One of the most powerful forms of evidence that there is an innate “language gene” is the development of creole languages out of pidgins. Wikipedia explains it this way: Pidgins are rudimentary languages improvised by non-native speakers; when pidgins creolize, however, they develop fully-formed and stable grammar structures, usually as a result of the pidgin [...]
The first day after 9-11 my Shashwati and I, worried by stories we had heard about a racist backlash, went to eat at our local Afghan kabob house to show our support. Knowing that most people would not know that the large picture of the King set them apart from the Taliban, the owners had [...]
Reporters Without Borders is outraged at this latest escalation in the government’s attempts to suppress the right to inform the public via the Internet in Iran. After closing or blocking several sites and arresting several of their staff members, the Tehran authorities are now summoning, arresting and threatening journalists suspected of having links to these [...]