learn from one another. Thanks for listening, and don’t forget my present

In this one, I invite my friend Carlos Guererro to talk with me about dialect differences in Spanish and some funny (and potentially dangerous) word usage differences. First guest! Please be nice, he tried his best.

In this one, I talk about the formation of the Korean alphabet, Hangul (한글), and how I started out learning Korean. Thanks for listening <3 Links: King Sejong Institute - https://www.iksi.or.kr/lms/main/main.do

In this one, I explain a bit of how Spanish works and the phenomenon of “No Sabo” kids. Happy inaugural episode! This one was a bit more emotional but I felt it was a good idea to start more personal. Yes I do get a bit off track and no I will not be improving my speaking patterns. Thanks for listening <3

In the introductory episode of Lingua Menagerie, I go over what I plan for this podcast as well as a bit about me and my background with linguistics. Looking forward to sharing all I can with y’all!