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What is Low Saxon? (The Saxon Series, Ep. 1)

In this new series of podcasts, Low Saxon connoisseurs Chris Canter and Martin ter Denge bare all about the Low Saxon language and sass it up. In English, for a change, because that has been long overdue. This first episode covers the very basics: what exactly is Low Saxon? Why does it have so many names? Where is it spoken? By whom? What are its unique features? Like what you hear? Be sure to smash that like button, ring the alarm, and pass it on! Got any ideas for future episodes? Do drop them in the comment section! Time stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Who are we, where are we from, and why this podcast? 03:45 What are typical names for Low Saxon and why? 14:00 The Mandatory Linguistic Bit 15:30 Why in English? 15:56 Brief history of the Low Saxon / Anglo-Saxon connection 17:55 Similarities between English and Low Saxon words 19:25 Contrasting them with Dutch 20:37 What about Frisian? 24:19 Comparing Low Saxon and Frisian with Dutch grammatical traits 36:35 Notable vocabulary 40:20 Vocab retention/erosion: Old-Fashioned or Proper speech? 48:55 Neologisms: forming new words with the old 52:33 Dialectal dilemma: why hold on to one word if you don't even know the rest? 53:56 Attitudes of older speakers towards the young 55:23 The Icelandic Example About your hosts: Chris Canter (Zwolle, 1980) is a multilingual writer and translator. Martin ter Denge (Riessen, 1985) is a copywriter, translator, musician and language saxivist.