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Alexander Arguelles
Alexander Arguelles
Born	1964 (age 59–60)
Occupation(s)	Professor of Linguistics, polyglot, and author

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Biography and language learning

Professor Alexander Arguelles was born in 1964 into an exclusively English-speaking American household.^{[citation needed]} However, he lived in various parts of Europe during his earliest years, and throughout his childhood. Furthermore, his father is a scholarly polyglot whose shelves are filled with books in many different tongues.^{[citation needed]}

Dr. Arguelles obtained his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He earned his B.A. in comparative literature in 1986 and his Ph.D. in the comparative history of religions in 1994. He was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Scholarship.

A Professor of Linguistics, he spent nearly a decade in Korea following a monk-like life style^{[citation needed]}, while he dedicated his time to studying Korean, Classical Chinese and Japanese in a comparative context, as he taught at the Handong University. Following his marriage and the completion of the Korean studies, Arguelles relocated to Lebanon, where he resided studying Arabic and teaching Linguistics at the American University of Science and Technology in Beirut, until in July of 2006 he and his family were forced to flee Lebanon due to the war.

Dr. Arguelles has co-written and published a number of books in his field. He teaches linguistics in California. In his spare time he moderates a language forum on the internet and continues to write. He is also working on a plan of creating a private academy for training polyglots.

Languages Dr. Arguelles speaks

Dr. Arguelles has knowledge of more than 34 languages, including Korean, Russian, and Arabic. ^{[citation needed]}

Language study materials and methodology

[I] Dr. Arguelles’ Review of Languages:

[German: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xbcaCEFB0ZU&feature=related]
[Old High German: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wC_BTrC_uNU]
[Middle High German: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UcFBsR5kjeI]
[Danish: http://youtube.com/watch?v=k8q7LVy8xHM]
[Dutch: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zbGEWBzoSjA&feature=related]
[Middle Dutch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-ehAeZRO7M]
[Afrikaans: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kv-CzFy8yxM&feature=related]
[Frisian: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MwiFZwPwDzA]
[Faroese: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nMgp400cnpU]
[Icelandic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_b9V_gbUNw]
[Old Norse: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1S7b1eDTnK8&feature=user]
[Swedish: http://youtube.com/watch?v=w8gXxGAvsto&feature=user]
[Norwegian Nynorsk: http://youtube.com/watch?v=syMfLIj2fl4]
[Norwegian Bokmål: http://youtube.com/watch?v=9Lgmvd9NCwk]
[Gothic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkKrS5yOPFI]
[Old English: http://youtube.com/watch?v=RLJGTYkEKLI&feature=user]
[Middle English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrnXgVTTrCI&feature=email]

[II] Dr. Arguelles’ Review of Language Study Materials:

[Assimil: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XLvTEqXqlsI&feature=related]
[Linguaphone: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ujRgmG0uAqE&feature=related]
[Teach Yourself Series: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kv-CzFy8yxM&feature=related]
[Colloquial Series: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cqi842UTO0w]
[Hugo’s Series: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6dBhWvC8zEU]
[FSI (Barron's): http://youtube.com/watch?v=Spch3XAQhh8]
[SLS Spoken Language Services: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TNQFrYmGHg]
[Living Language: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vRWIheSDaw0&feature=user]
[Berlitz http://youtube.com/watch?v=vpE-7j4htH4]
[Dunwoody Press (African & Asiatic languages): http://youtube.com/watch?v=pDrUa3sw2vc]
[Cortina Institute Method: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wP0S15g6K-Q]
[CIIL – Central Institute for Indian Languages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjgUvuuzcJs&feature=user]
[Buske Publisher materials: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5NVcCERZ9NQ]
[Passport: http://youtube.com/watch?v=cCWWiF9SIVA]
[Made Simple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVMa2iFW7-Q&feature=email]
[Langenscheidt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCCgQgV2qeo]
[Kauderwelsch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpXpAdv8Bkg&feature=user]

[III] Dr. Arguelles’ Demonstration of His Language Study Methodologies:

[Shadowing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VdheWK7u11w&feature=related]
[Scriptorium / Read-Write: http://youtube.com/watch?v=z7FztiCcvl0&feature=related]

