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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #6 November / December 2013
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Liber Linteus
Mummified Language
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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
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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
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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
Words From The Names Of Animals
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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
Internet
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The fifth in our series of articles about language learning methods is about one of the most powerful forms: the internet.
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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 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
Words From The Names Of Animals
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
Internet
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
Why I Will Never Learn the IPA
The International Phonetic Alphabet is a valuable tool for learning how to properly pronounce words. It is also something one person says he will never learn. Read Erik Z...
A History of Research in Study Abroad
Olivier Elzingre gives us an indepth history on Study Abroad programs and their development on two continents.
Language Learning is for everyone!
You can't learn a language without resources. More importantly, you need resources that others have found useful. So how do you find them? Welcome to the Language Learnin...
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...
Which Language Is...?
People love to ask questions about languages and language learning. There are a variety of them that really can't be answered, and it those that we will attempt to answer...
On Being Bilingual
Bilingualism is the expression of a cultural identity, but there are several kinds of bilingualism and ways to become that way. Olivier Elzingre examines what it means to...
Revisited
Words Made By Great Writers
Many words in English were actually created by writers being inventive. Some of them went largely unnoticed, but a large number found their way into standard English. Her...
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 sugg...
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