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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
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.
Stepping Up Your Language
Learning another language is a challenge, so what better way to tackle it than using a challenge? The Step Up Language Program (SULP) is just that, as outlined by Jeffers...
Learning A Language Is Learning Its Culture
Many people learn a language as part of a learning a country's culture. Guest writer Lucia Leite explains how language and culture are tied even more directly than we thi...
An Indigenous Year
The UN has declared 2019 to be the International Year of Indigenous Languages. But who decided this and why?
Language Conflicts
Flemish vs. Walloon
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 ba...
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 ...
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...
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.
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