The Slavic group of languages - the fourth largest Indo-European sub-group - is one of the major language families of the modern world. With 297 million speakers, Slavic comprises 13 languages split into three groups: South Slavic, which includes Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian; …
Audio - The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
An insider's tour through the construction of invented languages from the best-selling author and creator of languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance.
Language Learning - An Introduction to Learning a New Language
You’re about to discover why learning a new languages is one of the best things you can do to benefit your life! By learning new languages you increase your self-confidence, increase your value to your employers or future employers, and make the world around more inviting! When you can speak the language of a place you've been wanting to visit you can maximize your experience there! Don't go as a simple tourist but as a true visitor to the country! Learning new languages can also benefit your cognitive health!
Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this 2006 study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare sign languages with spoken languages, in order to seek the universal properties they share.
Learning World (FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF BILINGUALISM)
Learning World is a brief TV magazine broadcasted by Euronews.
In this episode of Learning World we look at the importance of learning languages. It can boost your chances of a new job or help you communicate in a more and more connected world. The Learning World team also look at the cognitive benefits learning new languages has. In the second part of the episode we look at bilingualism and ask if it really boosts your child’s intelligence. And how does it work for families with different cultural backgrounds?
