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58 [femtioåtta] Kroppsdelar

I am drawing a man.	Jag ritar en man.
First the head.	Först huvudet.
The man is wearing a hat.	Mannen bär en hatt.
One cannot see the hair.	Håret ser man inte.
One cannot see the ears either.	Öronen ser man inte heller.
One cannot see his back either.	Ryggen ser man inte heller.
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth.	Jag ritar ögonen och munnen.
The man is dancing and laughing.	Mannen dansar och skrattar.
The man has a long nose.	Mannen har en lång näsa.
He is carrying a cane in his hands.	Han har en käpp i handen.
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck.	Han har också en sjal runt halsen.
It is winter and it is cold.	Det är vinter och det är kallt.
The arms are athletic.	Armarna är kraftiga.
The legs are also athletic.	Benen är också kraftiga.
The man is made of snow.	Mannen är av snö.
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat.	Han har inga byxor och ingen överrock.
But the man is not freezing.	Men mannen fryser inte.
He is a snowman.	Han är en snögubbe.

Does a universal grammar exist?

When we learn a language, we also learn its grammar. When children learn their native language, this happens automatically. They don't notice that their brain is learning various rules. Despite this, they learn their native language correctly from the beginning. Given that many languages exist, many grammar systems exist too. But is there also a universal grammar? Scientists have been studying this for a long time. New studies could provide an answer. Because brain researchers have made an interesting discovery. They had test subjects study grammar rules. These subjects were language school students. They studied Japanese or Italian. Half of the grammar rules were totally fabricated. However, the test subjects didn't know that. The students were presented with sentences after studying. They had to assess whether or not the sentences were correct. While they were working through the sentences, their brains were analyzed. That is to say, the researchers measured the activity of the brain. This way they could examine how the brain reacted to the sentences. And it appears that our brain recognizes grammar! When processing speech, certain brain areas are active. The Broca Center is one of them. It is located in the left cerebrum. When the students were faced with real grammar rules, it was very active. With the fabricated rules on the other hand, the activity decreased considerably. So it could be that all grammar systems have the same basis. Then they would all follow the same principles. And these principles would be inherent in us…