<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : Language : ATOM 0.3</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><entry><title><![CDATA[English language campaigners blast public signs]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/35550/1/" /><id>35550</id><summary><![CDATA[English language campaigners blast public signs]]></summary><issued>2007-09-13T13:37:34+01:00</issued><modified>2007-09-13T13:37:34+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Campaigners for the English language on Thursday attacked a growing tendency for &quot;obvious&quot; public information posters, such as a police sign urging people: &quot;Don't Commit Crime.&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Learn A Foreign Language For Free]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40981/1/" /><id>40981</id><summary><![CDATA[Learn A Foreign Language For Free]]></summary><issued>2007-11-07T20:13:32+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-07T20:13:32+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Mango is offering free language courses on French, German, Italian, Greek, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese and even Pig Latin<br/> Spanish and Polish speakers can learn English]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals may have had language skills]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/38961/1/" /><id>38961</id><summary><![CDATA[Neanderthals may have had language skills]]></summary><issued>2007-10-20T04:33:33+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-20T04:33:33+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[FOXP2, to date the only gene known to play a role in speech and language, has now been found by scientists to be identical in Neanderthals and Humans.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Oldest Language in the Universe]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/73113/1/" /><id>73113</id><summary><![CDATA[The Oldest Language in the Universe]]></summary><issued>2008-08-21T14:04:23+01:00</issued><modified>2008-08-21T14:04:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Arabic, Latin, English, Hebrew, Aramaic and Persian are all well known languages, but can there be a language that predates humanity itself by millions of years? <br/><br/>It's only the genetic code, but still an interesting article]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Why Norwegian is the easiest language for English speakers to learn]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/72281/1/" /><id>72281</id><summary><![CDATA[Why Norwegian is the easiest language for English speakers to learn]]></summary><issued>2008-08-13T18:14:50+01:00</issued><modified>2008-08-13T18:14:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Norwegian (here I'm talking about bokm&#229;l, the most often-used variety of Norwegian) is a language spoken by about 5 million people in Norway, and is extremely similar to the languages Swedish and Danish.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Learn a New Language Shower Curtain]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/82931/1/" /><id>82931</id><summary><![CDATA[Learn a New Language Shower Curtain]]></summary><issued>2008-11-26T18:05:35+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-26T18:05:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Learn to speak another language while you shower! This cute shower curtain is printed allover with French, German or Italian to English translations.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[We Learn Our Language in the Womb]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/135482/1/" /><id>135482</id><summary><![CDATA[We Learn Our Language in the Womb]]></summary><issued>2009-11-07T16:46:19+01:00</issued><modified>2009-11-07T16:46:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[No wonder learning a new language can be more difficult the older you get.  We were learning our individual languages before we were even born.<br/>It seems that fetuses not only warm to the sound of mother&#8217;s voice as they gestate, they also are being programmed in the direct patterns inherent in certain languages.  By the time we are born, our dialect is determined.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[First Non-Human to acquire human language dies]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40253/1/" /><id>40253</id><summary><![CDATA[First Non-Human to acquire human language dies]]></summary><issued>2007-11-01T10:29:11+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-01T10:29:11+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[This female chimpanzee was said to be the first non-human to acquire human language. She died of natural causes at the research institute where she was kept.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Deaf dalmation given a new lease of life after learning sign language]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/83453/1/" /><id>83453</id><summary><![CDATA[Deaf dalmation given a new lease of life after learning sign language]]></summary><issued>2008-12-03T08:20:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-03T08:20:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A deaf dalmatian which was trapped in a world of its own has been given a new lease of life after learning sign language.<br/>The spotted dog called Zoe was born profoundly deaf and had failed to bond with its owner who was forced to give her up. But staff at an animal shelter began to teach the 18-month-old pooch basic sign language through a series of hand commands.