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Reading Arabic
The Question: In what direction is Arabic read? The Answer: Like most Semitic languages, Arabic is read from right to left. (Languages…Belgium Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Belgium Index: Geography and People History Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Belgian Relations GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLEBelgium is located in…Which are the Romance languages?
The Question: Which are the Romance languages? The Answer: "Romance languages" is a term used to describe a group of languages that are derived…Noam Chomsky Biography
Noam Chomskylinguist, writer, political activistBorn: 12/7/1928Birthplace: Philadelphia A professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chomsky pioneered the theory…structuralism
(Encyclopedia) structuralism, theory that uses culturally interconnected signs to reconstruct systems of relationships rather than studying isolated, material things in themselves. This method found…accent
(Encyclopedia) accent, in speech, emphasis given a particular sound, called prosodic systems in linguistics. There are three basic accentual methods: stress, tone, and length. In English each word…J.R.R. Tolkien
Linguist / Writer Born: 3 January 1891 Died: 2 September 1973 (Natural causes) Birthplace: Bloemfontein, South Africa Best known as: The author of The Lord of the Rings Name at birth: John…How Many Languages Are There?
A confusion of tongues According to Ethnologue, the premier source of linguistic data, there are 7,139 spoken languages in the world today. 1,514 of those have fewer than 1,000 living speakers. A…Navajo Code Talkers
The code that was never broken President George W. Bush honored Navajo Code Talkers in July 2001. In 1942, there were about 50,000 Navajo tribe members. As of 1945, about 540 Navajos served as…1999 MacArthur Foundation Awards
The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Jillian Banfield, 39, mineralogist; Madison, Wisc.Carolyn Bertozzi…Trending
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