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I'm a big fan of extensive reading apps for language learning, and even collaborated on such an app some 10 years ago. It eventually had to be shut down, sadly enough.

Right now, the biggest one in the market is the paywalled LingQ, which is pretty good, but well, requires money.

There's also the OG programs, LWT (Learning With Texts) and FLTR (Foreign Language Text Reader), which are so cumbersome to set up and use that I'm not going to bother with them.

I presently use Vocab Tracker as my daily driver, but I took a spin around GitHub to see what fresh new stuff is being developed. Here's an overview of what I found, as well as VT itself.

(There were a few more, like Aprelendo and TextLingo, which did not have end-user-friendly installations, so I'm not counting them).

Vocab Tracker

++ Available on web ++ 1-5 word-marking hotkeys and instant meanings makes using it a breeze ++ Supports websites

-- Default meaning/translation is not always reliable -- No custom languages -- Ugliest interface by far -- Does not always recognise user-selected phrases -- Virtually unusable on mobile -- Most likely no longer maintained/developed

Lute

++ Supports virtually all languages (custom language support), including Hindi and Sanskrit ++ Per-language, customisable dictionary settings ++ Excellent, customisable hotkey support

-- No instant meaning look-up makes it cumbersome to use, as you have to load an external dictionary for each word -- Docker installation

LinguaCafe

++ Instant meanings thanks to pre-loaded dictionaries ++ Supports ebooks, YouTube, subtitles, and websites ++ Customisable fonts ++ Best interface of the bunch

== Has 7 word learning levels, which may be too many for some

-- Hotkeys are not customisable (yet) and existing ones are a bit cumbersome (0 for known, for eg.) -- No online dictionary look-up other than DeepL, which requires an API key (not an intuitive process) -- No custom languages -- Supports a maximum of 15,000 characters per "chapter", making organising longer texts cumbersome -- Docker installation

Dzelda

++ Supports pdf and epub ++ Available on web

-- Requires confirming meaning for each word to mark that word, making it less efficient to read through -- No custom languages, supports only some Latin-script languages -- No user-customisable dictionaries (has a Google Form to suggest more dictionaries)

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Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

(these posts are not my own!)

THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)

Tips:

Some language learning exercises and tips

20 Favorite Language Learning Tips

what should you be reading to maximize your language learning?

tips for learning a language (things i wish i knew before i started)

language learning and langblr tips

Tips on how to read in your target language for longer periods of time

Tips and inspiration from Fluent in 3 months by Benny Lewis

Tips for learning a sign language

Tips for relearning your second first language

How to:

how to self teach a new language

learning a language: how to

learning languages and how to make it fun

how to study languages

how to practice speaking in a foreign language

how to learn a language when you don’t know where to start

how to make a schedule for language learning

How to keep track of learning more than one language at the same time

Masterposts:

Language Study Master Post

Swedish Resources Masterpost

French Resouces Masterpost

Italian Resources Masterpost

Resource List for Learning German

Challenges:

Language-Sanctuary Langblr Challenge

language learning checkerboard challenge

Word lists:

2+ months of language learning prompts

list of words you need to know in your target language, in 3 levels

Other stuff:

bullet journal dedicated to language learning

over 400 language related youtube channels in 50+ languages

TED talks about language (learning)

Learning the Alien Languages of Star Trek

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Feel free to reblog and add your own lists / masterlists!

[wonderful-language-sounds]

Websites to learn languages by reading

Hyplern

Language Crush

Readlang

Vocab Tracker

[linguistness]

Masterlist for learning languages

Brick-by-brick language learning challenge

Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

my tips for a language study plan

topics for new vocabulary

how to find a language partner

my tips for how to practice writing in your target language

Recommendations for Learning Languages & Other Stuff

Learning a language = learning a culture

Vocab list templates: #1, #2, #3

Some easy Fantasy books to read in your target language

Language Learning Tips: #1, #2

6 tips for learning languages

App for organizing your language-learning (and anything else): Trello

Apps i use to learn languages

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Requests / Asks:

-> you can find all my answered asks by searching for #ask, #ask response or #request

Indo-European Language Families

Improving your vocab

German infinitive & when to use it

English word order

How to find a language learning partner

Changing a game to your target language & "harmful" learning strategies

Can you get away with just using "das" the majority of the time in Germany?

Do you have any tips on how to improve your writing in your target language?

Do you have any resources/methods about how to reach an academic level in the language you’re learning (& how to improve your writing)?

Do you have any linguistic recourses on Ruhrpott-Deutsch?

