Has the writing system changed over time? Is there an alphabet? If yes, how many letters? What do they represent? Are there significant differences between manuscript and print? If there is no alphabet, what is the relationship between oral and
Read more…Describe a cultural product or practice and reflect upon the cultural perspective(s) it illustrates.
Read more…What are the attitudes about family in the culture(s) you are studying? How are families organized? Is the family evolving? How are these attitudes reflected in the language?
Read more…Reflect upon what you learned form the culture project presentations--both your own and those of your fellow learners.
Read more…When I started working with the Hindi alphabet, I was overwhelmed by all different sounds that could be made. Taking a linguistics class while learning a new language has been very helpful, as it has shown me the existence of a phenomenon that I have
Read more…In my medical anthropology class, we have been examining ways that people view illness around the world through their views of the body. According to our texts, Indian culture's view of the body is both biologically and socially permeable. In other w
Read more…To go with my last post, I've begun to discover the wonders of shortening Hindi words with elisions and dots. Letters can be fused together by eliminating the vertical line component of the first of two letters (if it has this), by adding various cur
Read more…In Hindi, sentences are structured differently from English: if I am introducing myself to someone, I would say "my name Emily is," rather than "my name is Emily." Sentences typically run subject-object-verb ("I this eat," "I there live," "That what
Read more…There is a difference in formal and informal language in Hindi. I learned that when you are talking to an elder or someone who is wiser or more significant than you, you must speak formally. However, if you are talking to your friends or someone at y
Read more…I have an interest in Hindi because as a first-generation Indian, most of my family back home can speak Hindi fluently. While I can communicate with them fine in Tamil (a different Indian language), it would be great to communicate with my friends an
Read more…In the culture(s) where 'your' language is spoken, are there significant differences in the language when you are talking to family rather than strangers? older people rather than younger? men rather than women?
Read more…What is your interest in 'your' language the culture(s) where it is used? What do you hope to learn this semester? this year? in the future?
Read more…Identify a topic for your culture project and reflect upon how this project relates to your language learning. State your learning goals for the project.
Read more…What are attitudes about time in the culture(s) you are studying? Are these attitudes reflected in the language?
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