Letter From the Editor |
Writer: | Erik Zidowecki |
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Ed Schipul / eschipul: Sword fight |
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Special Feature - When Languages Meet |
Writer: | Erik Zidowecki |
Images: |
Kippelboy: 2012 Catalan independence protest |
Samuel Scott: Table Bay and Table Mountain |
eGuide Travel: people in highlands of Papua new Guinea. |
Paula Rey: Bilbao, Basque Country |
cs.belgium: Walloon language on street sign in Liège |
Joxemai: Tourist Basque country banner |
Lucien Mahin / Lucyin: Meeting for more Walloon language |
Zakuragi: map of the official language forms of Norwegian |
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At The Cinema - Mal Día Para Pescar - Bad Day to Go Fishing |
Writer: | Erik Zidowecki |
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• "Mal Día Para Pescar" Internet Movie Database <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1388402/> |
• "Bad Day to Go Fishing" Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Day_to_Go_Fishing> |
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All images are copyright Baobab Films, Expresso Films, Telespan 2000 |
Celebrations - Tanabata |
Writer: | Sonja Krüger |
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Toshihiro Oimatsu / OiMax: Tree covered in prayers |
Danny Choo Danny Choo: Ball decorations |
Noel Portugal: Performaing musicians |
allegro Takahi / neco: Branch with prayers; Fireworks at night |
Jeremy Eades / jeremydeades: Taiko drum performance; Festival balls in the street |
Kazunori Matsuo / chaojikazu: Street performers; Tanabata Festival at night |
Simon Cumming: Street decorations; People getting food from vendors |
nAok0: Tanabata dancers |
ajari: Various other decorations; Kids playing a festival game |
Hajime NAKANO / jetalone: Wishes on a tree |
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Sources: |
• "Tanabata" Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanabata> |
• "Tanabata – Festival of Star Crossed Lovers" Shane Sakata - The Nihon Sun <http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/07/02/tanabata-festival-of-star-crossed-lovers/> |
• "Tanabata" Leighton Buzzard Childminding Association <http://www.lbcma.org.uk/festivals/Mtanabata.asp> |
• "Ateji" Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ateji> |
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Languages in Peril - The Romanian Relatives |
Writer: | Lucille Martin |
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Zeljko: Carnival of the Istro-Romanians from Jeiăn |
Olahus: Map of the Balkans |
Rašo: Church of St. Zlata of Meglen |
Petey: Pazin, Istria, Croatia; Map of Istria; Cultural festival of the Aromanians in Macedonia; Aromanian grammar book; Vlach Shepherd in traditional clothes; Wallachia family in Macedonia during the WWI |
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Sources: |
• "Istro-Romanian language" Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istro-Romanian_language> |
• "Istroromanian language" <http://indoeuro.bizland.com/tree/ital/istro.html> |
• "Language and Lexicon" istro-romanian.com <http://istro-romanian.com/language/index.htm> |
• "Aromanian language" Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_language> |
• "Aromanian language" <http://indoeuro.bizland.com/tree/ital/aromanian.html> |
• "Aromanians" Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanians> |
• "Megleno-Romanian language" Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megleno-Romanian_language> |
• "Megleno-Romanian" Blackwell Reference Online <http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/tocnode?id=g9780631220398_chunk_g978063122039819_ss1-13> |
• "Megleno-Romanians" Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megleno-Romanians> |
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Revisited - Words Made By Great Writers |
Writer: | Elizabeth O'Neill |
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Moyan Brenn / Moyan_Brenn: Old books (title) |
dsb nola: Large reflective bead |
Elliott Brown / ell brown: Electricity pylons |
Maxime Bonzi / Macsous: Diplomacy game |
JDrewes (see www.jandrewes.de): Two "Don Quixote"-Style Windmills |
Petey: Speed bump; Pandemonium painting; Shakespeare; Jabberwocky |
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Sources: |
• "Words Made By Great Writers" Stories That Words Tell Us Elizabeth O'Neill, M.A. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, Ltd. 35 Paternoster Row, E.C. And Edinburgh 1918 |
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Where Are You? |
Writer: | Sonja Krüger |
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Language Learning Methods - Immersion |
Writer: | Erik Zidowecki |
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VISIONS Service Adventures Visions / Service Adventures Member since 2009: Group painting mural; Boys posing for camera |
Karpati Gabor: Baby and mother |
tat: Poolside |
J jseattle: El Cuento Spanish immersion school |
Cliff/cliff1066™: Wakefield bilingual sign |
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Sections - Links |
Writer: | Erik Zidowecki |
Images: |
holger: University's library |
mexikids: Classroom of students |
sumeja: Signpost |
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All images are Copyright - CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Share Alike) by their respective owners, except for Petey, which is Public Domain (PD) or unless otherwise noted.