Different languages have different ways to name objects of thought. We can say a dog in English; in German ein Hund, in French un chien, in Greek σκυλος, and in Russian собака — whereas at the same time and in all languages, a picture of a cat is not a cat. ■More
Category: Teresa Pelka
Author of Travelers in Grammar, inventor of Language Mapping, M.A., specialized in American English and language psychology.
Colors can help learn, read and write
The Travel begins with verbs, as in natural acquisition and learning. Verb auxiliary roles are marked in green, and head roles are mauve. Pronouns and nouns are ink blue. Highlights are forget-me-not, blue. We avoid color red, as it usually brings prescriptive opinion on language. ■More
Books and grammar method information
The method and the books reflect on the author’s own language acquisition and learning to include graduated university studies, philology, American English. The grammar began as Teresa Pelka's spontaneous invention when she was a child, in early 1970s. ■More