Speaking a second language pays devidends as it has strong cognitive and social benefits. So, whatever trouble you took to learn a language, trust me it's worth it. We at The Language Nerds brought to you an infographic that was put together by Visually which sums up the benefits to being bilingual. I'm going to leave you with the infographic for now, have a good read!
People so often assume that a linguist's job is to learn as many languages as possible, when in actuality it is not anything near that. So, let us put an end to this erroneous assumption once and for all.
Linguists do not engage in learning languages, linguists engage in studying how language works. And when I say language, I mean human language, an umbrella term that subsumes all languages spoken by humans, including pidgins, creoles, and sign languages. Thanks to linguists the world is a better place now, many daunting problems that existed for centuries have been solved because now we have a better understanding of language and language-related issues. in this article, you will see, in full-length, the contributions of linguists to the modern world. And you are going to see that it's a disgrace to confine a linguist's job to just learning languages.
Let me just give you some examples before we break things down in more detail. A linguist's job could involve explo…
Linguists do not engage in learning languages, linguists engage in studying how language works. And when I say language, I mean human language, an umbrella term that subsumes all languages spoken by humans, including pidgins, creoles, and sign languages. Thanks to linguists the world is a better place now, many daunting problems that existed for centuries have been solved because now we have a better understanding of language and language-related issues. in this article, you will see, in full-length, the contributions of linguists to the modern world. And you are going to see that it's a disgrace to confine a linguist's job to just learning languages.
Let me just give you some examples before we break things down in more detail. A linguist's job could involve explo…
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