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This group is for anyone with an interest in languages. Feel free to post and converse in or about any language you like, and to post links to articles about language or to interesting reading material that you think might suit learners of languages who want to move beyond the .. Read more

This group is for anyone with an interest in languages. Feel free to post and converse in or about any language you like, and to post links to articles about language or to interesting reading material that you think might suit learners of languages who want to move beyond the .. Read more

Most Commented Posts By David_Cooper (15) (Page 3 / 3) Posts by anyone

Languages and Linguistics
Sep 10, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Finnish, Tolkien and the Kalevala:-
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Languages and Linguistics
Jun 20, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Jetty
Wait! You don't pronounce the L?! 😂
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Languages and Linguistics
Sep 10, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Sadik
You may learn too many different languages and it enterance to the new worlds but your brain has been shaped based on the first language. Forget about common exceptionals, your fortune influenced by mother tongue language.
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Languages and Linguistics
Oct 29, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by EquusDance
Just read a fascinating article on the origins of language. I couldn't post it here but it's on the site United Humanists. The picture was attached to the article but doesn't show everything. Still very thought provoking
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 18, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by David_Cooper
Welcome to everyone who's joined recently. We've reached 50 members now, but there's still not enough happening here to guarantee survival of the group. Groups are automatically deleted from this site if nothing happens on them for two months, and I ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Mar 13, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by David_Cooper
I had an idea about a phonetic sign language many years ago which would enable whole syllables to be signed in one go, using one hand to sign an opening consonant or cluster, the other for a closing consonant or cluster, and using ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Oct 28, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by David_Cooper
If you're interested in Piraha, there's a good article about it here:
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Posted by David_CooperBrazil's native language groups

Posted by David_CooperI like language maps - if you find any, please share them here.

Posted by JettyWhen a word has more than one meaning. 🤣

Posted by David_CooperTest your French

Posted by JettyIneptocracy

Posted by JettyI wonder if this works in any other language, though, in Chinese, for example.

Posted by JettyWait! You don't pronounce the L?! 😂

Posted by David_CooperI've often seen these in English, but doubtless the rest of the world does them too.

Posted by David_CooperShrödinger's cat

Posted by misternatureboyAnybody else using Duolingo to study another language? Estoy estudiando español.

Posted by EquusDanceJust read a fascinating article on the origins of language.

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