tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29369863.post4721968036385294495..comments2024-03-29T04:15:05.103-05:00Comments on Anthro-Ling: Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09019682991191598492noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29369863.post-91557480293910164922008-02-15T05:44:00.000-06:002008-02-15T05:44:00.000-06:00Ever since I finished school I didn’t think I woul...Ever since I finished school I didn’t think I would want to have anymore lessons ever again, however recently I have wanted to <A HREF="http://www.rosettastone.co.uk/personal/" REL="nofollow">learn a language</A>, maybe become fluent in one and basic in a couple of others. I did a bit of research and found there were loads of different packages available I went with one that claims you <A HREF="http://www.rosettastone.co.uk/personal/languages/spanish-spain" REL="nofollow">teach yourself Spanish</A> and I was impressed it was a computer program that helped with pronunciation and speaks back to you so you can hear it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29369863.post-8489274410998814002007-11-02T15:09:00.000-05:002007-11-02T15:09:00.000-05:00Mono, btw, has rhythmic stress that counts from th...Mono, btw, has rhythmic stress that counts from the *right* edge of the word, i.e.<BR/><BR/> X<BR/> xX<BR/> XxX<BR/> xXxX<BR/> XxXxX<BR/> xXxXxX<BR/><BR/>It's also agglutinative--so speakers have to intuit how long a word's going to be before the star saying it, to get the rhythm right--and somtimes, apparently, the can/could get it wrong and start over.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276619955553290726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29369863.post-32925122010819743882007-10-19T15:50:00.000-05:002007-10-19T15:50:00.000-05:00And this is in the supposed land of the free?Old e...<I>And this is in the supposed land of the free?</I><BR/><BR/>Old emigrants' wisdom: It's the land of unlimited possibilities.<BR/><BR/>(The joke continues: Austria is the land of unlimited impossibilities.)<BR/><BR/>Books have been written about the many glaring contradictions in US culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com