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The case for bilingualism
I have spent my life around different languages. At home, though I heard mostly English, there was plenty of Portuguese being thrown around, especially when my parents were talking about us. When I...
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On the other mano…
On Wednesday, I described some of the benefits of being bilingual, focusing mostly on possible cognitive advantages to growing up with two language. I believe in fairness, but even more than that, I do...
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Mes chats me manquent.
It’s the last full day of my vacation. We’ll take it easy, do a little shopping, finish packing, and have a few last local beers. Tomorrow will consist of breakfast, a long drive to an airport, a long...
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It’s that old je ne sais what.
Once upon a time, there was a little criancinha, Que estava pendurada from a little janelinha. A policeman que passou said, Qu’est-ce que tu fais ici, oh little criancinha?* As many women grow older,...
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Breton: a linguistic Lazarus?
English is a global language. There is no doubt about that. In many countries around the world, you will be able to see English on road signs and in advertisements. An English-speaking tourist...
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One more time! Second Languages, le premier part…
Though I’m technically still on summer break from teaching duties, it’s definitely time to start gearing up for the semester and plan my courses. However, I’ve been having a hard time transitioning my...
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Second Languages, Part Deux
Here’s where we left off in ‘le premier part’: My other studies led me to brief forays in Italian, German, Latin, and soon, Arabic. Throughout it all, I wondered how it was changing me, this constant...
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For #100: Portrait of a polyglot.
Today is my 100th post. I started my blog in June 2009 but I only paid sporadic attention to it until February 2011 when I really started writing. Slowly but surely, the total number of posts crept up...
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