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Bilingual Online Libraries

Bilinguator is a global online library of bilingual books in all possible language couples. Read and download books for free in convenient f

Free bilingual books. Multilingual books. Public domain side by side e-books. Multiple languages available: Catalan, Czech, German, English,

[wonderful-language-sounds]

Websites to learn languages by reading

Hyplern

Language Crush

Readlang

Vocab Tracker

[linguistness]

Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

(these posts are not my own!)

THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)

Tips:

Some language learning exercises and tips

20 Favorite Language Learning Tips

what should you be reading to maximize your language learning?

tips for learning a language (things i wish i knew before i started)

language learning and langblr tips

Tips on how to read in your target language for longer periods of time

Tips and inspiration from Fluent in 3 months by Benny Lewis

Tips for learning a sign language

Tips for relearning your second first language

How to:

how to self teach a new language

learning a language: how to

learning languages and how to make it fun

how to study languages

how to practice speaking in a foreign language

how to learn a language when you don’t know where to start

how to make a schedule for language learning

How to keep track of learning more than one language at the same time

Masterposts:

Language Study Master Post

Swedish Resources Masterpost

French Resouces Masterpost

Italian Resources Masterpost

Resource List for Learning German

Challenges:

Language-Sanctuary Langblr Challenge

language learning checkerboard challenge

Word lists:

2+ months of language learning prompts

list of words you need to know in your target language, in 3 levels

Other stuff:

bullet journal dedicated to language learning

over 400 language related youtube channels in 50+ languages

TED talks about language (learning)

Learning the Alien Languages of Star Trek

.

Feel free to reblog and add your own lists / masterlists!

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I forgot my tagging system here does anyone follow this account? If so no more games let’s kiss

[linguistness]

Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

(these posts are not my own!)

THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)

Tips:

Some language learning exercises and tips

20 Favorite Language Learning Tips

what should you be reading to maximize your language learning?

tips for learning a language (things i wish i knew before i started)

language learning and langblr tips

Tips on how to read in your target language for longer periods of time

Tips and inspiration from Fluent in 3 months by Benny Lewis

Tips for learning a sign language

Tips for relearning your second first language

How to:

how to self teach a new language

learning a language: how to

learning languages and how to make it fun

how to study languages

how to practice speaking in a foreign language

how to learn a language when you don’t know where to start

how to make a schedule for language learning

How to keep track of learning more than one language at the same time

Masterposts:

Language Study Master Post

Swedish Resources Masterpost

French Resouces Masterpost

Italian Resources Masterpost

Resource List for Learning German

Challenges:

Language-Sanctuary Langblr Challenge

language learning checkerboard challenge

Word lists:

2+ months of language learning prompts

list of words you need to know in your target language, in 3 levels

Other stuff:

bullet journal dedicated to language learning

over 400 language related youtube channels in 50+ languages

TED talks about language (learning)

Learning the Alien Languages of Star Trek

.

Feel free to reblog and add your own lists / masterlists!

[linguistness]

My Linguistics Masterpost:

This masterpost is only for all of the linguistic topics I made posts about (which I now sorted into the respective ‘linguistic branches’). Here’s the link to my general masterpost where you can find ALL of my posts.

(I’ll try to edit & update these masterposts whenever I post something new)

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Phonetics & Phonology 

Linguistic abbreviations, consonants, and vowels

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

Pronunciation of English consonants & vowels

Stress in sentences

Unstressed [i] & [u]

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Morphology 

Morphemes

Allomorphs of {-s} and {-ed}

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Word formation 

Word formation

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Syntax 

Word classes (sentence structure #1)

Phrases (sentence structure #2)

Clause elements & clause types (sentence structure #3)

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Semantics 

Sense relations

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Pragmatics

Speech Acts

Indirect Speech Acts

Deixis & distance

Cooperative Principle & Gricean Maxims

Implicature

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Text Linguistics:

What is a text?

Text types, text forms, and text form variants

Coherence & cohesion

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Sociolinguistics:

Dialects & accents, pidgins & creoles (language varieties #1)

Style and Register (language varieties #2)

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Historical Linguistics:

The periods of the English language (History of English #1)

Diachronic vs. synchronic (History of English #2)

Proto-Languages (History of English #3)

Language Families (History of English #4)

Old English: 450 (700) - 1100

Middle English: 1100 - 1500

Early Modern English: 1500 - 1700

What happened in the year 1066 and why it was so important for the English language

i-mutation

Great Vowel Shift (GVS)

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English Linguistics:

Loan words in the English language

Loan words #2: Doublets

English tenses #1 - present tense

English tenses #2 - past tense

English tenses #3 - some differences between the tenses

English tenses #4 - future tenses & expressions with future meaning

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Other Linguistic Topics:

Analytic vs. Synthetic Language

Translation strategies

Translations: Functional Analysis of the Source Text

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How to say "dog" in the Romance Languages of Europe and Latin America, as well as some surrounding Non-Romance Languages. 🐕🐶🐕

