Parrot Time Magazine

Languages interact with each other, sharing aspects of grammar, writing, and vocabulary. However, coincidences also create words which only looked related. John C. Rigdon takes a look at these true and false cognates, and more.

Languages with non-Latin alphabets are often a major concern for language learners. The process of converting a non-Latin alphabet into something familiar is called "Romanization", and Tarja Jolma looks at how this was done for Mandarin Chinese.

Inspiration is all around us, often crossing mediums. Olivier Elzingre reveals how a performance piece affected his thinking of languages.

Language learning isn't a straight course. You will encounter both success and failure along the way. Kendal Knetemann gives her advice on how to get the right attitude.