Linguisticator's Blog
Castles Made of Sand Fall Back Into the Sea…
This is not only a line from a great Jimi Hendrix song; it's also a fact about memory palaces.The concept of the memory palace is very simple, but I often...
Castles Made of Sand Fall Back Into the Sea…
This is not only a line from a great Jimi Hendrix song; it's also a fact about memory palaces.The concept of the memory palace is very simple, but I often...
Where does the Abjad come from?
Following on from a post the other day about what an abjad is and why it is important to understand the difference between an abjad and an alphabet, in this...
Where does the Abjad come from?
Following on from a post the other day about what an abjad is and why it is important to understand the difference between an abjad and an alphabet, in this...
The Arabic Alphabet - What is an Abjad?
A lot of people have asked me about learning the “Arabic Alphabet,†but this is actually impossible. Arabic does not have an alphabet; it has an abjad.The distinction is more...
The Arabic Alphabet - What is an Abjad?
A lot of people have asked me about learning the “Arabic Alphabet,†but this is actually impossible. Arabic does not have an alphabet; it has an abjad.The distinction is more...
A Bit More on Subtitling vs. Dubbing
Following on from a recent post on subtitling and dubbing, I wanted to share something one of our users sent me in response to the previous post. Curious about the...
A Bit More on Subtitling vs. Dubbing
Following on from a recent post on subtitling and dubbing, I wanted to share something one of our users sent me in response to the previous post. Curious about the...
Mining Dialogues for Variation
Following on from a previous post about understanding adjacency pairs and the usefulness of language-learning dialogues, I thought I'd share some strategies for using dialogues to arrive at the kind...
Mining Dialogues for Variation
Following on from a previous post about understanding adjacency pairs and the usefulness of language-learning dialogues, I thought I'd share some strategies for using dialogues to arrive at the kind...
The Arabic Numeral System
Numbers in Arabic. Wow.The way languages represent numbers is a fascinating topic in itself. The numbers 1-3 inflect for gender and case in Icelandic; the word hundrað in Old English...
The Arabic Numeral System
Numbers in Arabic. Wow.The way languages represent numbers is a fascinating topic in itself. The numbers 1-3 inflect for gender and case in Icelandic; the word hundrað in Old English...