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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
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.
The Question Of Practice
An International Language Is Possible
This excerpt from "International Language - Past, Present & Future" by W. J. Clark, 1907, shows us how International Auxiliary Languages were viewed when they were first ...
The Digital Language Collective
While there are so many people competing to be the best in their field, when the goal is to help others learn, sometimes a better alternative is working together. The Dig...
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...
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...
Constructed Languages
Making It All Up
Artificially made languages, called "constructed languages", or conlangs, are a large part of the language world, having their own purposes. They also sometimes bring out...
Fiverr and Languages:
Finding Translators on the Mini Jobs Network
One person's experience with using Fiverr for small jobs, including translating and proofreading foreign texts.
Rongorongo
Island Chants
Rongorongo is a strange writing system used in numerous texts on Easter Island which even the natives have forgotten how to read.
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