Another entry for the ever-expanding category of “the brain is a very strange place” posts. A paper in PNAS suggests that what we call a color may influence how we perceive it. The image below shows a spectrum of colors that, to an English speaker, would probably all be described as “blue.” Russian speakers, however, […]
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Foreigners Could Face a Language Test by David Nowak- If Alexander Krutov gets his way, foreigners in this country may soon have to pass a Russian language test to qualify for a work permit.
“It is the moral obligation of people working in a given country to make an effort to learn its language,” Krutov, a State […]
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Linguistic diversity in the moutain of tongues by Stephen Boykewich - Life isn’t bad in this North Caucasus mountain town. The air is pure, the view is magnificent, and the centuries-old tradition of silver handiwork guarantees jobs for all.
There is one downside for the 2,000 residents of Kubachi, however. Their neighbors a short donkey ride […]
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Today Ukrainian has emerged from second-class status, slipping quietly into the chambers of government and popular culture. This marks more than a cultural change: It could doom any hopes Russia may have of restoring its traditional political influence over this country of 47 million.
Just two years ago, some Russian speaking regions in eastern Ukraine talked […]
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Language construction
Every language learner, including myself wants to get back to their own language’s grammatical structure. But what if their target language is put together in a totally different way than their native language. For example cases. Almost unknown in modern English but is the main grammatical aspect in Slavic languages, such as Polish, Ukrainian […]
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What is the hardest language to learn?
Extremely Hard: The hardest language to learn is: Polish-Seven Cases, Seven Genders and very difficult pronunciation. Average English speaker is fluent at about the age 12; the average Polish speaker is fluent in their language not until age 16. .
Very Hard: Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian-These languages are hard […]
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