

New Semantics
Jun 8, 20195 min read
A Tajik Tasting Menu | by Vanessa Hu
Language: Tajik Persian NON. A large, round bread essential to all Tajik meals. SHIRBIRINJ. A breakfast porridge composed of boiled milk...
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New Semantics
May 18, 20193 min read
From Over Yonder | by Carson Collins
* Languages: Hindi, Southern dialecticism/slang in English * Carson is a high school senior at Wake Christian Academy in Raleigh, NC. He...
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New Semantics
Apr 27, 20195 min read
Perks of Learning a Dead Language | by David Kim
* Language: Latin * David is a high school senior at Central Bucks High School East in at Furlong, PA. He is a 2018 Seoul Korea Summer...
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New Semantics
Apr 20, 20194 min read
Remnants of Immersion | by Erin Ramsey
*Languages: Russian *Erin is a senior at duPont Manual High School in Louisville, KY. She is a NSLI-Y Alumna and participated in the...
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New Semantics
Apr 6, 20193 min read
From the Ashes | by Julie Emory
*Languages: Japanese Julie is from Norfolk, VA and currently attends Coastal Carolina University as an undergraduate senior. She is a...
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New Semantics
Mar 23, 20194 min read
Uzbek and Tajik: Siblings from Different Language Families | by Rayyan Merchant
*Languages: Tajik (Tajikistan), Uzbek (Uzbekistan) * Rayyan is from Pembroke Pines, FL and is a high school senior at the American...
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New Semantics
Mar 9, 20194 min read
What a Weeb | by Shreya Mapadath
*Languages: Japanese, Korean *Spoken in Japan, N/S Korea * This piece is part of the NSLI-Y Alumni Insights virtual event. A middle...
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New Semantics
Feb 23, 20196 min read
A Mexican-Moroccan Tapestry: Diachrony, Fideo, & Arabic in Itza Yucatec | Penélope Hurtado-Stewart
*Languages: Yucatec Maya, Spanish, Arabic *Yucatec Maya: Spoken from the Yucatec Peninsula in Mexico to Belize. Spanish, spoken in Spain,...
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New Semantics
Feb 2, 20194 min read
November Silence | by Dana Slayton
* Languages: Arabic * Spoken in the Middle East and North Africa, from Mauritania to Iraq * Dana is from Richmond, VA. She attends...
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New Semantics
Jan 27, 20195 min read
The Silk Road: Language | by Haya Bitar
Languages: Arabic, Mandarin Spoken in Middle East & North Africa, China & Chinese territories Haya is a Syrian-American living in WA. She...
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