Linguistics
EUROTYP: CHARLEMAGNE LINGUISTIC AREA
Usually, you imagine a linguistic map as a palette of colors, each distinctly different from each other. Those who master
Read moreIS LANGUAGE EVOLUTION INFLUENCED BY CLIMATE?
Today, climate change and its effect on our lives are the topics of much discussion, even forcing some populations to
Read moreThe pitfalls of the Italian language: “monolingual” & Co
You often hear of a “dizionario monolingue” (monolingual dictionary), a “dizionario bilingue” (bilingual dictionary), or of “traduzione multilingue” (multilingual translation)
Read moreUnderstanding linguistics: searching for basic principles (Pt. 01/12)
What makes a native speaker? Why do some people find it easy to learn a second language? What makes English
Read moreUnderstanding Linguistics: Is it a Science? (Pt. 02/12)
We premised in our previous article that, in spite of the dazzling technological advances that seem to multiply daily in
Read moreUnderstanding Linguistics: It’s physical! (Pt. 03/12)
We’ve introduced the notion in the previous article that the brand of Linguistics devised and practiced by Chomsky at MIT
Read moreUnderstanding Linguistics: Becoming other (Pt. 04/12)
As we briefly discussed in our previous article, scores of scientists over time have extensively studied the act of phonation,
Read moreUnderstanding linguistics: grappling with meaning (Pt. 05/12)
In our previous article, we briefly looked at how cultural linguists study the complexities of human cultures as they relate
Read moreUnderstanding Linguistics: Follow the bagel (Pt. 06/12)
I will never forget the first time I had to teach an English as a second language class to an
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