The Most Uncommon Languages

Taa

The Taa dialect is formally one of the Khoisan dialects, however even in that various lattice of clashing vernaculars and unlimited tonal extents, Taa figures out how to emerge all alone, and it most likely merits its own particular entrance. To the best of our insight, Taa (otherwise called !Xóõ, however that is difficult to sort) has more talked phonemes than some other dialect on the planet. A few language specialists put the quantity of consonants alone at 164, and no less than 111 of those are click sounds—and that records for one lingo, known as West !Xóõn. They likewise utilize four separate tones—high, mid, low, and mid-falling—giving significantly more variety in the ways that sounds and clicks can be consolidated.

Khoisan

Concerning the click dialects of Africa, there are two primary families; Bantu, which incorporates the Xhosa dialect, and Khoisan, which is thought to be the harbinger of Bantu, and one of the most established dialects on the landmass. Furthermore, not at all like Bantu, Khoisan dialects appear to be tumbling off the guide totally, generally because of the ways of life of Khoisan speakers.Most of the individuals who talk the different Khoisan dialects are spread out crosswise over southern/focal Africa, and a considerable lot of them are in unbelievably remote regions, and thusly are moderately under-investigated. A decent illustration of this is the San (Bushmen) of the Kalahari desert, and diverse vernaculars exist even between distinctive tribes in comparative districts, which makes it hard to try and get a fix on what precisely constitutes the language.The address as a rule comes down to this: how would you know when a tongue gets to be distinct to the point that it can be viewed as a different dialect completely? Case in point, the Xiri dialect has pretty nearly 90 speakers. The Korana, some place somewhere around 6 and 10. These are only a couple of the issues etymologists have run into while attempting to index the clearing varieties in the Khoisan

How To Make an Essay

Writing an essay is always essential in school. However, every kid has troubles on how to write an essay that will create an impact that will give them an A+. Don’t worry, here are some tips I would like to share for you to be able to do your writing homework.

Researching

Before you get your pen and paper, you need to know what your topic will be about. You can get sources from the books in the library or legitimate ones in the internet. If your essay is about people, you can also conduct interviews from people. Note that Wikipedia is not always a suitable source. Check their references after the article. When you are taking notes, make it really detailed so you can keep track of it later. It will be better if you search for factual information rather than opinionated.

Picking Your Thesis Statement

Every essay has a thesis statement. This is not your topic nor your title. It is the summation of the ideas that will be found in the essay. It should not be too narrow nor too broad. You can do this by brainstorming your own ideas. You can list them down if you want.

Making Your Essay

After you’ve done everything above, you can now write your essay. But wait! Not the paragraph kind but the outline. The outline consists your A. Title, B. Introduction where it includes your 1. background and 2. thesis statement at the last part of the sentence, C. Body which consists your 1. First Major Category 2. Second Major Category and the list goes on, last but not the least is the D. conclusion which includes your 1. review and b. the answer, solution or final option. After you’ve filled out these things, let others read and criticize it. If there are no more errors, you can write them down into an essay form.

Amazing People With Disabilities

People who are limited to doing normal things are called people with disabilities. They could be mute, dyslexic, amputated or ADHD. However, this list of interesting people proves us wrong of the fact that people with disabilities like them can still do great things in life, that some of us normal people cannot do.

Helen Keller

Helen, with a full name of Helen Adams Keller was a blind and deaf American writer, political activist and teacher. Even with her condition, it didn’t stop her from being the first deaf and blind person to get a Bachelor of Arts degree. Her past teacher, Annie Sullivan, didn’t give up on her despite of her lack of language. Instead, she helped her communicate with other people and his been known to the world in relation to dramatic plays especially of the The Miracle Worker. Using her hand, she was able to form words. Her first word was doll. After she was able to master communication using hand signals, she helped women, workers and other good causes. Sullivan and Keller was able to roam around 39 countries and has made a lot of visits in Japan, earning their trust. She was even able to meet Alexander Graham Bell, the one who invented the first practical phone and Charlie Chaplin, a famous English comic actor.

Stephen Hawking

Stephen was diagnosed with ALS at an early age of 21. But despite of this, it wasn’t a problem for him to achieve to be one of the famous physicists internationally. Now, he can only communicate through a computer attached to his 24/7 working wheel chair ,less than 3 decades decades ago. However, he continued his passion to learn more and discover things about the universe which includes general relativity and quantum mechanics. You can still buy one of his best-selling compilation which is A Brief History of Time. 

