Russian literature shaped the development of Korean culture after being translated into Japanese. The basic give and...
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How a feathered serpent god presided over a forgotten golden age of Mexican art. When the curator...
Peoples who live close to nature have a rich lore of plants, animals, and landscapes embedded in...
The language’s survival will rely on the young to be proud of their heritage. By Timothy Wright...
Perhaps it’s really our actions that need to catch up to our words. The words we choose...
Languages and indigenous knowledge systems that make them one with the land and are crucial. By Minnie...
While we’re losing biological diversity, we’re also losing linguistic and cultural diversity at the same time. By...
The basis for the writing system known as the ‘alphabet’ came from the Near East. Introduction The Greek Alphabet developed...
Publics around the world divided on birthplace and religion as requirements for national belonging. Results of a...
“Una Nación bajo Dios, entera, con libertad y justicia para todos.” How can a nation promote liberty...
Why do so many Americans share the concern that success and integrity are in conflict? By Dr....
Many people fear the disappearance of the unique way some communities speak. Introduction In Boston, there are reports...
Language has always played a significant role in the artistic expression of cultures around the world. For...
Indigenous people’s languages were largely lost as a result of forced assimilation efforts. How Were Indigenous Languages...
Script developed from simple to more complex writing systems. Introduction Script is the written expression of a language. Cuneiform,...
The language of the original Macedonians existed long before Macedonia became a powerful state. Introduction To get...
Esperanto, Klingon, “Oirish,” and others. John Wallis is all but forgotten except among historians and mathematicians, but...
Introduction Ancient Africa has the world’s oldest and largest collection of ancient writing systems, and is home...
Linguists believe Black English might have originated from West African or Creole languages. What brought you to...
Indigenous language instructors struggle to keep their languages from becoming lost. Introduction Whenever November would roll around,...
Jean-François Champollion’s obsession with hieroglyphs began around 1801. A Forgotten Script Hieroglyphs dominated the landscape of the...
The ancient Celtic languages were spoken across Europe and Anatolia (modern Turkey). Introduction The Celtic languages form a branch...
A language scientist explains that talking was never invented but has evolved over hundreds of thousands of...
Created in Europe during a time of intercultural struggle and strife, it was created as a tool...
Are you going on a trip and want to learn Portuguese with a tutor? It is hard...
The first forms of recorded expression are thought to be those that co‐evolved with technology some 20,000–30,000...
Despite some meaningful differences from Classical Latin, Medieval writers did not regard it fundamentally different. Introduction Medieval...
Inka khipus are bundles of woolen cords tied together with knots added to them to encode information....
Abstract Understanding the evolution of language requires evidence regarding origins and processes that led to change. In...
Putin uses a practice diagnosed by political author George Orwell as ‘doublespeak,’ or the language of totalitarians....