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Learning a native language could possibly stop extinction of species…This fascinating article explores how native and indigenous cultures identify and classify species yet to be discovered by scientists.... More
But is he any good at the piano?This man can write Arabic numerals using all 10 fingers at once. (SUZANNE)
Know your grammarThinking about teaching English abroad? You should be able to tell the difference between the present simple, past simple, and past difficult, claims John Hughes at the Guardian. (Via Link) (ELHAM)
Not so much to do with language, but…A praying mantis: Literally. (Via Boing Boing) (ELHAM)
BBC builds “Dictionary of Man”Aims to provide the most complete picture of humankind. People working on the project were driven to catalogue human history, after realizing “that 300 African languages had already vanished”. (ELHAM)
We’re staying out of this oneThere’s a bit of a linguistic smackdown going on over an article published in The New Yorker about Dan Everett and his research with the Pirahã Indians, and Everett’s theory that the language of the Pirahã may challenge the concept of Universal Grammar. ... More
Language of the BlogosphereThe language of the Blogosphere is not English, but Japanese! Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere report finds Japanese as the number one blogging language. Maybe we should blog in Japanese instead. (ELHAM)
Writers in Translation AwardsPEN announces Writers in Translation awards : Albanian, Chechnyan, Algerian, and Turkish authors are the lucky recipients. (Via The Guardian) (ELHAM)
Keeping Michif and Hawaiian aliveKeeping languages alive : Hawaiian now boasts approximately 2000 speakers, when it was almost extinct in 1983! Métis educators received federal funds to revive Michif, an endangered language. Michif speakers primarily reside in North Dakota, and some parts of Canada. Click here and here to learn more about Michif. (ELHAM)
Wear your pun on your sleeve“War and peas” tees. (via Largehearted Boy) (SUZANNE)
“That girls if iffy.”Avril Lavigne releases her new single “Girlfriend” in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Japanese, and Mandarin to mixed reviews over at MTV.com. Apparently, she rocks the Chinese version. (SUZANNE)
China cleans up its languageWe could all use a little mouth soap: In preparation for the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games, China is trying to clean up its language. ... More
Ni Hao, Kai-LanNickelodeon branches into the world of Chinese language with its new children’s program, in the vein of Dora the Explorer. The New York Times interviews the creator. (SUZANNE)
Saving OneidaThe Gazette Xtra reports on a website trying to preserve the Oneida language.... More
Sign language for toddlersSpeaking before you’re spoken to: Using sign language to communicate with toddlers.
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