Neo-creolization is any situation of language formation that resembles a Creole, but it does not fit the classic Creole paradigm. Creole languages were formed in times of slavery when the traders mixed together speakers of various languages to discourage communication of revolt. They created a new version of their oppressor’s language in order to communicate. […]
En español, los niños se demoran un año (primero de primaria) en aprender a leer y escribir. En inglés, se demoran cuatro años (de kínder a tercero) en aprender a leer y escribir. En japonés y chino, se demoran seis años (de primero a sexto). Noten que no hay mucha diferencia entre el inglés y […]
Because “but” is a coordinating conjunction which links coordinated sentences. Period marks newly created sentences, where the new sentence is syntactically unlinked. Thus, starting “but” after a period is contradictory to the syntax of the period. What is a coordinating conjunction? A conjunction is a word that marks connections between sentences or parts of sentences […]