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US linguist couple map fantasy languages for the screen

” US linguist couple map fantasy languages for the screen ” | Current Pulse | Entertainment

" LILLE, France (AFP) - From Dothraki and Valyrian in "Game of Thrones" to the Chakobsa desert tongue in "Dune", American couple David and Jessie Peterson have devised numerous imaginary languages -- apparently the only two people in the world who earn a living concocting fantasy grammar and vocabulary for film characters. Immortal lines from…

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Study of polyglots – people proficient in many languages – offers insight on brain's language processing

” Study of polyglots – people proficient in many languages – offers insight on brain’s language processing ” | Current Pulse | Entertainment

" With one intriguing exception, activity increased in the areas of the cerebral cortex involved in the brain's language-processing network when these polyglots - who spoke between five and 54 languages - heard languages in which they were the most proficient compared to ones of lesser or no proficiency. "We think this is because when…

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