Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, I talk about people who speak multiple languages, and why I hate the term "polyglot" and refuse to identify myself as one (hint: it's not that I don't speak a few languages). I talk about the de facto polyglot arms race on YouTube, and I explain why I prefer calling myself a "linguaphile."
I mention (in a positive light) Luca Lampariello, whose channel is here: youtube.com/c/LucaLampariello
I also mention Nathaniel Drew, whose channel is here: youtube.com/c/nathanieldrewofficial
The "physics" footage is from a 3Blue1Brown video on the Fourrier Transform (foundational to acoustic phonetics), and the whole video is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=spUNpyF58BY
The Mandarin textbook mentioned is the New Practical Reader, which I used in college. It's available for purchase here (hopefully with CDs or mp3s and not cassette tapes, like I had): amazon.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-Vol/dp/756194277X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VOFWHQE3EIX8&keywords=new+practical+chinese+reader&qid=1648509509&sprefix=new+practical+chinese+reader%2Caps%2C75&sr=8-1
I have merch, including some sweet sweatshirts, available here: languagejones.creator-spring.com
In this video, I talk about people who speak multiple languages, and why I hate the term "polyglot" and refuse to identify myself as one (hint: it's not that I don't speak a few languages). I talk about the de facto polyglot arms race on YouTube, and I explain why I prefer calling myself a "linguaphile."
I mention (in a positive light) Luca Lampariello, whose channel is here: youtube.com/c/LucaLampariello
I also mention Nathaniel Drew, whose channel is here: youtube.com/c/nathanieldrewofficial
The "physics" footage is from a 3Blue1Brown video on the Fourrier Transform (foundational to acoustic phonetics), and the whole video is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=spUNpyF58BY
The Mandarin textbook mentioned is the New Practical Reader, which I used in college. It's available for purchase here (hopefully with CDs or mp3s and not cassette tapes, like I had): amazon.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-Vol/dp/756194277X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VOFWHQE3EIX8&keywords=new+practical+chinese+reader&qid=1648509509&sprefix=new+practical+chinese+reader%2Caps%2C75&sr=8-1
I have merch, including some sweet sweatshirts, available here: languagejones.creator-spring.com
