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In recent years, the need for gender-inclusive language has risen throughout many cultures, as seen in the widespread use of the 3rd person singular “they” and “them” in English. Italian, however, has opted to introduce an unfamiliar sound – the schwa – to determine gender-inclusive nouns. The Schwa There is a sound familiar to so …
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What is the LAT (Language Aptitude Test)? One of the most famous and unique Oxbridge admissions tests is Oxford’s Language Aptitude Test, which is effectively a linguistic challenge where applicants are given short examples from an artificial language, and asked to translate sentences of increasing length and difficulty from and into this invented language in …
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Are you interested in languages? Do you like puzzles? Would you like the chance to win a medal in a national competition? If you answered ‘yes’ to all of the above, then the UKLO may be the perfect blend for you! The United Kingdom Linguistics Olympiad (UKLO) is a language-analysis competition open to all school-age students of …
https://linguatute.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/comparing-music-to-linguistics.mp4 Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein is one of the most significant composers and conductors of the 20th century, best-known for his Broadway hit Westside Story. After studying music at Harvard and Curtis, Bernstein eventually went on to assume the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at the university in 1972. The following year, he presented …
