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Políticas lingüísticas

Mar 15th, 2010 | By Guest Editor | Category: Español

La realidad lingüística en Paraguay es confusa. Aquí se habla el español y el guaraní, esta última, una lengua autóctona que goza de políticas lingüísticas establecidas desde 1992…

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Interview of the Week: Ana Astri-O’Reilly

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

…what is the sexiest accent and what is the reason for it? French, without the shadow of a doubt. I can’t think of a rational explanation, I just love the way it sounds…

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Interview of the Week: Sarah Vilece

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

One of my favorite words in English is “pajamas.” I like the rhythm of it and the sound of the repeated “a.” I like the associations I have with the word. And I love that it is understood in so many different languages…

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Interview of the Week: Steve Kaufmann

Feb 24th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

Steve Kaufmann is a former Canadian diplomat, who speaks eleven languages. Founder and CEO of LingQ.com, he has written a book on language learning called ‘The Linguist, A Language Learning Odyssey’.

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Interview of the Week: Vanessa Prata

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

Bring the language you’re studying into your reality…

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Interview of the Week: B.J. Epstein

Feb 10th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

My worst translation mistakes occur when I am hungry or tired, because besides making other careless mistakes, I occasionally find myself typing in words related to food or sleep…

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Titbits about European Languages

Feb 9th, 2010 | By Asia | Category: English

Although the European continent has had no lingua franca spreading over its whole territory during any historical period, Polish dominated in vast parts of Europe from 16th to 18th century…

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Języki w Europie – ciekawostki

Feb 9th, 2010 | By Asia | Category: Polski

Język maltański jest jedynym urzędowym językiem semickim w Unii Europejskiej i zarazem jedynym językiem semickim, który posługuje się alfabetem łacińskim w standardowej formie. Angielskie słowa stanowią aż 20% słownictwa tego języka. J...



Interview of the Week: The Irish Polyglot

Feb 3rd, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

What are your personal top three tricks and tips when learning languages? … What is your favorite word of all times and why? … What was the funniest situation with a linguistic misunderstanding you ever encountered?

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How to Make the Most of an Immersion Environment

Jan 5th, 2010 | By Guest Editor | Category: English

It’s a language learner’s dream: being absolutely immersed in their target language in a country where their target language is spoken…

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