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Love Is a Universal Language at Duke

Faculty show the many ways of saying 'I Love You' at the university

In honor of Valentine's Day, Duke professors say 'I love you' in 10 different languages.

Featured languages in order of appearance:

  • Taiwanese: Guo-Juin Hong, Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
  • Italian: Giulia Ricco, Department of Romance Studies
  • Russian: Ambassador Jack Matlock Jr., Rubenstein Fellow in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Creole: Jacques Pierre, Department of Romance Studies
  • French: Laura Florand, Department of Romance Studies
  • Spanish: Nicolas Sanchez, Department of Romance Studies
  • Mandarin: Guo-Juin Hong, Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
  • German: Susanne Freytag, Department of Germanic Languages & Literature
  • Arabic: Ben Tarif, Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
  • Portuguese: Lamonte Aidoo, Department of Romance Studies