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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #5 September / October 2013
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Rongorongo
Island Chants
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Rongorongo is a strange writing system used in numerous texts on Easter Island which even the natives have forgotten how to read.
Otto Dempwolff
Islands of Language
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Doctor, soldier, linguist and anthropologist. Otto Dempwolff was all of these during his work with the people and languages of Austronesia.
Special Feature
Avoiuli
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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 happened in the form of Avoiuli.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui's Home
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Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about his origins and his home.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui Snaring the Sun
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Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about one of his great feats: his capturing of the sun.
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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.
Otto Dempwolff
Islands of Language
Doctor, soldier, linguist and anthropologist. Otto Dempwolff was all of these during his work with the people and languages of Austronesia.
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 happened in the form of Avoiuli.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui's Home
Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about his origins and his home.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui Snaring the Sun
Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about one of his great feats: his capturing of the sun.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Why Polynesian?
This is a special Malayo-Polynesian issue, to help people learn more about this large but often ignored family of languages.
At the Cinema
Whale Rider
A young girl tries hard to show that she can be leader and maintain a tradition, but her biggest obstacle is her grandfather and tradition itself.
Celebrations
Pasifika Festival
Celebrations normally help us remember important events, but the Pasifika Festival is one that teaches us and reminds us of the culture and history of the Pacific islands...
Languages in Peril
The Island Invasion
Isolated for thousands of years, the languages and people of the Polynesian islands were sometimes heavily damaged by colonizing Europeans. We look at three of them that ...
Word on the Streets
Malay Masters
The streets of Parleremo are named after famous masters of literature. In this issue, we look at three from Malay: Abdullah, Shahnon, Usman
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
IN OTHER ISSUES
Are You Wasting Your Money on Language Classes?
The traditional approach to learning a new language is to attend classed for it. But is spending the time and money taking those classes really worth it, or are you wasti...
Revisited
Proverbs
Proverbs are born from common sense expressions and metaphors. We look back to an article from almost one hundred years ago at some English proverbs and what they really ...
5 Funny Words In Afrikaans From My Perspective
Guest writer Teddy Nee tells us a little about the Afrikaans language and how some of the words sound to him.
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...
Boredom And Classroom Students - A Teacher's Perspective
Capturing a student's attention is difficult. Keeping it is even harder. Teacher Oliver Elzingre shares some of his experiences and insights into what lies beneath the st...
Motivation
Expressing oneself and the expression of oneself in language learning
A look at what motivation is, some of the science behind it, and how that all relates to language learning.
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 ...
Language Learning In The Globalization Era:
Translation, Culture And Power Relations
Though language learning is considered, by many, as an entertainment, it is also a political action by which the learner becomes either empowered or a subject.
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