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Some Questions from a Reader
On multilingual multitasking and other subjects.
One of the things I love about this project is that I hear from people all over the world who love languages, too. Since this website first went up, it has had visitors from 164 countries. A large chunk of Africa…
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Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal (Dictionary of the Dutch Language)
Dutch, Dictionaries, Websites
Published by the Institute for Dutch Lexicology, the Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal (Dictionary of the Dutch Language) is supposedly the largest dictionary in the world, many decades in the making. It covers more than 500 years’ worth of…
Museum of the City of New York
General, Museums/Cultural, Kids
Founded in 1923, the Museum of the City of New York “celebrates and interprets the city, educating the public about its distinctive character, especially its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation.” It offers exhibits as well as school and…
Daniel Tammet: The Boy With The Incredible Brain
General, Radio/TV/Video/Film
Click here to see an incredible video about Daniel Tammet, a language savant who learned Icelandic in a week. Yes. A week. That is insane. Mr. Tammet is a writer and linguist with what is known as high-functioning autistic…