Most people can appreciate a nice beach. With the season of summer upon us, there’s never been a better time to study Spanish if you plan to vacation in places that speak the tongue. A new found knowledge of Spanish will allow you to roam outside your comfort zone and get more immersed locally.
Entries from July 2008
Get to Know Spanish Completely – And Soak up the Benefits
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Mexican · Spanish · European Languages
Acquiring a Foreign Language– Nothing but a Plus!
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
If you’re a person who enjoys traveling to fantastic faraway lands, it’s to your benefit to try and learn some of the native languages of your target destinations.
Tags: Georgian · German · French · Spanish · Russian · Main
Learning Cherokee: New Cherokee Lexicon Available
July 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The post below provides information on the release of a new Cherokee lexicon.
Tags: Cherokee · Native American Languages
The Chickasaw Language
July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
The Chickasaw language is derived from the Muskogean family and is spoken by Chickasaw inhabitants of Southeastern Oklahoma. It is one of the less common Native American languages, as only about 1,000 individuals speak it today. It was much more popular during the eighteen and nineteen hundreds, when all tribes along the lower Mississippi knew it.
Tags: Chickasaw · Native American Languages · Main
Learning Choctaw
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Choctaw is a language conventionally spoken by the Choctaw tribe. It is grouped under the Muskogean family and is used by Native Americans in the southeastern U.S. It was a very popular language in the Frontier days, even known by the likes of some American presidents. Today it is spoken by just under 10,000 people.
Tags: Choctaw · Native American Languages
The Cherokee: A Well-Known Tribe, But Not a Well-Known Language
July 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Like many other languages, the Cherokee tongue is named after its people, the Cherokee. It is classified under the Iroquoian language family, and it is the only Southern one from the group that is still used. The Cherokee language is associated with the South because its speakers reside in the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, although it is believed that the Cherokee originally hailed from the Great Lakes.
Tags: Cherokee · Native American Languages
The Case for Learning Languages via Software
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Studying a tongue foreign to your own is certainly not a breezy task. This is due to the commitment of time and energy it requires. Using a foreign speech software program could make the whole process a bit less difficult for you. The benefits of making use of such devices in order to acquire another tongue are vast.
Tags: Arabic · Spanish · Russian · Middle Eastern Languages · European Languages
Studying Finnish
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Foreigners who need to spend significant time in Finland or Estonia may find it useful to learn Finnish considered by many as one of the more difficult European languages.
Tags: Finnish · European Languages
Learning Foreign Languages: Why Bother?
July 13th, 2008 · No Comments
With the turn of the twenty-first century we can see more and more bilingual (or even trilingual) people than ever before. Anyone who’s toured Europe can tell you that the majority of individuals who hail from that continent are familiar with a tongue other than their own (and I’m not talking body parts).
Tags: Mexican · Spanish · European Languages
Why You should Learn the Italian Language
July 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The Italian language, one of the Romance languages, is spoken by approximately 63 million people, mostly in Italy. Italian is one of the four official languages of Switzerland, and also the official language of Vatican City and San Marino.
Tags: Italian · European Languages