Lite Linguistics (@litelinguistics)

French is weird! It’s the odd one out among its siblings. It got peer pressured a bit! #creatorsearchinsights #french #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit

We are adopting! Figured it’s about time I opened up a little on this page. Thank you for all your support over the years, and here’s to many more! #adoption #fundraiser

Where Latin went! How the Latin of old became today’s Romance languages of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, and French #history #learning

Wifewolves and werewolves! It’s some Old English that lives on, frozen in the monster. #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #creatorsearchinsights #femalewerewolf #werewolf

The hardest word to translate in the Bible, in my opinion. What do you think? #creatorsearchinsights #bibletranslation #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit

The Korean alphabet! That’s what happens when you put a linguist in charge! #creatorsearchinsights #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #korean

Where did Latin come from? It all came from somewhere, and the history behind it is really cool! #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #creatorsearchinsights #whatsaromanempire #romanempire

Arabic has no* native speakers! Arguably. It depends what you mean by “Arabic” and “native”. #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #creatorsearchinsights #arabicsayings

Soft-launching my vampire era! Y’all ready for Halloween? #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #creatorsearchinsights #vampireera

Serbian and Croatian, one language or two! Sheer force of will is quite the linguistic motivator! #creatorsearchinsights #serbocroatian #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit

Why is the alphabet in that order? #creatorsearchinsights #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit

Who did Columbus run into when he first reached the Americas? #creatorsearchinsights #IndigenousPeoplesDay #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit

Boomer Sooner! Texas and other state name! #tiktokmademelearnit #learnhistoryontiktok

The Maori language of New Zealand! Where did it come from, what does it do, and where is it now? #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #newzealand

Kansas and Arkansas? Why are they different? Blame the French! #tiktokmademelearnit #learnhistoryontiktok

“New” Zealand, but how new is it really? #tiktokmademelearnit #learnhistoryontiktok #newzealand

A LOT of states get their names from #indigenous words! There’s usually some sort of water involved. Here are some, this list isn’t comprehensive! Check out my playlist if your state isn’t in here. #learnhistoryontiktok

I LOVE this stuff, I think it’s just the coolest thing! Historical linguistics is my jam! A little less lite, a little more linguistics. #STEMTok #todayilearned #History #learnhistoryontiktok

The “New”s of the northeast plus 2! Here’s how New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maryland got their names! #newyork #newjersey #stemtok

Roman Romania 🇷🇴! What’s the connection between the two? Let’s talk about how history and linguistics collide! #learnhistoryontiktok

The Albanian conspiracy! They say all languages come from Albanian, and the whole world is out to keep this secret truth down. But does this claim stand up to scrutiny? #learnhistoryontiktok #albania #greece #alexanderthegreat

US states with Spanish names? Can you guess which ones? It tells a bit about their history and the history of our country!There’s also one I left out, since I talked about it in an earlier post. #learnhistoryontiktok #usa #spanish #florida

Georgia, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, and Louisiana! These are just half of the states named after people! Is yours? #learnhistoryontiktok

Split states and shared names, let’s talk the Virginias, Carolinas, and Dakotas! #virginia #learnhistoryontiktok

Some state names are just wrong! Is yours? #learnhistoryontiktok #usa #california #maine #oklahoma

A lot of states have native names! Does yours? #kentucky #massachusetts #learnhistoryontiktok

How did states get their names? Usually, it’s water, but sometimes, it’s a mystery! #Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri, Arizona, and Oregon. #learnhistoryontiktok

Apples and apples! What’s the history, and why are they so culturally relevant? #learnontiktokcontest

College vs University, what’s the difference and why? Why are the top college football teams all from universities, not colleges? #learnontiktokcontest #learnhistoryontiktok

Labour Day vs Labor Day, and why it all goes back to the American Revolution and medieval French! #LearnHistoryOnTikTok