language

A language is a system of communication using symbols (including physical gestures, sounds, and other means of expression). The origin of human language is not fully known, but the use of complex language is often said to be what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Humans use language almost constantly, as we continually communicate information.

In and around these classifications, there are many types of languages in use today, numbering in the thousands worldwide.  Some languages, such as English and Japanese, are widely spoken within a certain culture; others, like languages of many indigenous peoples, have largely died out as their populations of native speakers were marginalized. Languages such as Latin are considered "dead", having no native speakers, but are still studied in academic circles. Still other languages, such as Perl or HTML, were designed specifically for communication with machines. Signed languages make use of gestures instead of sounds, a special innovation of the deaf community. And linguistic innovation continues unabated: LOLspeak and Emoji are only two of the language-related developments born of online communication.

In the blogosphere, posts tagged with language may have to do with learning a foreign tongue, or with reflection on words or sounds; they may explore the meaning of language, discuss a child's vocabulary learning process, or use words in a new way (e.g. poetry). One thing they'll all have in common, however, is that they are written or expressed using one of the world's many functioning languages.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “language”

• Learning need not take place in a classroom.

  
  The Linguist - language learning should be fun — Authority: 131
  In Manfred Spitzers book on learning and the brain, he makes the point that learning takes place in the brain and not in the classroom. Last year  the US Department of Education reported that elearning is more effective than classroom learning. In New York schools they find that listening to iPods is much more ...
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• Myngle at the Virtual Round Table Conference 2009

  
  Myngle is the pioneer of online language lessons! We offer qualified live online classes with 51 different languages to choose — Authority: 112
  Hello Everyone, Yes, I know, I’m slow and this is old news already, however the reason I still want to share it is because one of the features of this conference was the recording of all the sessions , which can still be followed on the conference’s pages Day 1 and Day 2 . There are some real jewels for ...
  3 hours ago

• watching my language

  
  a few words — Authority: 107
  I’ve recently found a manageable practice for maintaining my language skills. Presently, I’m mostly concerned with German and Greek, because my knowledge of French has never been anything but superficial (meaning that it can likely be recovered with little effort) and my Spanish is well-sedimented in the crypts of ...
  4 hours ago

• £30,000 Every Day: What Translation Services Cost London Police

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 618
  The Metropolitan Police spend £30,000 every day — over £10 million per year — on translation services for the more than 300 languages which are now spoken in the capital, new figures have shown. In the rest of England and Wales, an additional £15 million is spent every year on translation services. This ...
  4 hours ago

• French Translator Pro Will Help You Business Grow In Europe With Tailored Free Translation Online.

  
  CipherSearch.com — Authority: 148
  More than 1,200 events took place to mark the Initial European Small business Week on 6-14 May under the motto ‘Small business, big ideas’ – promoting initiative and small businesses, the lifeblood of Europe’s economy. The message across Europe was clear: small businesses are the engine of the European economy ...
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• Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant Reveals Future Trends In EU Internal Online Business.

  
  CipherSearch.com — Authority: 148
  Target marketOne of the basic aspects of exploring opportunities may be a sensible understanding of target audiences. A key International audience is youth markets as they move into the workforce and become independent consumers. Migrants will drive thorugh the European ecommerce market buying product of cultural or ...
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• Snooker champion Burden’s arrogance didn’t win many friends

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  By Anand PhilarHyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Alfred Burden of England won the World snooker championship trophy, but it was the opponent whom he beat in Wednesday’s final, Igor Figueiredo of Brazil, who emerged the hero.The fact that there were more fans mobbing the 32-year old and ever-smiling Brazilian than the brash ...
  6 hours ago

• The Full Liberman

  
  Language Log — Authority: 652
  On The Lousy Linguist, blogger Chris takes on a media report on "The Healthiest Way To Fight With Your Husband" (linked to via Slate): Its a classic piece of idiot journalism worthy of a  Full Liberman * if only it werent so trivial and obvious as to be beneath the man, so Ill take a crack at it. … *Im ...
  7 hours ago

