Parrot Time - Issue 21 May/June 2016

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

Contents:

1. Letter From The Editor - A Kind Word

Make sure to take time encouraging and thanking those people around you. It's amazing how much good your words can do.

2. Book Look - Italian Short Stories for Beginners

A review of Olly Richards's book "Italian Short Stories for Beginners".

3. Languages in Peril - The Decline of Sicilian

It is hard to believe that a languauge with its own island with over 5 million speakers would be endangered. However, Sicilian is exactly that. Despite its rich linguisti...

4. Language and Power: The Hidden Struggle

Between any two people, there is normally some kind of difference in power, usually related to status or position. Olivier Elzingre examines how this plays out through language.

5. Ways To Learn Through Reading

Reading is the most basic skill to achieve in learning a language, but what are the best ways to practise this? Guest writer Teddy Nee shares his advice on maximizing your reading experience.

6. Language Learning is for everyone!

You can't learn a language without resources. More importantly, you need resources that others have found useful. So how do you find them? Welcome to the Language Learning Library.

7. At the Cinema - The Host

A dysfunctional family, environmental abuse, government control, and a giant river monster are blended into this surprisingly enjoyable horror flick from South Korea.

8. Languages - Basic Guide to Hungarian

Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language of Europe. This basic guide will introduce you to the language.

9. Where Are You?

Guess the city and country from the article and picture.

10. At A Glance

Quick look at various language websites and resources