Underlying language of Indus script, Proto-Dravidian: Asko Parpola - The Hindu
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:59:02 GMT+00:00
The Hindu Historical linguistics thus suggests that the Harappans probably spoke a Dravidian language. Referring to the type of writing system, Prof. ...

Exclusive Interview: ACTOR GIANCARLO ESPOSITO BREAKS BAD ON 'LEVERAGE' - iFMagazine
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:03:26 GMT+00:00
iFMagazine So that was a decision I had to make about his linguistics and how he spoke and how that's connected to the way he thinks. Normally with television, in a ...

Pre-Stored Phrases Make It Easier To Be Part Of A Conversation - Medical News Today (press release)
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:06:56 GMT+00:00
Medical News Today (press release) In her doctoral thesis on general linguistics at the University of Gothenburg, speech and language therapist Bitte Rydeman has studied how these ...

Becoming a linguist? Please Help.?
Q. I've been thinking that I want to have a career in linguistics by studying other languages and how a group of languages might relate to one another. Some sub-fields that I'm particularly interested in would be diachronic and contextual linguistics, as well as psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. I know there are many sub-areas that linguists may specialize in, and the main areas that I would like to study includes syntax, semantics and pragmatics. I also want to learn language acquisition. Linguistics is something that I'm really passionate about, therefore I would love to spend the rest of my life being a linguist. There's really nothing that can stop me from pursuing this goal, however, there are some problems that deeply concerns me.… [cont.]
Asked by JustMe - Wed Oct 1 01:18:33 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Have you looked into the linguistics studies at any of the major universities? You can make an appointment with one of the professors to get your questions answered regarding research and financial compensation. I too am a lover of language. I studied in the field of Speech Pathology and Audiology, and simultaneously several other languages. The coursework in a good university for the Speech Pathology department absolutely concentrates on syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, and pragmatics, and might provide you with the scaffolding you need to branch off into the research areas of the field. I think it is important for you to begin talking with those who followed a more research oriented path in linguistics, as well as those… [cont.]
Answered by laholly1 - Wed Oct 1 02:37:49 2008

Can anyone help me with my school assignment of the ethical consquences of Christianity?
Q. I would like to make a pathway graph of the ethical/theological consequences of the different interpretations of Christianity. For example, it would begin with You believe the historical accounts of the Old testament are metaphorical - which would lead to the pathway questioning the belief why God would torture/kill Jesus for a symbolic sin carried out by people who never existed, which undermines a major theme presented in the New Testament. And, then of course the Creationism pathway which presents a disagreement with almost all branchs of science, Most specifically physics and chemistry (especially absolute dating methods), geology, astronomy, cosmology, molecular biology, genomics, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, climatology, [cont.]
Asked by Daniel - Fri Jan 29 02:05:28 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Read the Bible in context if Adam & Eve were only allegory then there's no need for Jesus to be born, die, rise or come again is there?
Answered by mjda1st - Fri Jan 29 02:11:45 2010

Does this common educational practice perpetuate inequality?
Q. At my college, there is a cross-listed senior/graduate level English course wherein students study the historical development of English (from Indo-European to early Germanic, etc.) while studying the phonetic and syntactical changes that eventually yielded modern English. In order to be moderately successful in this course, the students need to obtain (or already possess) a general comprehension of basic grammatical rules (IE nominative, dative, genitive, accusative, noun declensions, etc). Some students were not taught these concepts in H.S. but have been successful at a competitive college (35% acceptance, not Ivy, but decent). I believe one reason students without prior knowledge are successful is related to the fact that not knowing… [cont.]
Asked by red7 - Thu Mar 26 17:56:45 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You raise a very interesting point. I do indeed think that the lack of formal grammar instruction perpetuates inequality. (Add to it the fact that today s teens have developed their own language for texting and IMing, one that completely ignores capitalization, punctuation and spelling rules, and the English language becomes even more splintered and degraded.) By failing to teach grammar and it s not just advanced grammar that isn t being taught, it s basic grammar as well our public schools are doing *all* students a disservice. Certainly students from less affluent areas are particularly handicapped by this failure. Yet, as a tutor practicing in an especially affluent area, I can see that students here suffer from the lack of… [cont.]
Answered by chickadee34 - Thu Mar 26 20:09:59 2009