The Language Company Our ability to speak other languages and our interest in other cultures can connect us deeply with the people around the globe.
Mahatma Gandhi the father of our nation said “No culture can live ,if it attempts to be exclusive” and our beloved first prime minister of India jawahar lal Nehru quoted that "Culture and language are the widening of the mind and of the spirit." According to the CIA world fact book, only 5.6% of the world’s total population speaks English as a primary language. The number doubles when people who s
03/08/2011
One monkey in the Colchester Zoo in England started using her own hand signal to communicate "do not disturb." Years later, the gesture has spread, and other monkeys use it to indicate the same thing! What do you think?
A Signal for Solitude: Monkeys Create Their Own Rudimentary Language Sign: Scientific American Monkeys may be able to devise gestures to communicate specific ideas
03/08/2011
Take a guess: How do you pronounce the word "phthisis?" Click the link to see if you're correct, and listen to language expert Roly Sussex from Australia discuss why the English language can be so complicated!
A word in your ear: Spelling and pronunciation Language expert, Professor Roly Sussex discusses the vagaries of language each Tuesday with Richard Fidler. This week: Spelling and pronunciation.
We'd like to know: What motivates you to find the time to study a language?
The Egypt Exploration Society and Oxford University want you to help them read ancient texts, written over 1000 years ago. Try your hand at transcribing Greek lyric poetry, Plato, private letters, marriage certificates, and other treasures! Click the link to explore.
Try Your Hand at Archaeology by Transcribing Ancient Texts!
ancientlives.org
30/07/2011
American Sign Language could be a dying form of communication, thanks to dwindling education funding and technological alternatives, like cochlear implants. Click for more, and let us know what you think.
The Takeaway - American Sign Language on the Brink of Extinction
Linguist Max Weinreich is often quoted as saying, "A language is a dialect with an army and a navy." What do you think about his statement?
30/07/2011
If you're in San Francisco, check out a special language "record-a-thon" happening this Saturday. The goal of the event is to capture as many of the 112 languages spoken in the Bay Area (one of the country’s most linguistically diverse metropolitan areas) as possible! How many languages do you estimate are spoken in your area?
23/07/2011
find out more details at http://www.thelanguagecompany.in/events.html
Finally Language company announced the winner's for Inter school Competition held at Hyderabad on 16th July .......... find out who won the prize
23/07/2011
Finally Language company announced the winner's for Inter school Competition held at Hyderabad on 16th July .......... find out who won the prize
With the latest Harry Potter installment finally in theaters, we wonder: What's some of your favorite vocabulary from the series?
20/07/2011
Otto von Habsburg (1912-2011), the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary speaks about the importance of multilingualism. "The multiplicity of languages is one of our greatest advantages," and only knowing one language is a "tremendous disadvantage," he says. "Learn as many languages as you can." Do you agree?
13/07/2011
In previous research, adults reared in many different languages have shown an association of I and E sounds with small objects and O and A with large ones. A recent study repeated the same experiment with babies. Were the results the same?