The video is in both Chinese and English so we can understand together: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSKM6eYMysk&feature=related] This is some amazing stuff. I know it is an hour long, but it gives you lots of time to pray for our Chinese brothers and sisters while they’re speaking the other language! He shows how Read more…
Here are some links to get your brain juices flowing: Study shows ancient relations between language families This article uses a lot of big words, but the drawing of the language branches shows it all! “Primitive” cultures can still have the Most Complex Language in the World. The article Read more…
“The features of language as listed above are a dated formulation by Hockett in 1960. Through this formulation Hockett made one of the earliest attempts to break down features of human language for the purpose of applying Darwinian gradualism. Although an influence on early animal language efforts (see below), is Read more…
I was going through my collection of idea starters and saw quite a number on the subject of language. I haven’t covered this topic at all except for last week’s mention of the ancient Chinese writing on the Olmec figures from Mexico, so we’ll see how much I can cover today! Read more…