Mistakes In Constructing Sentences

i. A usual mistake is combining two sentences or either two independent clauses improperly using an incorrect punctuation instead of the correct ones which are the ff: semi-colon or a conjunction*. *conjunction: a word used to connect clauses or sentences to make them into one sentence or clause. Examples: and, but, if, or Example of the mistake: We don’t have sodas, he should buy some from the store. (The comma makes it incorrect) We can change it into: We don’t have sodas. He should buy some from the store. ( making them two separate sentences) We don’t have sodas so he should buy some from the store. ( use a conjunction to join the two) Since we don’t have sodas, he should buy some from the store. ( turning one of the clauses into a subordinate/ dependent) We don’t have sodas; he should buy some from the store. ( using a semicolon to make a compound sentence) ii. Another common mistake is known as the sentence fragment*. *sentence fragment: group of words that are used together but does not convey a complete thought or form any complete sentence.  Examples using independent clauses as sentences: Because I was the best person in class. ( incorrect ) Since yesterday afternoon. ( incorrect ) I was accepted because I was the best person in class.( correct ) I’ve been working on our project since yesterday afternoon. ( correct ) Examples using the wrong form of a verb. He make dinner a while ago. ( incorrect ) Miley has showed her how to do the groceries. ( incorrect ) He made his dinner just a while ago. ( correct ) Miley has shown her how to do the groceries. ( correct ) iii. Last but not the least, placing words and phrases in the wrong part of the sentences: Example: The fireman is a brave man who entered the burning house. ( incorrect ) The fireman who entered the burning house is a brave man. ( correct )

Interesting Facts About Language

Language is diverse. You might not notice it but it changes non-drastically even the most elit person will not be able to interpret, read or recognize words that were in his or her mother tongue 500 years ago.

There’s a Nigerian-Congo family in Africa who have family members who speak different languages over 1,400. ( How can they understand each other then?)

English, Chinese, Japanese and other popular languages are not the only ones in the world. It has been estimated that there are currently 6, 000 of it.

Try to think of a word that will rhyme with orange. The answer will literally be nothing. How about for purple? Nope, still nothing.

If you want to translate Pinocchio to Italian, it will mean “pine head”.

What are the most common letters you use in the English Language? They are S, T, L, N, R and one vowel letter, E.

Almost all codes of the US Army was deciphered by their enemies and there was only one code during the World War II that was saved. The Navajo soldiers also known as the codetalkers were able to invent a radio code that was based on their mother tongue. It was the only successful way for combating US soldiers to ensure that it will safely go to their co-soldiers and not some Japanese imitators.

If you try to type the word “typewriter” you’ll notice that you type them with the top of the keyboard and it’s the longest one you can type on that place.

If you wonder how many words you speak one day? There are an estimated of 4, 800 words. Unless if you’re a mute or just a silent type of person.

Want to win the longest word made? Try HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPPEDALIOPHOBIA.

If you can spell words the same way from both ends, we call them palindrome. An example is racecar which is still racecar.

Christmas Literature

As a Christmas gift for you, here are some interesting stories and poem relating to Christmas. I hope you enjoy them!

The Little Christmas tree is a story about a small little fir tree who wonder about growing up to be big so human beings can pick him as a Christmas Tree. What will happen to him?

“The other, older trees, knew more about life, and they told him that being a tree with the Humans wasn’t as good as all that. But the little fir tree didn’t want to believe the older trees – and he didn’t have long to wait.
 
He was so pleased when one day some children came with their parents to choose a fir tree to decorate their living room. The children adored him at first sight.”

A Christmas Dream is a short narrative about a polar bear who was yearning every year for something from Santa. Learn what she wants to get during Christmas by reading the story online.

“On Christmas Eve, his eyes shining with excitement, he asks his mum:

– Mum, I’ve been good this year, haven’t I?
– Of course you have dear. You’re a very good little bear.
– Can I write my letter to Santa Claus then?
– Of course you can, replies his mum, but after that, you’ll have to go to bed, because it’s already late.

So Lulu gets down to work, fountain pen in paw before a blank sheet of paper.”

Have you been waiting for Christmas? This anonymous poet is waiting for it too.

I’ve Been Waiting for Christmas

I’ve been waiting for Christmas,

And it’s almost here.
I’ve been waiting for Christmas,
Santa’s getting near.

Can’t you hear the sleigh bells ringing?
Reindeer up so high.
Can’t you hear the children singing,
As they watch the sky?