Second Panel: Ms. Kahtehrón:ni Iris Stacey explained that all but 3 of Canada's indigenous languages are endangered. Her own language, Mohawk, has suffered from harmful political and cultural practices, including Canada's residential schools. McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

First Panel (cont.): UNESCO's declaration of 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages (@IYIL2019) aims to help make sure that #IndigenousLanguges continue to be spoken and heard throughout the world. McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Second Panel (cont.): Dr. Yael Peled talks about how, in civil society, we must not penalize those who speak non-dominant languages – for example, linguistic minorities must have access to services related to mental health. McGill Institute for the Study of Canada #LinguisticDignity

Q&A: Ms. Kahtehrón:ni Iris Stacey says that the most successful cases of indigenous language revitalization begin at the grassroots level, followed up only later with external support. McGill Institute for the Study of Canada #IndigenousLanguages

Q&A (cont.): Dr. Yael Peled wonders why, for a medical doctor, ordering an interpreter isn't as straightforward as ordering a blood test! McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Closing Remarks from McGill Institute for the Study of Canada: Many thanks go around to the panelists for such an enlightening discussion, and to the translators for making it possible! And much thanks from us here at The Ling Space for allowing us the space to cover this symposium! ^_^

If you're curious about how conditional sentences work, then our new video coming Wednesday should clarify things for you! Looking forward to sharing it. ^_^

Our new video, about how conditionals work, will be out tomorrow! If you want to know about "if", then this is the one for you. Looking forward to sharing it! ^_^

Here's our collaboration with Origin of Everything & 12tone on the history of God Save the Queen and My Country Tis of Thee, what makes music sound anthemic, and what happens when you translate a song. Give it a look and check out their channels, too! ^_^ youtu.be/I6mcczGC0fo

Following a question from one of our viewers, here's a discussion about the #syntax of Swedish relative clauses, subjacency, and how to deal with cross-linguistic data that doesn't immediately seem to match our hypotheses. thelingspace.tumblr.com/post/183435068…

Here's an interesting and well-written piece about something I hadn't thought of before. Hopefully we'll see more multilingualism here soon!

LRT: Fascinating work by @[email protected] and colleagues on synesthesia & vowels! Want to learn more about their work? Here's our video on the arbitrariness of the sign (i.e. the idea there's no inherent link between a word's sounds and its meaning): youtu.be/CcSCq8XDTaY

Great and accessible video from The Ling Space on the use of #eyetracking in language research! Nice example at 6:04 showing how certain information can help or misdirect us. We are currently using eyetracking to find out how children process adjectives. youtu.be/uXx73W0uyCg?t=…