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Language and Tool-Making Skills Evolved at the Same Time - Science Daily...
Science World ReportLanguage and Tool-Making Skills Evolved at the Same TimeScience Daily (press release)Sep. 3, 2013 — Research by the University of Liverpool has found that the same brain activity is...
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Striking Patterns: Study Suggests Tool Use and Language Evolved Together - Wired
Striking Patterns: Study Suggests Tool Use and Language Evolved TogetherWiredA new brain imaging study claims to support the hypothesis that language emerged long before Homo sapiens and coevolved with...
View Article"Did you mean: 艺轩国"
Searching for a Chinese name in my gmail archive this morning, I was interested to see that Helpful Google is now transliterating between pinyin and hanzi: I didn't mean 艺轩国, as it happens, but it's...
View ArticleTHE GREAT LANGUAGE GAME.
Ben Zimmer sent me a link to The Great Language Game, a creation of Lars Yencken, and as I told Ben, it is officially more fun than a barrel of monkeys. You hear an audio clip of a language being...
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Noche Oscura en Lima - Chapter 3
Henry Grant estaba asomado a la puerta de su casa. El reloj de la catedral daba las siete, pero Grant apenas podía oírlo a causa del viento. La noche era negra. Arriba pasaba...
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Medical device companies excited about Chinese reforms
Even though China's medical device regulations have evolved greatly over the past two decades, navigating the Chinese regulatory system is still a daunting task for many western companies. Reforms are...
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Our Political Language: Time to 'Jeer Loudly Enough' - National Review Online...
Our Political Language: Time to 'Jeer Loudly Enough'National Review Online (blog)One of George Orwell's most important observations, put in a seminal 1946 essay, Politics and the English Language, was...
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Spanish-language film storms US box office - CNBC.com
Contactmusic.comSpanish-language film storms US box officeCNBC.com"Instructions Not Included," a Spanish-language film with English subtitles, generated $10 million in ticket sales over the four-day...
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Brain wiring quiets the voice inside your head
Researchers have developed the first diagram of the brain circuitry that enables a complex interplay between the motor system and the auditory system to occur. The research could lend insight into...
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Persian Language, Linguistics and Culture Program launches - UH System...
Persian Language, Linguistics and Culture Program launchesUH System Current NewsThe University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has commenced a Persian Language, Linguistics and Culture Program, made possible...
View ArticleAbout learning German, some details about the language
Some people wanted more details about the language itself. Motivation is key and the rest will follow, but here are some observations about German.
View ArticleReuters Video: New sun-reflecting London skyscraper melts cars
A skyscraper under construction in London, nicknamed the Walkie Talkie due to its curved shape, is reflecting sunlight so strongly it has burned objects below, including cars, say locals. Tara Cleary...
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The Yongjiu Bicycles Logo
I noticed this cleverly designed logo for the Shanghai brand 永久 recently, and had to take note: 永久 means “permanent.” Here’s the logo with its English name, “Forever”: Here’s a bit of evolution of the...
View ArticleWhat is your staple food?
A while ago I was asked this question by Sinosplice reader Efraim Klamph: I am teaching English in a somewhat rural location in Hunan. Sometimes students ask me, “What do Americans have as their main...
View Article9/4/13 - camarilla
1. An often secret clique of unofficial advisors. 2. Any covert or secretive party of intriguers.
View ArticleWord of the day: Smorgasbord
Derived from the Swedish smorgas (bread and butter) and bord (table), this word conjures the image of a buffet with all manner of dishes, including open-faced sandwiches. It was well known in Sweden as...
View ArticleCartoon: Obama's Rocket
Today's cartoon by Peter Brookes from The Times shows President Obama lighting a rocket with his Nobel Peace Prize certificate. COMMENTARY Obama has called for a military strike on Syria in response to...
View ArticleLanguages went crazy! “Echt?”
Language learning is always a rocky road. With a lot of effort and hard work you can reach a level where you can use a second language with some confidence. Maybe even a third one. But perhaps not?...
View ArticleA nyelvek megőrültek! “Echt?”
A nyelvtanulás mindig göröngyös út. Rengeteg kitartással és szorgalommal azonban elérhetünk egy szintet, amikor is egy idegen nyelvet megfelelő magabiztossággal tudunk használni. Esetleg kettőt? Vagy...
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Kerstin's 4 steps to learning a language with Pinterest
If you have never heard of Pinterest before, get excited because this super-visual social network is actually a cool education tool. In today's blog post, we'll have a look at how the service works and...
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