Stone Age thinking
Primitive languages
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With the help of language, a person thinks, communicates, expresses his thoughts.
And which languages are more difficult: primitive or modern?
And which languages are more difficult: primitive or modern?
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During World War II, several hundred Navajo Indians were drafted into the U.S. Army. In which units were they used?
The Navajo Indians transmitted their messages live in their native language without any encryption. But it is so difficult, but even highly qualified Japanese specialists have not been able to figure it out in 4 years.
The Navajo Indians transmitted their messages live in their native language without any encryption. But it is so difficult, but even highly qualified Japanese specialists have not been able to figure it out in 4 years.
The Navajo Indians transmitted their messages live in their native language without any encryption. But it is so difficult, but even highly qualified Japanese specialists have not been able to figure it out in 4 years.
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Языковой мир индейцев Северной Америке отличается большим разнообразием: известно порядка 300 языком (без учёта диалектов). Каким образом в XIX веке некоторые торговцы решали проблему общения со столь разноязычным местным населением во время своих коммерческих путешествий?
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Is there a word for fish in primitive languages?
There are no abstract generalizing concepts in primitive languages. Only names for each specific type of fish
There are no abstract generalizing concepts in primitive languages. Only names for each specific type of fish
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How many languages does the average representative of a primitive community know?
The low communication of the primitive community generated great linguistic diversity. Even to communicate with the nearest neighbors, I had to learn several languages.
The low communication of the primitive community generated great linguistic diversity. Even to communicate with the nearest neighbors, I had to learn several languages.
The low communication of the primitive community generated great linguistic diversity. Even to communicate with the nearest neighbors, I had to learn several languages.
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Charles Darwin complained about the difficulty in communicating with aborigines who had lived in England for three years and learned to speak English. What is one of the main causes of problems in communication between representatives of primitive and civilized communities?
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Does a primitive person pronounce more or fewer words per day on average compared to a representative of a civilized community?
Ethnographers have calculated that the number of words spoken by both representatives of the primitive community and the civilized world is practically the same.
Ethnographers have calculated that the number of words spoken by both representatives of the primitive community and the civilized world is practically the same.
Ethnographers have calculated that the number of words spoken by both representatives of the primitive community and the civilized world is practically the same.
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Try to translate the word Mamihlapinatapai (sometimes spelled Mamihlapinatapei) from the vocabulary of the primitive Yagano tribe (Tierra del Fuego):
The word is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word" and is considered one of the most difficult words to translate.
The word is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word" and is considered one of the most difficult words to translate.
The word is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word" and is considered one of the most difficult words to translate.
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It's quite normal!
Primitive languages are incredibly complex!!!
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It's fine!
All languages, not just primitive ones, are hard to learn!
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Good result!
You're doing great!
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Bravo!
Excellent result!
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