Varieties of Spoken Chinese: Top 5 Dialects Worth Learning

Common English Idioms, Idiomatic Expressions, and Slang

An idiom is a phrase, expression, or group of words in which the meaning can not be derived from the component words. An idiom or idiomatic expression can also mean a form of speech in a specific region or dialect. An idiom or idiomatic phrase or...

Dialectical Journals and Reading

Dialectical journals help students with reading comprehension as well as retention of the reading material.

Common Cebuano and Filipino Words

Christmas season is fast approaching. In fact, I could already hear Christmas carols and lively Christmas songs being played in the malls. The atmosphere, too, has now started to have the ambience of Christmas. With the holidays coming, I am sure...

Eight Major Languages in the Philippines

The Philippines is known for its diverse culture and languages. Featured in this hub are the 8 major languages of the Philippines.

Texas Cultural Diversity - German Immigrants and The Texas Hill Country.

The hilly region of central Texas is known as the Texas Hill Country, and it is some of the most beautiful land in the entire USA. Largely populated by German immigrants, the Texas Hill Country has it's very own culture, and is a terrific place to live or visit.

American Dialects: I Speak American, How About You?

Every American has a dialect, even if it's not obvious to your ears. Dialects can reveal a great deal about people, but often we misjudge another person's friendliness or intelligence based on the way he or she speaks.

Meditation and the Brain

A Theory of Dialectical, Integrative and Holarchic Hemispheric Relationship Part 1 by Eric Thompson In the interest of better understanding how the brain mediates (rather than causes) spiritual development, this essay explores neural processes...

Divergence And Diffusion: An Analysis Of The Wave And Family Tree Models For Linguistic Change

Theoretical models like the Wave Model and the Family Tree Model have been put forward for predicting and describing the changes that occur in individual languages, but even these products of research and observation have their own unique advantages and disadvantages.

Yorkshire: Hubtrail Capstone

Yorkshire is the largest county in England and has a long and chequered history. Divided into Ridings which are the East Riding, North Riding and West Riding the government of the day, some years ago, decided it was time for a name change. The boundaries of councils and their counties were changing and the east riding of Yorkshire, where I live, was now to be called North Humberside. Street signs, official documents, maps and more were all changed at probably a huge expense. Local people were ne