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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #25 January / February 2017
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FEATURED
Make Your Own Language Group
Learning a language is easier when you do with it group, where you can share the experience and practise easily. But how do you find such a group? Teddy Nee has some suggestions on finding them and making your own.
A History of Research in Study Abroad
Olivier Elzingre gives us an indepth history on Study Abroad programs and their development on two continents.
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Languages in Peril
Indigenous languages and people are often wiped out by an invading force or a competing culture. Such it is with the Ainu people of northern Japan, but they did not give up without a fight.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
No Politics
Politcal partisanship is everywhere. Let's keep it out of our language pursuits.
At the Cinema
La Coppia dei Campioni
Here is another comedy that puts two very different people together on a trip full of problems. Familiar, but funny?
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Book Look
The Bible of the Language Learners and Polyglots
A review of Jimmy Mello's book "The Bible of the Language Learners and Polyglots".
Basic Guide to Romanian
Romanian is a Romance language which is spoken by about 24 million people mainly in Romania and Moldova. Here are some beginner words and phrases in Romanian for you to g...
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
At the Cinema
Around the World in 80 Days
Traveing the world is a grand adventure, something we can thoroughly enjoy. The same cannot be said of Disney's adaptation of Jules Verne's novel "Around the World in 80 ...
Languages in Peril
Save Medan Hokkien!
Guest writer Teddy Nee talks about the endangered language of Medan Hokkien and it's importance to him personally.
The Indigenous Languages of the UK
Indigenous languages are everywhere and they aren't always obscure. Trisha Dunbar writes about those of the UK and why they need protection.
Special Feature
Avoiuli
Cultures and languages influence each other, but how often does a cultural practice become a form of writing a language? On the island nation of Vanuatu, this has happene...
Revisited
Words From National Character
There are many words that we have adopted into English regarding other peoples of the world. Sadly, these are rarely truly reflective of their national character.
Otto Dempwolff
Islands of Language
Doctor, soldier, linguist and anthropologist. Otto Dempwolff was all of these during his work with the people and languages of Austronesia.
Revisited
Words Which Have Changed Their Meaning
Languages are constantly changing. Even while they adopt words from other languages or create new ones, some words also change their meanings.
Liber Linteus
Mummified Language
The Egyptians liked to preserve things, as can be seen with their pyramids and mummies. Something else they preserved, although by accident, is the longest piece of Etrus...