How will Icelandic survive the digital age? | Far Flung

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🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Today, an episode of Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective. Icelandic is an ancient and iconic language that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien when he wrote "The Lord of the Rings." But with the digital age, and the strict rules surrounding its grammar, Icelandic is losing ground all over the country -- specifically to English. Now Icelanders are split, using English for social and online interactions and Icelandic for more formal conversations. Listen to why some Icelanders are concerned about this linguistic tug-of-war and why others are celebrating this new, multi-language way of communicating. Saleem also sits down with Elise to give us a book recommendation that dives deeper into these ideas: "Gold Diggers" by Sanjena Sathian. This episode is part of the TED Talks Daily summer book club, a series featuring talks and interviews to inspire your next great read.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily, I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:07.7	And as part of our Summer Book Club series, we are here with Selim Reshamwalla, host of
0:13.0	another podcast from the Ted Audio Collective called Far Flung.
0:19.7	Thank you to Etihad Airways for sponsoring today's episode.
0:22.8	Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, understands the impact
0:27.2	that flying has on the environment.
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0:32.2	They were recently awarded Environmental Airline of the Year for 2022 and have launched a dedicated
0:37.0	sustainability focus corporate program designed to facilitate and deliver corporate partner
0:41.3	sustainability goals.
0:42.8	Visit httpconsciouschoices.etihad.com.
0:47.8	Hey Selim.
0:48.8	Hey, it's love what I'm here.
0:50.6	We're so excited you're here.
0:52.4	Real quick, tell us a little about your podcast.
0:55.6	So Far Flung is sort of a travel podcast about ideas.
1:03.0	Every story is a different place.
1:05.2	It kind of a look at an idea that flows from it and we try to create this immersive soundscape
1:10.7	to make you feel a bit like you're traveling while you're learning about some creative
1:14.9	idea that comes from that place.
1:16.4	Yeah.
1:17.4	For those of you all who haven't heard it, it really takes you places, especially if you
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