I haven’t been writing any language learning related blog posts for quite some time now. It is not because there is nothing to write about, on the contrary I have a lot of ideas big and small in language learning department, but I’m too busy with technology/work and other things. Anyhow I’m very actively learn … Un mercenario al que pagas bien no te deja en la estacada
A Little Book of Language by David Crystal My rating: 5 of 5 stars I just done listening audio edition of this book and this is just a little comment/review about it. Initially because of the word “little” in the title and number of opening chapters talking about how children develop their language abilities I … A Little Book of Language by David Crystal
Being keen language learner and somewhat amateur linguist I just started quite interesting course on edx.org – “Language Revival: Securing the Future of Endangered Languages”. This course offered by University of Adelaide and delivered by Ghil’ad Zuckermann and Rob Amery. Course promises interesting overview of such things as linguicide (language killing) and glottophagy (language eating) and most importantly language … Nelson Mandela on language
Answer by Marc Ettlinger: Language has been called a Cognitive or Cultural Tool, a description that succinctly summarizes the research on the effects of language on cognition and the mind.\nThis research also answers your question with a definitive Yes: A broader vocabulary can allow you to think faster. Assigning a label, which is basically what … Does a broader vocabulary allow you to think faster?
