Parrot Time issue 16 July-August 2015

Published every two months, it has had such diverse feature articles as:

- Are You Wasting Your Money on Language Classes?
- Chatting in Languages Online
- Why English Is Different Than Any Other Language
- Why Do People Learn Languages?
- The Ultimate Fate of Language Learning
- Coming Home to Faroese - The Why and How of Learning a Small Language
- Religion in Culture
- Constructed Languages - Making It All Up
- Rohonc Codex, Linear A & B, the Rosetta Stone, the Voynich Manuscript
- Speaking with Aliens
- When Languages Meet and Conflict

As well as standard columns dealing with:

- Language artefacts
- Linguist and author biographies
- Film and book reviews
- Languages in peril
- Celebrations from around the world
- Etymologies of foods
- "Where are you?" monthly contest

Current issue:

FEATURED

1. How Do You Say It? A look at sound notation systems.

A new language means new words, new grammar, and new sounds. But how do learn to pronounce those new sounds if you only have written resources? We look at some common sound notation systems.

2. Of Pidgins and Creoles. A look at how some languages are born.

Just like any living creature, languages grow, evolve, and die. Did you also know they can also be born and grow in a natural way, without being created by a single person? Such is the life of pidgins and creoles.

3. Who Are You To Learn A Language?

Are you having a problem learning a new language? Do you believe that you just aren't capable of learning one? Guest writer and neurolinguist Jimmy Mello has some advice for you!

COLUMNS

1. Letter From The Editor (Studying in Summer)

All work and no play makes your brain turn to mush. Enjoy the summer months while you can

2. Languages in Peril (Scottish Gaelic)

Not all endangered languages are ones you have never heard of. Even a known modern language can be threatened, as in the case of Scottish Gaelic. Guest writer Maureen Mil...

3. Celebrations (Nag Panchami)

Many celebrations are born out of legends. There are a few legends and stories that contribute to the snake celebrations in India called Nag Panchami.

4. Book Look (Fluency Made Achievable: The Fluent Guide to Core Language Skills)

A review of Kerstin Hammes' book "Fluency Made Achievable".

5. At the Cinema (La Casa del Fin de los Tiempos)

A woman is sent to jail for 30 years after killing her family. When she returns to the house it happened in, she finds the house is not quite through with her, or the pas...

6. Words in Your Mouth (Apple)

We take a bite out of a juicy topic this month: apple. Find the history of the word in many languages.

7. Where Are You?

Guess the city and country from the article and picture.

8. At A Glance

Quick look at various language websites and resources