The Interpreter
“Dan Everett believes that Pirahã undermines Noam Chomsky’s idea of a universal grammar.”
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Mi Ultimo Adios in Filipino sign language
” Ms. Mirana Medina, a Filipino independent advocacy film maker, did the first interpretation of Mi Ultimo Adios in Filipino Sign Language. This project helps in the campaign to spread Rizal’s work and at the same time emphasizes the worth of other sectors in our society such as the Deaf. “
Jamaica's patois Bible: The word of God in creole
“”Because the model is the white English man, his language and educational standards… and we have not been able to attain it.
“Out of this sense of inferiority will come violence, illiteracy, disturbed behaviour and damaged emotional attitudes. All those spring from the idea that my identity is inferior.”“
What’s the language of the future?
“As English takes over the world, it’s splintering and changing — and soon, we may not recognize it at all”
How teenagers keep reinventing language
“Ex-gang members were used as script advisers on a new British film about girl gangs so that the language would be authentic. How hard is it to write in the way that young people speak to each other?”
Slow Down! Why Some Languages Sound So Fast
“To investigate this puzzle, researchers from the Universite de Lyon recruited 59 male and female volunteers who were native speakers of one of seven common languages — English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish — and one not so common one: Vietnamese.”
On the layers and nuances of the Filipino language.
One thing I love about my native Filipino language: It does not distinguish by gender.
One thing I love about my native Filipino language: It does not distinguish by gender.
In the English language, there is always a distinction between “he” or “she” when referring to the third person.
In Filipino, regardless of the gender/orientation, it is always “siya.”
In the English…
When the world spoke French
“A new book explores the world of 18th century Europe when the romance language defined culture”
Open Book: This is Not the End of the Book
“Fear not, bookworms and library rats. Two fellow bibliophiles, novelist (The Name of the Rose) and critic Umberto Eco, and playwright and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere, have collaborated on a volume whose title says it all: This is Not the End of the Book: A Conversation Curated by Jean-Philippe de Tonnac.”
What's a Metaphor For?
“To be a master of metaphor,” Aristotle wrote in his Poetics, “is the greatest thing by far. It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others, and it is also a sign of genius.”
Top 10 Misused English Words
“Many people who’ve had to proof read documents start to develop a kind of compulsive “tutting” at misused words. Here’s my top ten words that are misused by either professional writers or public speakers who, let’s be honest, should really know better.”
The Wolf: Ethnicity, language and so called nationalism
“Ano ba yan? Wala akong maintindihan!” such was the reaction of the person sitting behind me and my dad on a play at the Pasundayag Northern Mindanao 2011, held at the SM Mall of Asia. The person, who I would assume was Tagalog, was complaining because she couldn’t understand a single word of the…
