The romantic languages refer to all languages that descend from Latin, which was the language in ancient Rome. Among these are French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Throughout North and South America, Africa and Europe there are more than 700 million native speakers. Today, the most common romantic language spoken in the world is Spanish with [...]
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The Language Arts
Languages: we love them or we hate them, but we’re never indifferent. This blog category on illcommunicating.com is going to cover everything from speaking in tongues to how to interpret body language (it’s actually not that tough if you’re really paying attention). Basically, this space is going to be about all sorts of communication tips. They’ll be fun, they’ll be informational and they might even be a bit risqué. Seriously, what could be sexier than the Romantic Languages?
We’ll also be exploring the differences between Cantonese and Mandarin and which one you should learn if you decide to head out to China. Of course, we’ll be funny and a bit irreverent, too. Pig Latin, for instance, will be a hot topic. Haven’t you ever wondered who it was that actually put the “pig” in Pig Latin? Speaking of Latin, what on earth ever happened to it? If you read the articles in this section, you’ll know all of these things and more. So step right up and take a peek behind the curtain.
- Love the Romantic Languages
- Mandarin or Cantonese?
- What is the Most Difficult Language to Learn and Why?
- Speaking in Tongues
- How Good is Your Word?
- The Evolution of Sign Language
- How To Interpret and Control Your Body Language
- Famous Secret Code Languages That Have Changed Our World
- Where For Art Thou, Latin?
- Who Put the “Pig” in Pig Latin?
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Planning a trip to China can be an exciting experience! Traveling overseas is a great way to experience different cultures and learn different ways of life. You may be having anxiety, however about communicating once you are there. You don’t want to put yourself in a situation where a language barrier will at the least [...]
If you are a native speaker of the English language, then you deserve a level of congratulations on your ability to communicate in your native language. Why? The reason is that English is considered to be the single most difficult language for people to learn. If you are a non-English speaking person then you stand [...]
What does it mean when people say someone was speaking in tongues? Essentially what it means is that some strange feeling of euphoria, or some other equally strong sensation came over the person and they began to speak in languages that they have never studied before. Many Christian groups maintain that someone who feels themselves [...]
Years ago business was completed with a handshake and a promise for an exchange of goods. If a man gave you his word, that was as good as gold, as good as money in the bank. Does the same hold true today? Evidence from this popular scene suggests otherwise.
Nowadays, a business deal ends with a [...]
Sign language is the language that uses many different forms of non-verbal communication. Lip patterns, body language, and specific hand gestures all play key roles in the language of signing. Anyone can learn sign language fairly easily, and it is quite useful for discarding the barrier between deaf people and people who can hear. It [...]
Body Language is a beautiful thing that exists between all animals, especially humans. We constantly display movements and signals that tell when we are sad, happy, or feeling romantic. Body language is sometimes difficult to interpret, because we rely more on words than our body’s natural instinct. Humans are also able to easily manipulate their [...]
Ever since privacy became an issue for those with sensitive writing materials and even spoken language, people have been creating secret coded languages to help disguise and confuse those who do not know how to decode the messages. In time, many of these secret codes became more complex and allowed for people to communicate in [...]
There was a time not too long ago when doctors wrote all of their prescriptions in Latin. If you wanted to be a pharmacist you had to be in continuing medical education to be able to read these Latin prescriptions. If you were a Roman Catholic you were required to learn Latin because all masses [...]
Anyone that has watched, or still does watch, the short comedy films of the Three Stooges is very familiar with pig Latin. The Stooges used pig Latin all the time and what they did was take the consonant from the beginning of the word, put it at the end of the word, and the stick [...]