• Abbys crossover to NCIS: Los Angeles was excellent

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 719
  I have to admit that when I initially heard that Abbys character would be crossing over from NCIS to NCIS: Los Angeles , my reaction was meh. What could they possibly do that would make the transfer of the ultimate forensics goth geek from the cozy confines of her lab in D.C. to the high-tech, touch screen ...
  7 hours ago

• The Apple of My Eyes

  
  Omonomono — Authority: 453
  Future idol is past identity, Of both adorable in nature, and Of dreams not fulfilled, to entertain many: Of one, or few, maybe countless like sand. The amount of entertainment is based On amount consumed; these days everything Is vetted through computer systems–cased In context, personal or group thinking. ...
  7 hours ago

• Hoards?

  
  Good, Bad, and Ugly — Authority: 494
  In New York, job winners will tweet from toilets They won a contest that included aspiring actors, students and even a businessman hoping to seed his enterprise for the jobs to greet and chat with tourists and hoards of holiday shoppers visiting the Manhattan restrooms. In this article the author uses the word ...
  7 hours ago

• Writing and Place Guest Blog post 4 by Nora

  
  TaniaWrites — Authority: 117
  I couldnt be happier that this is becoming a vibrant and exciting series, the guest blog posts on Writing & Place, how where you are affects you as a writer. I am delighted to introduce Nora Nadjarian, a wonderful Cyprus-based poet and writer, author of the short story collection Ledra Street ; we "met" when we ...
  8 hours ago

• Rosetta Stone | Spanish Latin America | Review and Giveaway

  
  The Dirty Shirt - Hands on product reviews for items from baby products to tech gadgets — Authority: 513
  The best technology-based solutions for learning languages. Everything we do at Rosetta Stone revolves around a simple idea: learning a language should be fun, easy and effective. We approach language learning the same way that you first learned a language — using a natural method that teaches new language ...
  8 hours ago

• spam name

  
  clusterflock — Authority: 626
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  10 hours ago

• Les délégués espèrent trouver un consensus sur la coordination du Plan d’action pour le développement en avril

  
  Intellectual Property Watch — Authority: 603
  Lors de négociations informelles tenues vendredi dernier dans la matinée, le Comité du développement et de la propriété intellectuelle semble s’être approché d’un consensus sur le mécanisme de coordination du Plan d’action pour le développement. Cependant, l’après-midi même, les gouvernements ont ...
  12 hours ago

• Mark Lowe is right: The Romans said it better

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  Mark Lowes eye-watering Latin email is proof of the lasting value of the supposedly dead language, says Harry Mount.
  14 hours ago

• Installation order for SharePoint Service Packs and Language packs

  
  JOPX on SharePoint 2007 (MOSS and WSS V3 ) — Authority: 119
  To get up to speed with the latest version of SharePoint Server 2007 (English version) including the Dutch language pack you should follow this installation order: Start with MOSS 2007 including SP1 Install Service Pack 2 for WSS 3.0(English) Install Service Pack 2 for MOSS 2007(English) ...
  16 hours ago

• temerarious

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 129
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 25, 2009 is: temerarious • \tem-uh-RAIR-ee-us\  • adjective : marked by temerity : rashly or presumptuously daring Example sentence: The brave explorer set off for the unplumbed depths of the dangerous cave with only a few supplies and one temerarious ...
  16 hours ago

• China: Chinese is the most difficult language

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 724
  Uln has written three long posts to argue that Chinese is the most difficult language in the world. Part I , Part II and Part III .
  17 hours ago

• No In Ten Languages

  
  Jumping in Pools — Authority: 603
  In the spirit of Joe C.s post a couple of days ago, I decided to give this one a whirl. Lets see what I can get off the top of my head. Chime in if you have any more. English: No Spanish: No Italian: No Portuguese: Nom French: Non German: Nein Greek: Akhee (Aw-hee) Russian: Nyet Arabic: Laa Farsi: Na Bonus (I ...
  19 hours ago

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