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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #8 March / April 2014
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Speaking with Aliens
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When we travel beyond this planet in science fiction movies and TV shows, we are bound to meet non-humans, yet we always find a way to communicate. We will look at some of the ways which are used when speaking with aliens.
Language Conflicts
Bokmål vs. Nynorsk
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Languages don't always get along with each other. Sometimes, they don't even get along with themselves. Norwegian is a language that has two written forms: Bokmål vs. Nynorsk.
Revisited
Words Which Have Changed Their Meaning
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Languages are constantly changing. Even while they adopt words from other languages or create new ones, some words also change their meanings.
GlobTech
Google Translate Section
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GlobTech is a new column dealing with new ways of utilizing globalization technology on the internet. In this article, we look at the Google Translate Section function.
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Speaking with Aliens
When we travel beyond this planet in science fiction movies and TV shows, we are bound to meet non-humans, yet we always find a way to communicate. We will look at some of the ways which are used when speaking with aliens.
Language Conflicts
Bokmål vs. Nynorsk
Languages don't always get along with each other. Sometimes, they don't even get along with themselves. Norwegian is a language that has two written forms: Bokmål vs. Nynorsk.
Revisited
Words Which Have Changed Their Meaning
Languages are constantly changing. Even while they adopt words from other languages or create new ones, some words also change their meanings.
GlobTech
Google Translate Section
GlobTech is a new column dealing with new ways of utilizing globalization technology on the internet. In this article, we look at the Google Translate Section function.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Globalization
A new column will cover some technical advances in the globalization of the internet.
Celebrations
Esala Perahera - The Festival of the Tooth
Each year in Sri Lanka, the last relic of the Buddha is given praise in a series of celebrations and parades that form the Esala Perahera.
At the Cinema
Pane e Tulipani - Bread and Tulips
Sometimes, we need a vacation from everyone else to find our who we are again. Rosalba finds herself in Venice and learns how her life could be.
Languages in Peril
Keeping Up With The Kartvelians
In the Caucasus region of Europe is the country of Georgia, home of the Kartvelian languages. While Georgian has a large number of speakers, its sister languages are on t...
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Sections
Reviews
It is always helpful when we are planning to try or buy something new to find out what others who have already done so think about it. Parleremo has a review section that...
Word on the Streets
Indonesian Innovators
The streets of Parleremo are named after famous masters of literature. In this issue, we look at three from Indonesian: Navis, Wijaya, Alisjahbana
IN OTHER ISSUES
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 Indones...
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!
Revisted
The Faroe Islands
The is a reprint of a chapter from "An American in Iceland", when the author visted Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the Orkney Islands, and the Shetland Islands in 1874.
Mixing Languages and Relationships
With Valentine's Day coming soon, many of us are thinking about our relationships. Our love of languages can be a major part of those, but not always in a good way.
Can a Language Die?
We talk about languages dying and becoming extinct, as if they were creatures. While that is a romantic notion, a language is not really alive, so how can it die?
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...
Review of Polyglot Workshops: Brazil
Guest writer Patrick Lencastre gives us his thoughts and experience, as well as sharing some tips he learned, at the Polyglot Workshop in Brazil.
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 ...
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