Anne-Marie Smith

Linguist and Bilingual Activist - Reading is the ballad of my life.

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Spread Awareness: Facts Over Fear in Australia https://t.co/QGefLlocGE

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L'Encantada, a hymn to love, in Occitan, is one of the most popular songs by Nadau, in concerts by his Bearn-Occitan group across all of Southern France. It helps people like me learn my (grand) parents' home language again (from Australia). https://t.co/gSpD7gMA0d

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My new picture Paragraph Planet story (below) and T shirt !

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Images and feelings are culturally based so there is not always a direct transfer of similar vocabulary across languages. When translating, we need to choose different vocabulary or even new idioms. Rarely would any French person be desperate for a cup https://t.co/Xzdbbv1OeV

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Roebourne (Ieramugadu)-my favourite small town in Australia (Bilingual) https://t.co/klAMyfVxjv

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At times we are able to focus on what means most to us. We take a few minutes to consider it. We rarely tell anyone about this, yet our inner thoughts have great value in our life. https://t.co/RFlpXPN6Ox

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Jean-Marie Tjibaou (Bilingual) https://t.co/hZ9IXWeprA

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My ideal home is a composite of a wide range of features from homes I lived in in a variety of countries. I have redesigned it, and I can dream in it. https://t.co/G8vArlNSwd

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I've had to leave my confort zone and check on my own biases. It's when we are short of information that we have hangups. Our mind opens to the people around us when we explore our world. https://t.co/0qu2SPU9e7

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Searching freedom, I traveled and embraced very old cultures, that often seemed new. Becoming Australian, I was shocked by the treatment of Indigenous people. Mandela told us to “respect and reinforce others’ freedom”. https://t.co/wZznAmRkNK

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This is a summary of some important traits of being a bilingual speaker. Advantages and some disadvantages are listed with references to several studies. https://t.co/mv4KSe8N6O

[Anne-Marie Smith @ya64yi]

This is a summary of some important traits of being a bilingual speaker. Advantages and some disadvantages are listed with references to several studies. https://t.co/mv4KSe9kWm

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In a study about Bilingual Brains Albert Costa shows that Bilingual babies and children’ s viewpoints vary from those of monolinguals.
I discuss this because it reflects accurately my experience and that of my children’s style of bilingualism.
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Waiting for someone can be emotional and full of surprises. It can also lead to some stressful upsets. https://t.co/S5hW9IE4GN

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I've loved following customs and sensing the music of the people I meet. Their lyrics and rhythms helped me understand their dynamics. I've tried and merge in the mood. https://t.co/HdahHq8VjC

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I write this in the very 
last hour of the last 
day of September. 
I write therefore I connect. 
I read to feel connected. 
Connecting is living. 
Be alive. #connect.

#30days#30words connect

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I lived ten years in PNG just after Independence. There with my family I had a fulfilling stay which taught us about cultures and languages I still dream about. Best 50th Independence to all wantoks. Tasol. https://t.co/ffyGcgDb3o