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Although there are thousands of different languages in the world, english is one the most prominent languages in the world. The asian continent may have more native languages than the rest of the ...

started by nagbayani16 on 22 May 15 1 follow-up, last by nagbayani16 on 22 May 15

By analyzing the patterns of mistakes that native speakers of two languages make in English, computers can discern whether two languages might actually be related to one another, as the structures ...

historical linguistics languages

started by nagbayani16 on 31 Mar 15 1 follow-up, last by Lara Cowell on 01 Apr 15

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For some reason, the URL for this article got lost: itʻs https://medium.com/@chacon/mit-scientists-prove-adults-learn-language-to-fluency-nearly-as-well-as-children-1de888d1d45f While the findi...

SLA second language acquisition fluency adults children foreign language

started by jamie shimamoto on 05 Sep 18 1 follow-up, last by Lara Cowell on 05 Sep 18

This article investigates whether English has words that encapsulate a single idea, rather than explaining it in several words. In other languages, such as Swedish or Norwegian, one single word can...

expressive WordsRUs culture native language

started by rachelwaggoner23 on 23 Feb 22 no follow-up yet

babies language fetus before_birth womb

started by tori rooks on 01 Mar 13 no follow-up yet

http://www.cracked.com/article_20744_5-surprising-ways-your-language-affects-how-you-think.html is the full article. It enumerates 5 ways language can affect thinking: examine each section for the...

started by alexashimine15 on 22 Oct 14 1 follow-up, last by Lara Cowell on 24 Oct 14