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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #6 November / December 2013
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Liber Linteus
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 Etruscan text, the Liber Linteus.
Pencak Silat
Martial arts are prominant in many Asian cultures, not just as fighting styles but as ways to spiritual harmony. One form which is rarely talked about is found in Indonesia.
Cracking the Code
Reading is the first skill most serious language learners master, but that doesn't mean it is easy. Its a matter of finding what works with that language and how it connects with your own.
Revisited
Greedy as a pig. Stubborn as a mule. Crazy like a fox. People love to use animals to describe particular traits of people. This article talks about some of these in English.
Language Learning Methods
The fifth in our series of articles about language learning methods is about one of the most powerful forms: the internet.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Price of Fame
Certain languages have become popular. They are the ones that people know about about and work to learn. But their fame came at a cost to others.
At the Cinema
Bombay
Bombay is a Bollywood movie with the normal forbidden romance and song and dance numbers. It stands out with its core theme around the hostilities of the Bombay riots of ...
Celebrations
Inti Raymi - Festival of the Sun
The Inca Empire of South America lasted just one hundred years, but its worship of the sun and rebirth on the Solstice lives on today in the form of Inti Raymi.
Languages in Peril
The Chibchan Family
When people think about South America, they usually think "Spanish". However, before the Spanish ever arrived there, the continent was thriving with indigenous tribes wit...
Word on the Streets
Great German Authors
The streets of Parleremo are named after famous masters of literature. In this issue, we look at three from German: Geothe and the Grimm Brothers
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Sections
Neighborhood
Parleremo is a virtual town, and so naturally, like any town, there are different neighborhoods for people to live in. We will give you a basic idea of what can be done i...
IN OTHER ISSUES
Language and Power: The Hidden Struggle
Between any two people, there is normally some kind of difference in power, usually related to status or position. Olivier Elzingre examines how this plays out through la...
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 chil...
4 Ways To Learn Through Reading
Reading is the most basic skill to achieve in learning a language, but what are the best ways to practise this? Guest writer Teddy Nee shares his advice on maximizing you...
Teddy Talks
Toki Pona and Tok Pisin
Teddy looks at two lesser-known languages: the constructed language Toki Pona and the creole language of Tok Pisin.
How it All Started: PluraLing
PluraLing is one of the newest language learning apps available today, and its creator, Guy Catz, gives us the background on it and tells how it can work for you.
Revisited
Slang
English slang develops in many ways, even adopting and distorting words from other languages. We look back to an article from almost one hundred years ago to see how accu...
5 Funny Words In Afrikaans From My Perspective
Guest writer Teddy Nee tells us a little about the Afrikaans language and how some of the words sound to him.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui Snaring the Sun
Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about one of his great feats: his capturing of the sun.
