Conference on language acquisition · Konferenco pri lingvo-akirado
The 33rd International Conference on Foreign and Second Language Acquisition is currently taking place at the University of Silesia in Szczyrk, Poland. Its theme is modern technologies in foreign language teaching, learning and research. La 33-a Internacia Konferenco...How infants distinguish speech sounds · Kiel infanetoj distingas parolsonojn
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a direct link between the tongue movements of infants and their ability to distinguish speech sounds. Esploristoj ĉe la Universitato de Brita Kolumbio malkovris rektan ligon inter la langomovoj de...Esperanto and religion · Esperanto kaj religio
Some of the world’s major lingua francas are closely identified with particular religions – Latin and Catholicism, Arabic and Islam, Sanskrit and Hinduism, and so on. This article examines the counterpoint to this pattern offered by Esperanto. Iujn el la ĉefaj...Common Voice · Komuna Voĉo
Have you contributed your voice to Mozilla’s Common Voice project? The aim is to create a free database for speech recognition software. There is now also a forum for collaborating on, among other things, getting funding for specific language communities. Ĉu vi...Essay prize on linguistic discrimination · Esea premio pri lingva diskriminacio
The journal Philosophical Psychology announces the Lex Academic Essay Prize, to be awarded to the author of the best essay on the understanding of linguistic discrimination. La revuo Philosophical Psychology (Filozofia Psikologio) anoncas la Esean Premion Lex...Annual conference of · Jarkonferenco de NJTESOL/NJBE
The US organisation NJTESOL/NJBE (New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages / New Jersey Bilingual Educators) uses email discussion lists and local workshops to promote the voices of teachers, and of ESL and bilingual students, about legislation...Orwell and Esperanto · Orwell kaj Esperanto
In 1975, the Dutch mathematician, poet, linguist and Esperantist Dr. W. A. Verloren Van Themaat wrote to Sir Bernard Crick about the possible influence of Esperanto on George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. This article explores the subject. En 1975, la...Talking to aliens · Paroli kun alimondanoj
This article in the magazine Wired asks: how do you communicate with an intelligent entity you know nothing about? Humans are the only species on Earth endowed with advanced mathematical ability and a fully fledged faculty of language, but are these hallmarks of...Health and the cheerful Spanish lexicon · Sano kaj la gaja hispana vortoprovizo
While English is the language of science – precise and succinct – the flowery nature of Spanish contributes to a culture that supports emotional expression. In doing so, it can help its speakers manage the responses to stress. A therapist in this article uses...IfI: Information for Interlinguists
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