Category: Cultura
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Change is constant for languages
www.texarkanagazette.comChange is constant for languages | Texarkana GazetteDear Heloise: King Alfred the Great would never have said “you” to one person, since this was the plural form, and “thou” was the singular form. (This can be compared to the German “du” and the Spanish “tu.”) After the French-speaking Normans in 1066 forced a two-tier society on England, they demanded that they should be addressed with the plural pronoun, while they addressed the conquered natives with the singular (which explains why the plural “are” is still used with “you”). Examples of changes could be multiplied. -
An Aboriginal Australian people of northern Queensland speak a language with no words for left or right
spacedaily.comAn Aboriginal Australian people of northern Queensland speak a language with no words for left or right — only for north, south, east, and west — so instead of asking you to move your left foot, they will ask you to move your east foot, and can point due north almost without thinkingAsk a Guugu Yimithirr speaker to shift along the bench and you will not hear anything about your left or your right. You will hear a compass point. Move a -
El suajili, la lengua africana que viajó de la costa del Índico a la diplomacia global
www.abc.com.pyEl suajili, la lengua africana que viajó de la costa del Índico a la diplomacia global – Mundo – ABC ColorNairobi, 7 jul (EFE).- El suajili nació entre puertos, caravanas y rutas del Índico, creció como idioma de comercio, poesía, religión, política y resistencia, y este martes celebra su Día Mundial como la primera lengua africana reconocida por Naciones Unidas.