Words for “dog”:

Europe:

Spanish 🇪🇸🇮🇨: perro, can, gua gua, chucho, lomito, peludo

Asturian/Leonese 🇪🇸: perru, chitu

Basque 🇪🇸🇫🇷 (Non-Romance): txakurra, txakur, or

Portuguese 🇵🇹: cão (cachorro means "puppy' here)

Catalan 🇪🇸🇦🇩: gos, ca

Galician 🇪🇸: can

Aragonese 🇪🇸: can, cocho, gos

Occitan 🇫🇷: gos, can, chin

French 🇫🇷🇨🇭🇧🇪: chien, toutou

Breton 🇫🇷 (Non-Romance): ki, chas

Corsican 🇫🇷: cane, chien

Italian 🇮🇹🇨🇭: cane

Friulian 🇮🇹: cjan, čhan

Sicilian 🇮🇹: cani, cane

Sardinian 🇮🇹: callelleddu, cane

Romansh 🇨🇭: chaun, tgaun

Romanian 🇷🇴🇲🇩: câine

Aromanian 🇬🇷🇦🇱🇲🇰🇷🇴🇧🇬: cãne, cãni, cheli

Latin America (& some of the Caribbean)

Spanish 🇨🇴🇨🇺🇲🇽🇵🇷🇸🇻🇩🇴🇨🇷🇨🇱🇵🇪🇬🇹🇵🇾🇦🇷🇺🇾🇪🇨🇧🇴🇻🇪🇳🇮🇭🇳🇵🇦: perro, can, guauguau/guagua, lomito, peludo

Portuguese 🇧🇷: cachorro (describes an adult dog, filhote or cachorrinho would be "puppy", cão is way less used in Brazil than in Portugal)

Haitian 🇭🇹 (Creole): chen, toutou

Papiamento 🇦🇼🇧🇶🇨🇼 (Creole): kachó

Jamaica 🇯🇲: daag (Patois, Non-Romance), dog (Jamaican English, Non-Romance)

Guyana 🇬🇾: dog (Creole & English, Non-Romance)

Sranan Tongo 🇸🇷 (Non-Romance): dagu

French/French 🇬🇫🇲🇶🇬🇵🇩🇲🇱🇨🇭🇹(Creoles): chien, chyen, chen, toutou, chenes

Mexico 🇲🇽: firulais

Nahuatl (Non-Romance): itzcuintli/chichi

Yucatec Maya (Non-Romance): peek'

Tohono O'odham (Non-Romance): gogs

Tepehuan/O'otham (Non-Romance): gagoox/gogóóxi

Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico 🇬🇹🇸🇻🇭🇳🇲🇽: chucho

Garifuna (Non-Romance): aunli

K’iche’ (Non-Romance): tz'i'

Q’eqchi’ (Non-Romance): tzi’

Miskito (Non-Romance): yul

Quechua (Non-Romance): allqu, allcu, alkho

Aymara (Non-Romance) anu

Asháninka (Non-Romance): otsiti

Guarani (Non-Romance): jagua

Kriol 🇧🇿 (Non-Romance): dog

Mapudungun/Mapuche (Non-Romance): trehua

Zapotec (Non-Romance): Bi'cu', Beco'

(Languages that are Indigenous to the Americas are flag-less in this list due to being older than these countries)

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Links to Free French Children’s Books

One of the best ways―if not the best way―to improve your foreign language fluency is reading! Children’s books are the perfect place to start. Below I have linked a handful of free French children’s books from Internet Archive for those of you learning French.

Internet Archive is an online library that provides free access to books, movies, audio files, and other digitized materials. An account is required to view some of the listings, but you can create one for free.

Le bonhomme de pain d'épices (The Gingerbread Man) by Janet Brown

Blanche Neige et les sept nains (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

Hello Kitty: Une surprise pour mama (Hello Kitty: A Surprise for Mom) by Ellen Weiss

La princesse au petit pois (The Princess and the Pea)

Bob l'éponge: Où est Gary? (SpongeBob: Where is Gary?) by David Lewman

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die french

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Local vocabulary

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The negation with ne ... personne (no one)

1) present tense/ simple tenses (e.g. futur simple, imparfait etc):

ne and personne around the conjugated verb

-> Je ne vois personne.

(same rule as for ne ...pas/ ne... rien/ ne ...jamais)

2) passé composé / infinitive constructions/ other composed tenses (future composé, plus-que parfait etc)

personne AFTER participe passé/ infinitive

-> Je n'ai vu personne./ Je ne veux voir personne.

3) same goes for: indirect object with à:

personne comes AFTER infinitive/ participe passé

->Il ne veut parler à personne.

4) No one is there = Il n'y a personne.