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Do you Know What Foreign Accent Syndrome is?
What is your biggest pet peeve? I can assure you mine is someone faking something they are not. But have you ever wondered they might not be doing that on purpose and it could be a syndrome? Weird, I know. Let’s look at the Foreign Accent Syndrome image credit: https://curiosity.com/topics/this-rare-condition-can-give-you-a-foreign-accent-curiosity/ This is something that most people do when they meet…
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8 Endangered Languages of India Heading Towards Extinction
India is a country whose linguistic richness plays a key role in maintaining its social and cultural diversity. Languages of India trace their roots back to several language families. The major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 75% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 20% of Indians while other languages belong to the Austroasiatic, Sino-Tibetan, Tai-Kadai, and…
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Klingon, Dothraki, Elvish & More: Popular Conlangs and Their Origins
via- ucsdnews.ucsd.edu Conlangs, (Constructed Languages) well known in the modern pop culture were made for fictional worlds. However, languages such as Klingon, Sindarin/Quenya, Dothraki and some of our other favorites gained immense popularity and ventured outside their cinematic world, onto the tongues of die-hard fans. Let’s have a look at the origins of some of the most iconic conlangs made…
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