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Letter From The Editor - A New Parrot Time
Welcome to the first issue of the new magazine, Parrot Time.
Most people are attracted to languages for at least one of three reasons. They might be interested in the science behind them - the rules, the reasons one language evolves differently from...
January / February 2013
At the Cinema - L'auberge Espagnole
L'auberge Espagnole is a film by French writer and director Cedric Klapisch. It tells the story of Xavier, a French student who spends a year studying Economics in Barcelona via the Erasmus program. It follows his adventures of dealing with another...
January / February 2013
We Are The Linguists
We Are The Linguists
In 2010, on the 20th birthday of the Budapest ELTE-MTA Theoretical Linguistics Programme, some of the
professors and students created and performed their own version of "We Are The World".
Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch...
January / February 2013
Language Learning Methods - Audio
When we talk about learning a language, the most common idea is probably of taking a course, perhaps in a local university. However, there are many other methods of picking up a new language that don't require long classes with total strangers and high...
January / February 2013
Sections - Journals
Sections is a regular column about different parts of Paleremo, explaining their purpose and how to use them.
No matter how much grammar or vocabulary a person learns, the real test of a person's ability in a language comes when they have to be able...
January / February 2013
Letter From The Editor - Truth in Advertising
When I was a child, I used to see advertisements in comic books for a pair of glasses. These wonderful items were said to be x-ray goggles, which would allow the wearer to look through items, including clothes and human flesh. There was even a drawing...
March / April 2013
At the Cinema - Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut. That in itself should be of interest to any language lover. Inuktitut is the name of some of the Inuit languages spoken in Canada, where...
March / April 2013
Language Learning Methods - Books
No matter what you are using to help you in learning a language, you are most likely going to pick up a book during the process. There are a number of types of books you may use, and among those, the quality will vary greatly.
Textbooks
If you are...
March / April 2013
Sections - Recordings
Sections is a regular column about different parts of Paleremo, explaining their purpose and how to use them.
No matter what kind of self study method you use - whether it's books, audio, software or something else - the biggest obstacle is probably...
March / April 2013
Letter From The Editor - Freaking Out
If you are reading this magazine, you probably have some interest in languages. You might be fascinated by the sounds of people speaking in a language that is unfamiliar to you. You might be intrigued by the different ways languages use grammar and...
May / June 2013
At the Cinema - Lost in Translation
From the title itself, "Lost in Translation" sounds like a great movie about languages. It does have a few languages in it, with the story revolving around two Americans in Japan. English and Japanese are obviously involved, but there are also brief...
May / June 2013
Language Learning Methods - Classes
While in this column we have talked about methods of learning languages through self-study, the most popular means of learning is probably still by attending classes. Schools all over the world offer classes in at least one language to students. In...
May / June 2013
Sections - Language Exchange
Sections is a regular column about different parts of Paleremo, explaining their purpose and how to use them.
A language exchange will help you find someone among the millions of people who are online everyday.
A very popular method of using the internet...
May / June 2013
Letter From The Editor - Linguist or Polyglot
We refer to Parrot Time as covering "languages, linguistics and culture". Note how both language and linguistics are separated out, and not just referred to by a single word. That is because they are different.
It seems that for most of the world,...
July / August 2013
At the Cinema - Kukushka - The Cuckoo
Kukushka - The Cuckoo
PG-13 99 min
Drama / War / Comedy
12 September 2002 (Russia)
Country: Russia
Languages: Saami / Finnish / Russian / German
Someone suggested I watch this movie because of the language interactions, so I figured I would try...
July / August 2013
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