Where is language from? (Part 2)
I began my previous post “Where is language from? (Part 1)” by commenting on a recent online article about the origin of language. Then I went on to compare ...
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Where is language from? (Part 1)
A while ago I came across a website for a Genetic Literacy Project. The slogan of the Project is “science not ideology,” and its goal is to promote science l...
“Can I copy your ppt to my mp3?” On letter words in contemporary Chinese (Part 2)
In my previous post I wrote about the letter word phenomenon prevalent in contemporary Chinese. I discussed their classification and semantics with some comm...
“Can I copy your ppt to my mp3?” On letter words in contemporary Chinese (Part 1)
The sentence in the title of this post may sound awkward to an English speaker’s ears—How can one copy a filename extension to another?—but it turns out to b...
Bilingualism helps prevent dementia? And a remark on “scholarly longevity” (Part 2)
In my previous post I wrote about the protective effect of bilingualism against dementia. I also mentioned that formal education was listed among the Alzheim...