Aman Y. Agarwal
I just wrapped up a >60 day streak of learning Mandarin everyday, using the LingQ method (i.e. reading and listening to authentic content, in my case a TV series.) Here’s the most important data point: reading speed. It went from <10 words per minute to ~40, which is a 4x...
All Things Linguistic
lingthusiasm:ALTALTALTALTALTWhy does “ie” turn “dog” into itty bitty “doggie”? In this Lingthusiasm zine, Leah Velleman gets enthusiastic about diminutives. Yes, this one is extra tiny, it’s a diminutive zine about diminutives! A zinelet? Or zineling?Print and fold your own copies8½ x 11 paperA4...
Aman Y. Agarwal
It’s time to celebrate my first 30 consecutive days of learning Mandarin. In the first 30 days, I have been able to do just one full pass of one episode of [机智 的 上半场], an interesting Chinese TV show I found. I will continue to read and listen to the episodes. Over time, the number of days...