561K views · 8.6K reactions | Sign language used by Native American peoples evolved as a way of communicating across language barriers, which proved valuable for trade, story-telling, and ceremonies. This was an interesting time in history when sign language was used alongside spoken languages. This footage is from the Indian Sign Language Council of 1930 (Plains Indian Sign Language - PISL). Advice: Please note this video contains footage of deceased Indigenous people. | Ai-Media | Facebook

84K views · 701 reactions | More than 5000 preschoolers are learning a new language under an Australian first program at kindergartens across Victoria. 20 different dialects are being taught through play, song and dance. #9News | Nightly at 6.00pm | 9 News Melbourne | Facebook

Kelson Teo has come all the way from the Netherlands to study law at Tsinghua University in the Chinese capital. He admires Chinese architecture and language. He found that the Chinese language system is quite different from Western languages. Apart from the unique tones to distinguish meanings, the Chinese writing system is very old and has a different logic from Western languages. While most Western languages use a phonetic system, Chinese uses both phonetic and ideographic systems. In additio