Before we can use a language, we need to know what the words mean and how they are formed into sentences that express our thoughts and feelings. As children we learn how to use our mother tongue as we hear it used and spoken around…
Audiences are captivated by actors who have the amazing ability to portray characters onscreen very convincingly. It becomes more interesting and impressive when these actors turn out to have more talents and abilities than acting out roles. Here is a closer look at three of…
Though there are a number of minority languages, there is just one official language in France – the French language or Français to native speakers. The French people are known to be very vigilant in protecting their language. Recently, efforts to safeguard Français in France…
The Tamil language belongs to the Dravidian language family and is one of the world’s longest surviving classical languages. The earliest inscriptions were seen on the hero stones that were from fifth century BCE. Tamil has one of the world’s richest literatures that had been…
What makes South African English different is the garnishing from other languages that has been incorporated into its vocabulary, pronunciation and construction. South Africa is perhaps one of the most multi-lingual countries in the world since its 1994 Constitution named a total of 11 official…
Here is a question for the ages: When did language begin? For that matter, where did it begin? And more importantly, how? Many linguists say that they do not know. There are thousands of theories on the origins of language. Language was way ahead of…
Majority of Americans declare that English is their mother tongue and that they speak it well enough. However, despite being the de facto official language of the United States it is not its official language at the federal level. As a matter of fact, the…
Of the many songs that have been written and sung, here are three of the most translated and cherished. We also value them for their positive message and enduring ability to uplift the human spirit. It’s a Small World In 1963, the Sherman Brothers wrote…
A survey was conducted a few years ago, which revealed that the British don’t really speak their minds. Seventy percent of those surveyed say “maybe” when they really mean “no.” The British invented English but somewhere along the way, the English that they use is…
Language is passed on from one generation to the next primarily through the exchange between parent and child. This ought to be a reliable means of passing on a language intact but the fact is, language does change as history has shown us. The change…
English is a fun language. Words are spelled in interesting ways and sentences look as if they do not make sense but they do. English is also a challenging language to learn. Native speakers do not realize this but the many quirks of the language…
An artificial language is a systematic means of communication created purposefully for a specific reason. Human civilization has seen around 200 artificial languages since the 17th century. The very first were created by philosophers for exclusive communication amongst themselves. Much later, artificial languages were invented…
