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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #33 May / June 2018
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Lasciare Andare –
Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go
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Some people were born in the wrong country and life finds a way to correct this. Author Melissa Muldoon tells how she has adopted Italy.
A New Sicilian Author on the Horizon
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Life has a way of taking us on paths we never expected but ended up being somehow right. Bestselling author Mary Ann Vitale tells how her life brought her to writing children's books.
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Lasciare Andare –
Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go
Some people were born in the wrong country and life finds a way to correct this. Author Melissa Muldoon tells how she has adopted Italy.
A New Sicilian Author on the Horizon
Life has a way of taking us on paths we never expected but ended up being somehow right. Bestselling author Mary Ann Vitale tells how her life brought her to writing children's books.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Italian Women
This special issue on Italy spends some time looking at it through the eyes of three women.
News Brief
Get the latest in world language news.
Mark Your Calendar
Find notices of upcoming language events.
In Others' Words
Deborah Caruso
For this special Italian issue, Teddy Nee interviewed Italian translator and tutor, Deborah Caruso.
Celebrations
Giostra del Saracino
Thousands of people participate in the Birkebeinerrennet, a long distance cross-country ski marathon, each year to commemorate the saving of the infant heir to the Norweg...
In Focus
Arezzo, Italy
See pictures from others' travels here and be inspired to embark on your own journeys.
Book Look
Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First & Second Languages” (2017)
A review of Endri Shqerra's book "Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First & Second Languages (2017)".
Book Look
Waking Isabella: Because beauty can't sleep forever
A review of Melissa Muldoon's book "Waking Isabella: Because beauty can't sleep forever".
At the Cinema
Life is Beautiful
In "Life is Beautiful", a Jewish bookstore owner protects his young son against the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp using imagination and humour.
Proverbs from the World
Italian
Proverbs add spice to languages. Tarja Jolma shares some from Italian here.
Language Puzzles
Join us here every issue for a new language puzzle
Basic Guide to Sicilian
Sicilian is a Romance language spoken by around 4.7 million people on the island of Sicily and the islands around it, which are found off the coast of southern Italy.
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
We Are The Linguists
Linguists and students come together for their own version of the song "We Are The World".
Montreal LangFest 2017: Another blowout success
Every year, an event called LangFest takes place in Montreal, Canada, to celebrate and promote language learning around the world. One of this year's organizers, Tetsu Yu...
The Ethics of Language Teaching
Most of the time, we declare that teaching another is a beneficial action. But what about when that teaching is at the cost of another people's language or culture? Olivi...
Interesting Facts About Vurës
An Indigenous Language of Vanuatu
Daniel Krauße shares his experience and knowledge of the Austronesian language Vurës, which is spoken on Vanua Lava Island in Vanuatu.
Language Creation and Deities
Many people believe in a higher being or a divine force behind what they do. What about languages? Are their "language gods" who have shaped language creation or guide us...
Dream, decide, do - tips from a polyglot
Polyglot and CEO of Europeonline gives us her list of tips on how to learn languages and become inspired for life!
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 Phaistos Disc
Puzzle of Crete
Perhaps the worlds greatest linguistic puzzle, the Phaistos Disc, found in the basement of an ancient palace, has confused scholars for a century with it's unknown text a...
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