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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #12 November / December 2014


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Introducing Words R Us
Words Mean Things and it is the study of those meanings and how they carry across languages that is the serendipity of the Words R Us system. Imagine the Possibilities! Words R Us is based on an idea developed in prototype at Princeton University....
March / April 2017
More About Cognates Than You Ever Wanted to Know
Before you endeavor to tackle a new language, a fine selection of cognacs – uh cognates should be at the top of your agenda. So just what is the meaning of cognac anyway? From Webster's Dictionary… a brandy from the departments of Charente and Charente-Mari...
May / June 2017
Language Learning in Resource Poor Languages
With an estimated 7,000 languages in the world1, many are classified as "resource poor" in terms of available materials for learning. In fact, once you move past the "top 100" or so which have translation tools on Google and Bing, it becomes...
July / August 2017
The Opportunity to Succeed
So, what does a child refugee from Nicaragua who speaks no English and a lady visiting the Netherlands to promote her site for language learning have in common? The answer is Kendal Knetemann, the passionate visionary behind LingoHut. As a young...
November / December 2017