News — Language Root Learning

Have you ever stopped to think about the marvel that is language learning? Picture this: In 196 BCE, the Rosetta Stone offered scholars a linguistic trifecta, bridging Greek with Egyptian hieroglyphs and Demotic script. This ancient slab was the ultimate translation tool of its time, unlocking languages that had been silent for centuries! Fast forward to today, and we have HypLern, brightening the path to polyglot paradise with interlinear glosses that make new languages as accessible as ordering your fave latte. What started with chisels and mystery has evolved into clicks and clarity. From stone to screen, the quest to...

Do Roots Help To Read Faster? Most words of a language can be classified in word families and many word families are based on the same root. So for example 20.000 words can be from only 2000 word families which are based on just 400 word roots or stems. Dutch "begrijpelijk" (understandable) comes from the word family / verb stem "begrijp" (understand) which in turn is based on the root "grijp" (grasp). We can all grasp the meaning of this. Once you have encountered enough words within a word family you can sort of guess the root. Or vice versa, if you learn...