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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #9 May / June 2014
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Constructed Languages
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 strong emotions in people.
Language Conflicts
When two languages fight for dominance in the same country, the outcome is usually either violence or separation. For now, Belgium is managing to avoid those, but just barely.
Rohonc Codex
The Voynich Manuscript isn't the only volume of text and images that hasn't been translated. The Rohonc Codex is another mystery, although not as well known.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Tracing Words
Finding the origins of a language help us categorize it with similar languages, but did you know that even individual words can be traced to different origins?
At the Cinema
Il Comandante e la Cicogna - Garibaldi's Lovers
Lovers meet in a number of strange ways, and Leo and Diana are two that find that out. They find each other amid an illegal scheme and a stork.
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Words in Your Mouth
Sausage
In "Words in Your Mouth" we examine the etymologies of various food names. This month is the very tasty "sausage" and its foreign equivalences.
Book Look
Two short reviews of language related books.
GlobTech
Using Locale
When creating a multilingual site, it can be time consuming to properly format dates for each language of the site. Fortunately, PHP provides a solution with the "locale"...
IN OTHER ISSUES
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...
Interesting Facts About Vurës
An Indigenous Language of Vanuatu
Daniel Krauße shares his experience and knowledge of the Austronesian language Vurës, which is spoken on Vanua Lava Island in Vanuatu.
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...
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...
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...
Language Learning Methods
Software
The fourth in our series of articles about language learning methods is about one of the newest forms: software.
The Opportunity to Succeed
Author John C Rigdon explains more of Kendal's efforts to bring LingoHut to life and ensuring its place in the learning community.
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.
