Genetic linguistics tracks human migration · Genetika lingvoscienco spuras homan migradon
By applying methods from population genetics – but using linguistic data rather than genes – scientists at the École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne have produced a series of maps showing historical migration events, including the migration of mountain farmers...Rapid phonemic learning in the first hours of life · Rapida fonema lernado en la unuaj vivhoroj
Human neonates can discriminate phonemes, but the neural mechanism underlying this ability is poorly understood. This recent article in the scientific journal Nature shows that the neonatal brain can learn to discriminate natural vowels from backward vowels, a...Trade-off between complex words and complex grammar · Kompromiso inter kompleksaj vortoj kaj kompleksa gramatiko
According to a new study of patients with primary progressive aphasia, people who have difficulty producing complex words compensate by stringing together a sequence of simpler words to convey the idea they wish to express. Laŭ nova studo pri pacientoj kun fruastadia...AILA Congress 2023 · AILA-Kongreso 2023
Lyon, France will, from the 17th to 21th of July 2023, play host to the 20th World Congress of AILA (the International Association of Applied Linguistics) with the theme of “Diversity and social cohesion in a globalized world: towards more committed language...Online CEFR exams off to a good start · Sukcese debutis la retaj KER-ekzamenoj
For the first six months of thus year Katalin Kováts, head of the KER-Ekzamena Centro, and her team were busy relaunching UEA’s examination system, testing the new C2 level, laying the technical foundations for online examination, and organizing the first online...Koutny spoke at FIPLV congress · Koutny prelegis ĉe FIPLV-kongreso
The World Congress of FIPLV (International Federation of Language Teacher Associations) took place from the 27th to 29th of July in Warsaw. There, Ilona Koutny gave a lecture on the subject of “Developing intercultural competence through an intercultural language”. La...Madella to speak at AALA 2022 · Madella prelegos ĉe AALA 2022
ILEI’s vice-president, Alessandra Madella, will lecture on activity around Esperanto examinations in Italy at AALA 2022, the 8th annual international conference of the Asian Association for Language Assessment, at the end of October in Chennai, India. La...
Numismatics: an Esperanto cultural treasure trove no longer in the dark (2)
In his groundbreaking booklet Esperanto-mono (“Esperanto Money”, 2000) Hans Jankowski includes not only Esperanto coins and medallions, but also payment methods and securities of various kinds that have been used as local or event-related means of payment. When...
Numismática: un tesoro cultural del esperanto que ya no está oculto (2)
En su innovador folleto Esperanto-mono (“Dinero esperanto”, 2000), Hans Jankowski incluye no solo monedas y medallones en esperanto, sino también métodos de pago y valores de varios tipos que se han utilizado como medios de pago locales o relacionados con eventos. Al...IfI: Information for Interlinguists
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