Evolution of the building blocks of language · Evoluo de la konstrueroj de lingvo
A relatively recent study shows that apes and monkeys can track relationships between sounds in the same way as humans, indicating that this ability predates the evolution of language itself by at least 40 million years. Relative lastatempa studaĵo montras, ke...Colloquium with a language/education theme · Kolokvo kun lingva/eduka temo
An International Colloquium on language interactions in the classroom and on the construction of knowledge in school subjects will take place on 6–7 October 2022 at the University of Lille on the Pont de Bois site, in Villeneuve d’Ascq. Internacia Kolokvo pri lingvaj...Linguistics and computer science · Lingvoscienco kaj komputa scienco
Linguistics examines conveyance, processing and the evolution of natural languages, and computer science applies the same questions to programming. Both fields deal with syntax, semantics and instructions, and how people perceive them. This short article explains how...Conference · Konferenco LINELT-2022
The 10th Global Conference on Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching (LINELT-2022) will be held in Lara-Antalya, Turkey from 12th to 14th May, both online and face to face. La 10-a Monda Konferenco pri Lingvoscienco kaj Instruado de Fremdaj Lingvoj (LINELT-2022)...Esperanto exams online in June and July · KER-ekzamenoj rete en junio kaj julio
The World Esperanto Association has announced three examination periods for 2022 in relation to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: – In June–July Esperanto exams can be done online: anyone can sit the examination from the comfort of their...Prefigurative Politics · Antaŭfigura politiko
With support from ESF, Guilherme Fians has published an article Prefigurative Politics (a type of strategy for social movements) in the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology. This article of 18 pages provides a critical review of the social-science bibliography and...Linguistic laws in chimp gestures · Ĉimpanzoj gestas laŭ lingvaj leĝoj
According to a study published by The Royal Society, gestures of chimpanzees follow the same mathematical patterns as are seen in human language. For example, patterns consistent with Zipf’s law of abbreviation (which predicts an inverse relationship between word...Are Ukrainian and Russian similar languages? · Ĉu similas la ukraina kaj rusa lingvoj?
Putin has suggested Ukrainians and Russians share one language, but the differences amount to much more than what he dismissed in 2021 as “regional language peculiarities”. This article discusses the political implications, concluding that by looking for “unity” of...Polyglot Gathering online · Plurlingvula Kunveno virtuale
The annual Polyglot Gathering is the world’s biggest international event for polyglots and language lovers. This year it takes place from 28 April to 1 May, and individual members of UEA are entitled to a 40% discount (paying 30 euros instead of 50) if they register...IfI: Information for Interlinguists
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