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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #7 January / February 2014
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When Languages Meet
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Languages and people are often bound together in their destinies, so when two groups of people come together, their respective languages are also affected. The outcomes of these meetings usually profoundly change the languages involved, for better or for worse.
Revisited
Words Made By Great Writers
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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. Here we will look at some that came from great writers.
Language Learning Methods
Immersion
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The sixth and final article in our series on language learning methods is about probably the best and most difficult: immersion.
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When Languages Meet
Languages and people are often bound together in their destinies, so when two groups of people come together, their respective languages are also affected. The outcomes of these meetings usually profoundly change the languages involved, for better or for worse.
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. Here we will look at some that came from great writers.
Language Learning Methods
Immersion
The sixth and final article in our series on language learning methods is about probably the best and most difficult: immersion.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
The Highlander Condition
A conversation on Esperanto, IALs, and conlangs brings up an interesting observation.
At the Cinema
Mal Día Para Pescar - Bad Day to Go Fishing
In 1962 South America, a former fighting champion and his manager travel from city to city, scamming the population with a wrestling exhibition. In Santa Maria, however, ...
Celebrations
Tanabata - The Star Festival
Relationships can be hard, even among the stars. The Japanese Tanabata festival celebrates the love of two famous heavenly lovers.
Languages in Peril
The Romanian Relatives
Most people know of Romanian as a Romance language, but do they know it has three siblings, which are now endangered? We will look at Istro-Romanian, Aromanian, and Megle...
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
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IN OTHER ISSUES
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...
We Are The Linguists
Linguists and students come together for their own version of the song "We Are The World".
Languages in Peril
Sayonara, Ainu
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 ...
Building a Language Dream
LingoHut started with an idea from two people united to help others like them. This is how it began.
Teddy Talks
Language Meetups
As the beginning of a new regular column, Teddy Nee talks about his experience with joining and starting language meetups.
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...
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...
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.
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