The Tungus (or Tungusic) languages are a group of genetically related languages spoken in eastern Siberia and northeastern China, mostly in the provinces of Heilongjiang and Liaoning, and the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. Smaller Tungus-speaking...
Tungusic languages (or Manchu-Tungus languages) are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. Although it is a very debated subject, many linguists consider them to be part of the Altaic language phylum, which, if it actually exists as a genetic entity,...
On Language 08/26/1994: 832 words, approx. 3 pages
Philologos Forward 08-26-1994 ON LANGUAGE: Israeli Dogs Say 'Woof, Woof'. BY PHILOLOGOS The Hebrew language in modern Palestine/Israel had to fight many battles with other languages before -- seemingly against all linguistic odds -- it was revived as the daily speech...
Philologos Forward 01-29-1999 ON LANGUAGE: To Be or Not To Be 'It all depends on your definition of what the word 'is' is." First uttered by President Clinton in his grand jury testimony last summer, this sentence has already entered the folklore...
