Language and Gossip
There is nothing as delicious as hearing good gossip…. Almost everyone gossips. It comes very naturally even though we are almost unaware of when we are gossiping. More than half of our conversation time can be characterized as gossip. In most cases gossip is about people we know and only a small part of the […]
The Printing Revolution & Languages
We are in the midst of a communication revolution. There has been no precedent in history of such rapid evolution. A similar revolution, one of the greatest inventions of the previous millennium that had a worldwide impact was the invention of the printing press. The distribution of relatively low-cost books significantly increased literacy, which further […]
Idioms
It is said that in order to really know a culture one must know its idioms. What is it about idioms that is so deeply connected to the culture? It is also said that the beauty of a language is influenced by the wealth of its idioms. Are there really differences between idioms in different […]
Etymology
The fact that languages change over time is not only learned from the distant history of the evolution of languages and cultures. We all see how new words appear and change over time. Languages borrow words from each other and during the process, the words change. This migration of words from one language to another […]