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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #8 March / April 2014
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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
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
Languages are constantly changing. Even while they adopt words from other languages or create new ones, some words also change their meanings.
GlobTech
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
Broadening The Mind Travels The World
Guest writer Olivier Elzingre shares his thoughts on study abroad programs as well as a look at their history over the centuries.
Teddy Talks
Can You Speak Bahasa?
Teddy talks about Bahasa language and how it is related to other languages around it.
Revisited
Stories In The Names Of Places
Every place, from small towns to entire continents, have names, and those names have stories behind them. We look at where some of the world's place names come from in En...
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...
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.
Revisited
Words From National Character
There are many words that we have adopted into English regarding other peoples of the world. Sadly, these are rarely truly reflective of their national character.
Why English Is Different Than Any Other Language
Guest writer Agnieszka Karch relates how she first became interested in other languages and how learning English was different than the others for her.
The Secret Life of Diacritics
Ever look at a word and see little marks about certain letters, like a squiggly line or a pair of dots? Ever wonder what they are and why they are there? Welcome to the s...
