{"id":352,"date":"2018-11-12T14:16:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T14:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=352"},"modified":"2019-04-14T16:44:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T16:44:31","slug":"episode-8-polyglottery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Episode 8 &#8211; Polyglottery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Episode 8 &amp;#8211; Polyglottery\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-12T14:16:38+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT29M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"This epsiode is about polyglottery and was partly recorded at the 2018 Polyglot Conference in Ljubljana in Slovenia.\n\nI talk about what is a polyglot, how many languages you have to speak to call yourself a polyglot, and discuss what polyglots get up...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"27.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5619\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-352-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=352-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode08.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>This epsiode is about <strong>polyglottery<\/strong> and was partly recorded at the 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/polyglotconference.com\/\">Polyglot Conference<\/a> in Ljubljana in Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p>I talk about what is a polyglot, how many languages you have to speak to call yourself a polyglot, and discuss what polyglots get up to, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/polyglotconference.com\/\">Polyglot Conference<\/a> and other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/events\/index.htm\">polyglot events<\/a>, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyglotbratislava.com\/\">Polyglot Gathering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.langfest.org\/\">LangFest<\/a>. There are also some sound bites from participants in the conference in a variety of languages.<\/p>\n<p>Definitions of <strong>polyglot<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;A polyglot is a person who speaks or understands many languages; a person with a command of many languages&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/polyglot\">Collins English Dictionary<\/a>].<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;person who knows and is able to use several languages&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/polyglot\">English Oxford Living Dictionaries<\/a>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Definitions of <strong>polyglottery<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The knowledge or use of several languages, polyglot character&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/polyglottery\">English Oxford Living Dictionaries<\/a>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other takes on polyglottery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FPEjFcoVPvg\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-JbdXEXSrg\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mr5Fa5OC2hM\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1wbJTFMTsEM\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Websites of some of the people who took part in the episode<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/foreignlanguageexpertise.com\/\">Foreign Language Expertise<\/a> with Alexander Arguelles<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/howtogetfluent.com\/\">How to get fluent<\/a>, with Dr Popkins<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com\/\">Lindsay Does Languages<\/a>. Lindsay is also co-host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluent.show\/\">Fluent Show<\/a> podcast<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidguide.com\/\">The Intrepid Guide<\/a> &#8211; Language Guides &amp; Travel Tips from Around the World<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linguamaterna.com\/\">LinguaMaterna<\/a> &#8211; Learn a New Language Without The complications<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbJgkRhA-d61PTVOE62Al9g\">Wouter Corduwener&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you took part in this podcast and have a website, blog, YouTube channel, etc that you&#8217;d like to see included here, let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Videos from Polylgot events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aiGUO7fxE3E\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PolyglotConf\/videos\">More videos from the Polyglot Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uDwI3lH81PA\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_8BR59zKgBzeWPxFtmHSwA\/videos\">More videos from the Polyglot Gathering<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>My photos and videos from polyglot events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/albums\/72157667540198770\" title=\"Polyglottery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4466\/37954944732_fcf6fbfec0_z.jpg\" alt=\"Polyglottery\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Tunes featured in this episode<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/341761054&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/204200300&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Episode 8 &amp;#8211; Polyglottery\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-12T14:16:38+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT29M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"This epsiode is about polyglottery and was partly recorded at the 2018 Polyglot Conference in Ljubljana in Slovenia.\n\nI talk about what is a polyglot, how many languages you have to speak to call yourself a polyglot, and discuss what polyglots get up...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"27.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5620\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-352-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=352-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode08.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>This epsiode is about polyglottery and was partly recorded at the 2018 Polyglot Conference in Ljubljana in Slovenia. 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