Parrot Time is a magazine covering language, linguistics and culture of the world around us.
Features:
The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone – Triple Cypher
In Egypt, the key to unlocking the mysterious hieroglyphics, the Rosetta Stone, was caught up in the lives of a boy king, a French general, and the work of two scholars, which would make rivals of their countries.
Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure – Signs of Language
Widely acclaimed as the father of modern linguistics of the 20th century, the swiss born linguist Ferdinand de Saussure was a teacher, scholar, and once a member of the Neogrammarians. His works inspired generations of linguists on two continents.
Revisited – Slang
English slang develops in many ways, even adopting and distorting words from other languages. We look back to an article from almost one hundred years ago to see how accurate it proved to be.
We Are The Linguists
Linguists and students come together for their own version of the song “We Are The World”.
Language Learning Methods – Audio
We begin our first in a series of articles about language learning methods with one of the most portable: audio.
Departements:
Letter From The Editor – A New Parrot Time
Welcome to the first issue of the new magazine, Parrot Time!
At the Cinema – L’auberge Espagnole
Some movies show us how people from different cultures with different languages can come together to form lasting friendships. L’auberge Espagnole is such a movie that shows us this with humor and insight.
Languages in Peril – The Finno-Ugrics
There are thousands of endangered languages in the world, facing extinction as their number of speakers continue to dwindle. We look at three of them of the Finno-Ugric family: Veps, Nenets, and Komi.
Word on the Streets – The Russian Zone
The streets of Parleremo are named after famous masters of literature. Lemontov, Bunin and Krylov are three of these giants that we look at from Russia.
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Celebrations – Day of the Dead
We explore the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, in which the deceased are remembered not with sadness but with festivities.
Sections – Journals
This column is where we look at the sections of Parleremo, exploring what they are for and how to use them
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