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The Rise and Possible Fall of the Word Well
July 19, 2017
If you're old enough to rust, you might remember one of the first Kings of Comedy, Benjamin Kubelsky better known as Jack Benny. During his radio show, Benny became famous for playing the violin... Read More
Is Trump's Rhetoric Part of His Effort to Brand Himself?
July 18, 2017
Well, we can learn more this fall when the book titled "Talking Donald Trump: A Sociolinguistic Study of Style, Metadiscourse and Political Identity" hits the bookshelves. Although the 45th... Read More
The Makeshift Lingua Franca of Formula One Racing
June 26, 2017
Since the inaugural season in 1950, the FIA Formula One World Championship has been the premier class of auto racing. Attracting one of the largest global television audiences, Formula One can be... Read More
Does Linguistic Relativity Shape the World You Know?
June 21, 2017
For most of us that speak English, we are actually the odd one out among the world of languages when it comes to how the language we speak shapes the world we know. If you studied French or... Read More
How Russian Developed as a Modern Language
May 15, 2017
With all the talk in the news lately about Russia, we thought we'd jump on the bandwagon and dive into the Russian language. Russian is the eighth most widely spoken language on Earth and is one... Read More
Dutch: A Widespread European Language
May 15, 2017
When most people think of Dutch, pictures of the Netherlands immediately come to mind with windmills, tulips, and wooden shoes. However, did you know that Dutch has 23 million native speakers... Read More
Prolingo receives 2017 American Excellence Award
April 26, 2017
April 25th 2017 - Prolingo has been selected for the 2017 American Excellence Award amongst all its peers and competitors by the American Economic Institute (AEI). Each year the AEI... Read More
It's All Greek To Me
April 14, 2017
Although "It's All Greek to Me" is a common phrase, Greek isn't actually as foreign to English as the saying would have you believe. In fact about 6% of English vocabulary is derived from Greek!... Read More
Improving Language Listening Comprehension
April 14, 2017
If you're one of the many people who attempt to learn a new language, you've probably reached a point where it makes sense "on paper" but less when listening to a native speaker. In many cases... Read More
Esperanto is King of the Constructed Languages
March 16, 2017
With over 2 million speakers worldwide, Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed language on the planet. Developed in 1887 by Polish-Jewish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof, Esperanto was... Read More
