Parrot Time issue 13 January-February 2015

Parrot Time is a magazine covering language, linguistics and culture of the world around us.

Issue 13
Letter From The Editor - Thirteen • Chatting in Languages Online - Part 1: Text Chats • Why Do People Learn Languages? • The Question Of Practice - An International Language Is Possible • At the Cinema - Chinese Puzzle • Celebrations - Fastelavn • Words in Your Mouth - Cheese • Where Are You? • Book Look

FEATURED:

Chatting in Languages Online - Text Chats
Practising a language with another person is a crucial part in the learning process, and using various text chat methods online can greatly help this. However, there are also some issues that come with these online chats rooms.

Why Do People Learn Languages?
People who study languages beyond just their native one ask many questions regarding which languages are the best or worst to learn. But why do these people actually learn another language?

The Question Of Practice - An International Language Is Possible
This excerpt from "International Language - Past, Present & Future" by W. J. Clark, 1907, shows us how International Auxiliary Languages were viewed when they were first introduced.

COLUMNS:

Letter From The Editor

At the Cinema - Chinese Puzzle

Celebrations - Fastelavn

Words in Your Mouth - Cheese

Where Are You?

Book Look