Emoji may be becoming more inclusive, but greater engagement with those that they intend to represent is still needed.
One of the ways we work out what proto-language might have been like is by looking at languages which have developed from nothing in recent times. One of the best examples is Nicaraguan Sign Language.
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In the space of a few short years, deaf Nicaraguan school children created their own language. This example may give us a clue about how spoken language developed over thousands of years.
Javanese still is used in art performance. Here is Javanese dance jathilan in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, March 2017.
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A new theory of language suggests that people understand words by unconsciously simulating what they describe. Repeated exposure – and the simulation that comes with it – makes it easier to act.
Afrikaner descendants representing Argentina, South Africa today and the country’s old flag.
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A small community of Afrikaners has been living in Argentina since the early 1900s. Linguistic research has found they’re like a time capsule, reflecting pronunciation and syntax from an earlier era.
Approximately 7,000 languages are spoken in the world today, but only about half are expected to survive this century. One factor contributing to this loss is climate change.
Children in the early stages of learning to read should be given decodable books to practise and generalise their developing alphabetic skills.
As we look to improve the reading outcomes of our young children, more music education in our preschools and primary schools could be the answer.
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Remembering the powder monkeys, sparkies and dinters and their remarkable linguistic legacy.
High school honour roll student Trey Arnold Rorick acts in the ‘Edge of the Knife.’ Rorick also works as a Cultural Interpreter at the K_ay Ilnagaay Haida Heritage Center.
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