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Tag Archives: Language
Happy Friday
I love this little guy. And the poem too. “Litany” by Billy Collins You are the bread and the knife, The crystal goblet and the wine… -Jacques Crickillon You are the bread and the knife, the crystal goblet and the … Continue reading
The World’s First (?) Jokes?
It’s easy to forget that the first ‘books’ were clay tablets from Mesopotamia around 4000 B.C. Or that the first ‘newspapers’ were printed in China 1,200 years ago. Now, archaeologists seem to have found civilization’s first ‘jokes.’ The Colbert Report … Continue reading
Human Language and Computers
When students begin their study of human communication the construction of language is a crucial part of understanding this incredibly complex system of syntax, semantics, symbols, phonology, and pragmatics. This story from NPR highlights how much we humans take our … Continue reading
Regions of Dying Languages Named
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press WriterTue Sep 18, 2:33 PM ET When every known speaker of the language Amurdag gets together, there’s still no one to talk to. Native Australian Charlie Mangulda is the only person alive known to … Continue reading
Language and Culture
I recently found a quotation that I had written down several years ago because I found it so interesting in its construction, but ultimately it’s commentary on language and culture. I hope you might also appreciate it. “The language is … Continue reading