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Another dead language]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/52487/1/" /><id>52487</id><summary><![CDATA[Another dead language]]></summary><issued>2008-02-28T19:24:12+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-28T19:24:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[maybe its not dead, it says some people still speak it. in my opinion it's an unborn language<br/>*it was intended as a world language, FAIL*]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Ancient language may die out]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/41793/1/" /><id>41793</id><summary><![CDATA[Ancient language may die out]]></summary><issued>2007-11-16T08:15:13+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-16T08:15:13+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A Latin American language may die out due to lack of communication.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[New Study Of Ancient Symbols]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/111655/1/" /><id>111655</id><summary><![CDATA[New Study Of Ancient Symbols]]></summary><issued>2009-05-04T13:22:02+01:00</issued><modified>2009-05-04T13:22:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Ancient gibberish or ancient language? Turns out it probably was a language. There are literally hundreds of ancient scripts around the world that could be examined with this technique.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Klingon Language Institute]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/41815/1/" /><id>41815</id><summary><![CDATA[The Klingon Language Institute]]></summary><issued>2007-11-16T11:09:11+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-16T11:09:11+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The Klingon Language Institute exists to facilitate the scholarly exploration of the Klingon language and culture.<br/><br/>(we do need a &quot;culture&quot; category]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[How to know if a girl is interested in you (body language of flirting)]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/20905/1/" /><id>20905</id><summary><![CDATA[How to know if a girl is interested in you (body language of flirting)]]></summary><issued>2007-05-20T16:13:58+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-20T16:13:58+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[How to know if a girl is interested in you  (body language of flirting)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Scientists look to apes for language origin clues]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/18567/1/" /><id>18567</id><summary><![CDATA[Scientists look to apes for language origin clues]]></summary><issued>2007-05-01T03:10:39+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-01T03:10:39+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In research published on Monday, scientists seeking clues to the origins of human language analyzed the way two types of apes genetically closely related to people -- chimpanzees and bonobos -- use such hand and limb gestures to communicate.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Autism - In My Language]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/9574/1/" /><id>9574</id><summary><![CDATA[Autism - In My Language]]></summary><issued>2007-01-26T00:33:51+01:00</issued><modified>2007-01-26T00:33:51+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[An autistic women gives you some insight into the world of Autism. The first 3 minutes are in &quot;her language&quot; and then she provides a translation or at least an explanation in words that we can understand.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sign Language at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/13379/1/" /><id>13379</id><summary><![CDATA[Sign Language at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere]]></summary><issued>2007-03-16T14:55:41+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-16T14:55:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Mobilesign.org is a video dictionary with over 5,000 British Sign Language signs.  Produced by staff at the Centre for Deaf Studies, it is a mobile accessory to people who work with Deaf people, have Deaf customers or just want to learn to sign.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Dolphin body language 'follows human verbal communication' ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/129770/1/" /><id>129770</id><summary><![CDATA[Dolphin body language 'follows human verbal communication' ]]></summary><issued>2009-08-03T06:36:41+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-03T06:36:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[As a general rule, the most frequently used words in human languages tend to be the shortest.<br/><br/>The same law applies to dolphins slapping their tails, diving, flopping sideways, and performing other movements when surface swimming, according to Spanish and British researchers.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Canuck-speak like learning a new language]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/126355/1/" /><id>126355</id><summary><![CDATA[Canuck-speak like learning a new language]]></summary><issued>2009-07-01T15:34:18+01:00</issued><modified>2009-07-01T15:34:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It's one thing to become Canadian, it's another thing to speak Canadian. That's what new immigrants to Canada discover after trying to navigate their new country's unusual colloquialisms.<br/><br/>Happy Canada Day eh, you hosers!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Computers to provide language translation in war situations]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/2870/1/" /><id>2870</id><summary><![CDATA[Computers to provide language translation in war situations]]></summary><issued>2006-10-12T13:03:19+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-12T13:03:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Will enable soldiers to carry on two-way conversation without human translators.]]></content></entry></items></xml>