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90 [ninety]

Imperative 2

90 [negentig]	Imperatief 2

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From gestures to speech

When we speak or listen, our brain has a lot to do. It has to process the linguistic signals. Gestures and symbols are linguistic signals too. They existed even before human speech. Some symbols are understood in all cultures. Others have to be learned. They can't be understood just by looking at them. Gestures and symbols are processed like speech. And they are processed in the same area of the brain! A new study has proven this. Researchers tested several test subjects. These test subjects had to view various video clips. While they were watching the clips, their brain activity was measured. In one group, the clips expressed various things. These occurred through movements, symbols and speech. The other test group watched different video clips. These videos were nonsense clips. Speech, gestures and symbols didn't exist. They had no meaning. In the measurements, the researchers saw what was processed where. They could compare the brain activity of the test subjects. Everything that had meaning was analyzed in the same area. The results of this experiment are very interesting. They show how our brain has learned language over time. At first, man communicated with gestures. Later he developed a language. The brain had to learn, therefore, to process speech like gestures. And evidently it simply updated the old version …

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Shave!	S_h_e_ j_! Scheer je! S_____ j__ Scheer je! ______ ___ Scheer je!
Wash yourself!	W_s j_! Was je! W__ j__ Was je! ___ ___ Was je!
Comb your hair!	K_m j_ h_a_! Kam je haar! K__ j_ h____ Kam je haar! ___ __ _____ Kam je haar!

Call!	B_l o_! Bel op! B__ o__ Bel op! ___ ___ Bel op!
Begin!	B_g_n_ Begin! B_____ Begin! ______ Begin!
Stop!	H_u o_! Hou op! H__ o__ Hou op! ___ ___ Hou op!

Leave it!	L_a_ d_t_ Laat dat! L___ d___ Laat dat! ____ ____ Laat dat!
Say it!	Z_g d_t_ Zeg dat! Z__ d___ Zeg dat! ___ ____ Zeg dat!
Buy it!	K_o_ d_t_ Koop dat! K___ d___ Koop dat! ____ ____ Koop dat!

Never be dishonest!	W_e_ n_o_t o_e_r_i_k_ Wees nooit oneerlijk! W___ n____ o_________ Wees nooit oneerlijk! ____ _____ __________ Wees nooit oneerlijk!
Never be naughty!	W_e_ n_o_t b_u_a_l_ Wees nooit brutaal! W___ n____ b_______ Wees nooit brutaal! ____ _____ ________ Wees nooit brutaal!
Never be impolite!	W_e_ n_o_t o_b_l_e_d_ Wees nooit onbeleefd! W___ n____ o_________ Wees nooit onbeleefd! ____ _____ __________ Wees nooit onbeleefd!

Always be honest!	W_e_ a_t_j_ e_r_i_k_ Wees altijd eerlijk! W___ a_____ e_______ Wees altijd eerlijk! ____ ______ ________ Wees altijd eerlijk!
Always be nice!	W_e_ a_t_j_ a_r_i_! Wees altijd aardig! W___ a_____ a______ Wees altijd aardig! ____ ______ _______ Wees altijd aardig!
Always be polite!	W_e_ a_t_j_ b_l_e_d_ Wees altijd beleefd! W___ a_____ b_______ Wees altijd beleefd! ____ ______ ________ Wees altijd beleefd!

Hope you arrive home safely!	W_l t_u_s_ Wel thuis! W__ t_____ Wel thuis! ___ ______ Wel thuis!
Take care of yourself!	L_t u g_e_ o_ u_e_f_ Let u goed op uzelf! L__ u g___ o_ u_____ Let u goed op uzelf! ___ _ ____ __ ______ Let u goed op uzelf!
Do visit us again soon!	B_z_e_t u o_s g_u_ w_e_! Bezoekt u ons gauw weer! B______ u o__ g___ w____ Bezoekt u ons gauw weer! _______ _ ___ ____ _____ Bezoekt u ons gauw weer!

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