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Tag: Language

All longform pieces tagged with #language on The Slow Scroll

Why Place-Names Matter
Pioneer Works05 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
NOEMA28 Jan 2025 • ~4350 words

Climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss are endangering languages across the globe.

Sleuths, salvagers and revivalists
Inside Story26 Jan 2025 • ~2900 words

Jim Davidson discusses three books that explore the evolution of language.