37 days ago by Helle

In early December I published this article where I discussed what constitutes a language and what doesn’t. I ended up concluding that it is harder than first assumed to determine what is and isn’t a language, since languages are inseparably linked to culture and politics of countries and individuals ...

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37 days ago by Helle

I starten af december skrev jeg denne artikel, hvor jeg kastede mig ud i en diskussion af, hvordan et sprog kan og ikke kan defineres. Jeg endte med at konkludere, at det er sværere end som så at opstille klare kriterier for, hvad der er et ”rigtigt” sprog og hvad der ikke er, fordi sprog er uløseli ...

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37 days ago by team

Doctoral Awards in French Language and Culture at the Department of Modern Languages in University of Exeter, UK 2012 Study .. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

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37 days ago by Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton

I recently posted about how the U.S. military offers bonus pay to soldiers with demonstrated foreign language skills. In the post I suggested that language program managers might cite military examples when lobbying for funding for language programs. The idea of advocating for language program fundi ...

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38 days ago by Rich McCue

I’m often asked by people who have just purchased a new iPhone or iPad what apps they should get for their new device. Right now this is what I’m recommending: Kindle & iBooks – The Kindle and iBooks readers are the only apps you’ll probably need for reading books, and PDF files that people email to ...

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38 days ago by Eva Varga

One of the biggest worries I had prior to our recent relocation was in finding a native speaker of Mandarin to continue my daughter's lessons. I posted an inquiry on the homeschool boards hoping another family could recommend someone. My query resulted in only one option - can you feel my anxiety? 饺 ...

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38 days ago by tarpon

And here I bet you thought the data of modern temperatures was measured from thermometers? In case you missed it, on CRU’s source code: “In fact, all data between 1930 and 1994 are subject to “correction.”" Archived-Articles: CRU’s Source Code: Climategate Uncovered Skimming through the often spaghe ...

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38 days ago by Drew Olanoff

There’s no shortage of apps that let you chat with your friends on mobile devices. There’s apps like GroupMe, WhatsApp, Kakao Talk, that appeal to people who want to talk to their friends outside of a normal text message. The feature sets of these apps are pretty common, they include; group chat, em ...

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38 days ago by Drew Olanoff

There’s no shortage of apps that let you chat with your friends on mobile devices. There’s apps like GroupMe, WhatsApp, Kakao Talk, that appeal to people who want to talk to their friends outside of a normal text message. The feature sets of these apps are pretty common, they include; group chat, em ...

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38 days ago

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