Fluent Italian in ONE month???

languagejones August 22, 2025
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This is a place for all things language: insights from linguistics, language learning tips, and facts from linguistics that might flip what you thought you knew about language on its head. I draw on my background as a PhD in linguistics (sociolinguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, 2020, where William Labov - yes, that William Labov - and Robin Clark were my advisors). I'll discuss language learning, but also sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, linguistic ideologies and discrimination, and real-world applications of linguistics. This isn't necessarily Ling 101 -- it's a whole lot weirder.

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You've probably seen videos with names like "I learned Italian in a month" or "I learned Italian in a week," or even "I learned Italian in 24 hours." Is it possible to get fluent in a short time frame? I had a surprise trip, and chose to find out whether it's gimmick or real. Spoilers: it's both. #linguistics #languagelearning #polyglotjourney #italian #italy #travel