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Crossword Puzzle: High Tide on the Sound Side!
High Tide on the Sound Side! We’re bringing this 1997 Language and Life Project classic back and into the spotlight. Watch our film, The Ocracoke...
We’re on Instagram & TikTok!
Do you follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok, yet? You’ll get to revisit clips from our older documentaries and interact with us directly. Here...
Final Vote! Choose Your Button Wisely.
We got your answers, and now it’s time for one final vote! Will your vote be the deciding factor? The winner will be featured on...
New Collaboration: The Oxford Dictionary of African American English
This is our language. This is the way we speak. It’s worthy of celebrating. It’s important to write down. It’s important to record. Us trying...
Language Diversity Ambassadors Seek Relationships with Multilingual Communities at NC State and Beyond
The Language Diversity Ambassadors (LDA) of NC State University have made it their mission to promote awareness of linguistic diversity and linguistic discrimination on NC...
Hey! Help Us Pick Our Next Button!
We want to hear from you! It’s time for us to add a new button to our collection and we need your help to decide....
Catch ‘Signing Black in America’ at Planet Word in D.C.
Need a reason to get out and about in Washington, D.C. in April? We’ve got one for you! On April 15th, come view SIGNING BLACK...
Celebrating 32 Years in Ocracoke!
Article contributed by Asha Thurman and Rebecca Cantor For 32 consecutive years, graduate students from the NC State Linguistics program visited the island of Ocracoke...