We have all been in a foreign country before, phone in-hand, attempting to use google translate to communicate with a waiter or taxi driver. This got the two of us thinking: why don’t all humans speak the same language? Why are distinct languages still a thing?
Join us as we dive into the cultural, social, and geopolitical factors that contribute to why humans aren’t well-equipped for a universal language. This episode’s guest is Dr. Christine Schreyer, an associate professor of anthropology at UBC Okanagan. Her work in several Hollywood films contributed to the development of several languages from Man of Steel (2013), the Eltarian language from Power Rangers (2017), and the Beama language from Alpha (2018).
In this week’s episode, we will be examining Esperanto, identity associated with language, and the future of language learning!
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Check out Dr. Christine Schreyer’s research here: christineschreyer.ca
