Dive into a distinctive linguistic puzzle: unravel Japanese transcriptions of English words and phrases by applying the rules of phonology and syllable patterns unique to Japanese. This challenge not only tests your logical thinking but also deepens your understanding of how languages adapt and interact with one another, providing a captivating look into the dynamics between different linguistic systems.
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Dive into the intriguing world of linguistics and chemistry with our latest linguistic puzzle. This challenge, crafted to test your logical reasoning, requires no prior knowledge of chemistry. Your task is to identify the odd one out based on naming principles, deduce chemical formulas for specified compounds. Good luck and enjoy the intellectual journey!
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Cover Image: chemical structure of nonane C9H20.
by Roman Senkov and Tomonori Nagano.
Dive into the linguistic labyrinth of the Alyutor language, a mosaic of history and culture embedded in its polysynthetic structure. Are you ready to embark on this journey into the heart of Paleo-Asiatic linguistics, armed solely with logic and intuition?
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by Roman Senkov and Tomonori Nagano
Swahili, also known by its native name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the native language of the Swahili people. It is one of two official languages of the East African Community countries. By working on this puzzle you will learn about the diminutive and augmentative prefixes in the Swahili language and more.
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In this article LaGuardia professor Lucy McNair invites us to a conversation about the possibility of using linguistic diversity as a natural resource that can help us to learn more about others and about ourselves.
Sanskrit is the sacred and liturgy language of Hinduism (and old Buddhism) like how Latin is used in the Roman Catholic Church, it has been spoken since 5,000 years before Christ. By working on this puzzle you will learn about the rules of vowel and consonant formation in Devanagari script.
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by Professor Tomonori Nagano
What is so special about linguistic diversity in Queens? LaGuardia Professor Tomonori Nagano discusses that it is not the number of bilingual speakers but the number of languages that makes Queens' linguistic diversity so unique.
Armenian is an Indo-European language, the alphabet for which was introduced in 405 AD. Using the knowledge that the names of the months in Armenian bear some resemblance to their English counterparts, it should be possible to figure out which name corresponds with which month.
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Inuit are an Indigenous people, the majority of whom inhabit the northern regions of Canada. Do you know what writing system they use? When and how did this system first appear? We hope that by working on this linguistic puzzle you will learn something new about the Inuit language and culture (a solution to the previous puzzle is posted at the end of this article).
Cover Image: “Rev. James Evans Teaching Indians His System of Cree Syllabic Writing” Jefferys, Charles W. 1934
LaGuardia Professor Tomonori Nagano investigates how many languages are spoken at LaGuardia. 100? 150? You may have heard figures like these thrown around, but this question is not so easy to answer.
Can you translate to Vietnamese “This vase is beautiful” or “I buy three flowers”? Do not worry if you do not speak Vietnamese. All you need to solve this linguistic puzzle is logic and a little bit of time. Good luck!
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Do you know how to count in Danish? You can definitely figure it out! Try solving this linguistic puzzle prepared by LaGuardia Society of Physics Students.
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a logical puzzle prepared by LaGuardia Society of Physics Students.
Put your logic skills to the test!