Pages tagged with Language
Why did an American of Spanish ancestry, who can't speak Spanish, start learning Japanese? Moreover, why should you bother learning such a beautiful language?
As the world turns more and more international and people learn more languages can we then write in different languages at the same time...?
A look at the difference between language and communication, and is it true woman talk more then men?
Slang and colloquialisms help to define an era. What’s “cool” today was “far out” in the 1950s, “the bee’s knees” in the 1920s, and “swell” in the 1900s.
Do we really speak the same language? You might be surprised at the pitfalls inherent in English.
Introductory comments on why Galicia is not really Spanish, even though it's part of Spain.
Language is very important in various aspects. It would be needed for proper communication. People can spread information, collaborate in work, and express emotions through it.
The wellness of health is conceived , created and enjoyed in mind than in body. - Anuj Somany
Features of Lang-8, a language exchange web site, that help you improve your Japanese (and other languages) through reading, writing and interacting with natives.
An assignment I was working on in 11th grade, though I already know the grade for it. I wish to know what people really think.
Some one composed a beautiful poem on slip of words It inspired me too.I thank her ..
With my wife we have been discussing the influences that we believe empowered us to understand the English language properly and perhaps the most important of these being what we read, particularly as a part of our youth, especially as the two of us have so very different backgrounds.
a short poem about wales and it`s great past of myths and legends, a place for all to visit.
A look at why I listen to music in different languages, even if I can't understand the lyrics.
The history of English language traces back thousands of years ago. The English language has brought in influences of other languages through Britain’s history of world trade, overseas exploration and expansion. One of the many languages that had spiced up the English language is In...
They say learning English is easy. With its confusing spellings and pronunciations it is an uphill task for a foreigner.
Most people don’t think learning a foreign language is an easy task to accomplish. However, some linguists believe learning a foreign language is just a piece of cake. What are their secret weapons of mastering a completely new language effortlessly and quickly? If you are intereste...
Until now, this mysterious, 5,000-year-old writing had defied all efforts at translation - the symbols etched into clay tablets.
Were you aware that bnoc - prounounced bee-knock - is an acronym for big name on campus - usually a self-proclaimed campus celebrity – the term often used to mock rather than compliment the egotist concerned.
American slang (words and phrases) are not only used or spoken by the American but also used or spoken by other nationals. It is hot and popular. American slang is not only ingenious and amusing - it not only provides new names for a series of everyday concepts - it also says about so...
The developers of such programmes should do something to save the languages from going mechanical completely. Language belongs to human and not to machines; it should be used in the human way not mechanical way.
Writers like Harold Robins wrote sex scenes to titillate readers and keep them glued to their pages. When rookie writers like me write sex scenes, I lose my readership. Today, sex in books has been taken to an altogether different plane or a lower level.
Not that these two are the only creatures to have absorbed the rudiments of human language - border collie Chaser and Dolphin Akeakamai both proved excellent pupils.
Stanford University professor of Linguistics, Penny Eckert, maintains that girls are not just using the speak because they are girls, but to achieve some kind of style statement.
