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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #2 March / April 2013
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Linear A & Linear B
Lost Minoan
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Crete is famous for it's mythological Minotaur, the half-man, half-bull creature that prowled a labyrinth, devouring young sacrifices. However, Crete is also the home of thousands of ancient tablets which contained two previously unknown writing systems, one of which is still a mystery today.
Edward Sapir
Patterns of Language
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Anthropologist and linguist Edward Sapir combined his study of Native American Indians and their languages with his own studies of grammar and phonemes to create a whole new school of thought on how languages, cultures, and people are all interconnected.
Revisited
Proverbs
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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 mean.
Linguistics Love Song
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In time for Valentine's day is this song to sing to your linguist lover.
Language Learning Methods
Books
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The second in our series of articles about language learning methods covers probably the most popular: books.
Linear A & Linear B
Lost Minoan
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Crete is famous for it's mythological Minotaur, the half-man, half-bull creature that prowled a labyrinth, devouring young sacrifices. However, Crete is also the home of thousands of ancient tablets which contained two previously unknown writing systems, one of which is still a mystery today.
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Linear A & Linear B
Lost Minoan
Crete is famous for it's mythological Minotaur, the half-man, half-bull creature that prowled a labyrinth, devouring young sacrifices. However, Crete is also the home of thousands of ancient tablets which contained two previously unknown writing systems, one of which is still a mystery today.
Edward Sapir
Patterns of Language
Anthropologist and linguist Edward Sapir combined his study of Native American Indians and their languages with his own studies of grammar and phonemes to create a whole new school of thought on how languages, cultures, and people are all interconnected.
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 mean.
Linguistics Love Song
In time for Valentine's day is this song to sing to your linguist lover.
Language Learning Methods
Books
The second in our series of articles about language learning methods covers probably the most popular: books.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Truth in Advertising
Truth in advertising. How much can we trust the promises of products?
At the Cinema
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
The first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut, set over five centuries in the past, shows us both a legend and lives.
Word on the Streets
Norwegian Notables
The streets of Parleremo are named after famous masters of literature. In this issue, we look at three from Norway: Ibsen, Hamsun and Duun.
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Celebrations
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day is known in much of the world as the day of celebrating our loved ones. But who was this Valentine, and why is he connected to all this loving?
Languages in Peril
The Rhaeto-Romance Trio
Among the endangered languages of the world, even members of the Romance family face extinction. The Rhaeto-Romance languages of Ladin, Friulian and Romansh are featured ...
Sections
Recordings
This column is where we look at the sections of Parleremo, exploring what they are for and how to use them
IN OTHER ISSUES
Revisited
Words From The Names Of Animals
Greedy as a pig. Stubborn as a mule. Crazy like a fox. People love to use animals to describe particular traits of people. This article talks about some of these in Engli...
Google Translate Exposed:
The Truth Behind Everyone's Favorite Translator
While being the most used machine translation service in the world, Google Translate has both good and bad aspects. Guest writer Paul pulls back the digital curtain to sh...
Language Learning in Resource Poor Languages
Learning another language is hard, even when you have plenty of materials for it. For those less popular or in poorer regions of the world, it is almost impossible. John ...
Of Pidgins and Creoles
A look at how some languages are born
Just like any living creature, languages grow, evolve, and die. Did you also know they can also be born and grow in a natural way, without being created by a single perso...
Broadening The Mind Travels The World
Guest writer Olivier Elzingre shares his thoughts on study abroad programs as well as a look at their history over the centuries.
Six Ways To Choose Which Languages To Learn
Deciding to learn a language is easy. Deciding which language to learn is a bit trickier. Teddy Nee offers six methods you can use to make the choice.
A Language Dream
A guest writer tells us about a language dream he had one night.
Teddy Talks
Can You Speak Bahasa?
Teddy talks about Bahasa language and how it is related to other languages around it.
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