Tag: Language
All longform pieces tagged with #language on The Slow Scroll
Why Place-Names Matter
Pioneer Works • 05 Feb 2025 • ~4750 words
Names are not just labels; they carry stories, power, and cultural memory. In this excerpt from his book, “Names of New York,” Joshua Jelly-Schapiro invites us to reconsider how the names we encounter daily affect our perceptions and connections to the places we inhabit.
☆The Languages Lost to Climate Change
NOEMA • 28 Jan 2025 • ~4350 words
Climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss are endangering languages across the globe.
Sleuths, salvagers and revivalists
Inside Story • 26 Jan 2025 • ~2900 words
Jim Davidson discusses three books that explore the evolution of language.