Beautiful Language families tree by Minna Sundberg
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/59665/feast-your-eyes-beautiful-linguistic-family-tree Page on Nordic languages by the same author: http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=195
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Nov 10 CFP ENGCORPORA2015 Extended deadline
This Conference is intended as a gathering for corpus linguists working on any aspect of the English language and concerned with corpora issues. The main issues that this conference aims at debating are: – the use and reliability of a corpus in the hypothesis-building process – the use of corpora in linguistics courses or in … Read more
How to Write a Sentence – The New Yorker
Sentences have been around since the dawn of paragraphs, and indeed since before that, for sentences are essentially the building blobs of a paragraph. Source: www.newyorker.com See on Scoop.it – Applied linguistics and knowledge engineering
Seeing Is Believing: Visual vs. Linear Content
“In order for our learners to see how designing information changes how it is viewed, the students this year placed their visual infographics side-by-side with their linear notes to see the transformation. It was the “ah ha” moment, when they could examine how the delivery of content mattered and how the deliberate choices in font … Read more
For a Better Brain, Learn Another Language
Multi-linguals might also be better decision-makers. According to a new study, they are more resistant to conditioning and framing techniques, making them less likely to be swayed by such language in advertisements or political campaign speeches. Source: m.theatlantic.com See on Scoop.it – Applied linguistics and knowledge engineering