Dr. Erica Brozovsky

@DrDialect: To speak badly of someone's language is to speak badly of someone's home #lingstitute

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@cubs1917 They need to be the same part is speech, but yes! Dust, the verb, is a contronym (clean off or put on) tiktok.com/t/ZP81jWEne/ 😁

@EricaBrozovsky could "dust" also be considered a contronym because the verb means to clean but the noun means ~ particles that are made up dirt, pollen etc. ?

Taiwanese American college student builds app to preserve Taiwanese Hokkien. @joycetsengtw reports with insights from @EricaBrozovsky.

When you get the NYT connections perfectly in reverse difficulty order?? 😮‍💨🤌🏼

@Kwak3s Every language has their own thinking-pause words! Even the umm and uhh non-word sounds often sound different

Got the chance to chat with @RNZSunday about all things language—give it a listen! rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

It’s here, it’s here! The crossover episode of your dreams…or nightmares 🤓👻

@JustListening58 Unfortunately, I’m not sure—I really only know about the YouTube premieres. But I’m glad to hear you all enjoy it!!

Did you know that names for places have a name themselves? Toponyms! We’ve got some pretty cool ones to share with you 🤓 youtu.be/39pTz2mei7s?si…

Get excited, friends! Excited for this one to premiere 🤓👻

@roger_witte Glad to hear it! And great call for topic—we have a short episode that touches on exactly that. You can find it on Instagram and Tiktok. Here’s the IG link: instagram.com/reel/CrQ_0AcLl…

@EricaBrozovsky contranyms might be a fun topic for an episode - I really enjoy your shows

@dylanspeed Nope, just a looooot of practice beforehand to essentially memorize them! The Māori name sincerely runs through my head all the time now 😅

What came first…orange the fruit or orange the color? Find out in our color episode! Or colour, if you prefer 🟠🍊youtu.be/hRpIukjQ0RI?si…

life with astigmatism is more romantic because every light is a twinkle light

PS: @GretchenAMcC check out 5:43 for a little fan art ☺️

Why does communicating online vs irl feel so different? Check out the latest Otherwords for more 💁🏻‍♀️🙃🐢 youtu.be/yGM3VP4KXXY?si…

@DJSimms33 Shoutout to this subtweet for reminding me to respond 😂💀💀💀

When you send a group text and no one responds for hours or days - I guess I’ll just go fuck myself 🙃

When Jamie Fox(x) gets called over the intercom at the airport 👀👀👀

@WordsByJamaal Yay!! Congrats doctor!

Alright, I have officially defended this dissertation. (I'm so tired) Thank you to all who have invested in me over the years. Thank you for the prayers and the encouragement. No way I could have made it this far by myself. This degree is community property! Love y'all!

We dig deep into word nerdery in the latest Otherwords on Invented Languages 🤓 youtu.be/e_dtP48iTP0