Books by Dr. Arguelles

North Korean Reader (2008)
Korean Newspaper Reader (293 pages, Dunwoody Press, 2007) ISBN 978-1-931546-37-9
English French Spanish German Dictionary (735 pages, Librairie du Liban, 2006) ISBN 9953-86-056-4
A Handbook of Korean Verbal Conjugation (Co-author: Jonrok Kim, 311 pages, Dunwoody Press, 2004) ISBN 1-931546-03-7
A Historical Literary and Cultural Approach to the Korean Language (Co-author: Jonrok Kim, 318 pages, Hollym, 2000) ISBN: 1-56591-151-2
프랑스어 동사변화안내 La Conjugaison des Verbes (345 pages, 신아사, 1999) ISBN: 89-3896-066-3
Viking Dreams: Mythological and Religious Dream Symbolism in the Old Norse Sagas (460 pages, University of Chicago Doctoral Dissertation, 1994. UMI Dissertation Services Order Number: 9425353 www.umi.com)

External links

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+|birth_date  ={{Birth year and age|1964}}
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+|occupation  =[[Professor of Linguistics]], [[polyglot]], and [[author]]
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+|spouse      =
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+|Web site    =http://www.foreignlanguageexpertise.com/about.html
+|footnotes   =
+}}
+==Biography and language learning==
-A '''wedge''' is a [[triangle|triangular]] shaped tool, a compound and portable [[inclined plane]], and one of the six classical [[simple machine]]s. It can be used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, lift an object, or hold an object in place. It operates by converting a [[force]] applied to the wide end into forces perpendicular to the inclined surfaces. The [[mechanical advantage]] of a wedge depends on the ratio of its length to its thickness. Where a short wedge with a wide angle does the job faster, it requires more force than a long wedge with a smaller angle.
+'''Professor Alexander Arguelles''' was born in 1964 into an exclusively English-speaking American household.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} However, he lived in various parts of Europe during his earliest years, and throughout his childhood. Furthermore, his father is a scholarly polyglot whose shelves are filled with books in many different tongues.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}
+Dr. Arguelles obtained his B.A. from [[Columbia University]] and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the [[University of Chicago]]. He earned his B.A. in comparative literature in 1986 and his [[Ph.D]]. in the comparative history of religions in 1994.  He was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Scholarship.
-==History==
-The origin of the wedge is unknown, because it has been in use for over 9000 years.  In [[Ancient Egypt]] [[quarry]]s, [[bronze]] wedges were used to break away blocks of rock used for construction. [[Wood]] wedges, that swelled after being wet, were also used. Some [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] tribes used [[antler]] wedges as a means of splitting and working wood to make [[canoes]], houses, and other wood objects.
+A Professor of [[Linguistics]], he spent nearly a decade in Korea following a monk-like life style{{Fact|date=August 2008}}, while he dedicated his time to studying Korean, Classical Chinese and Japanese in a comparative context, as he taught at the Handong University. Following his marriage and the completion of the Korean studies, Arguelles relocated to Lebanon, where he resided studying Arabic and teaching Linguistics at the [[American University of Science and Technology]] in Beirut, until in July of 2006 he and his family were forced to flee Lebanon due to the war.
-==Examples for separating and lifting==
-Examples include [[axe]]s, [[splitting maul]]s, and splitting wedges. Wedges can also be used to lift heavy objects, or finely adjust the height of objects, essentially separating them from the surface they rest on. These may also be referred to as [[shim (engineering)|shim]]s. [[Knife|Knives]], [[scissors]], [[chisel]]s, and even [[Tooth|teeth]] can sometimes be used as wedges, however, they are more fundamentally [[cutting]] implements.
+Dr. Arguelles has co-written and published a number of books in his field. He teaches linguistics in California. In his spare time he moderates a language forum on the internet and continues to write. He is also working on a plan of creating a private academy for training polyglots.
-==Examples for holding fast==
-[[Image:4th July 032.jpg|thumb|100px|An insect nest is wedged in between two stones to hold it in place.]]
-Wedges can also be used to hold objects in place, such as [[Internal combustion engine|engine]] parts ([[poppet valve]]s), [[bicycle]] parts ([[Stem (bicycle part)|stem]]s and [[Eccentric (mechanism)|eccentric]] [[bottom bracket]]s), and [[door]]s.
+===Languages Dr. Arguelles speaks===
-A [[door stop (furniture)|door stop]] (door wedge) is a wedge, and its main function is to generate friction between the bottom of the door and the ground.
+Dr. Arguelles has knowledge of more than 34 languages, including [[Korean language| Korean]], [[Russian language|Russian]], and [[Arabic language| Arabic]]. {{Fact|date=August 2008}}
+==Language study materials and methodology==
-A fork or [[nail (engineering)|nails]] can also be considered a type of wedge. While a nail will slice into wood when hammered, a [[Bolted joint|bolt]] will not be pushed in. This is because a nail is a wedge and a bolt is not. A nail is tapered to a point at its end, then gets thicker farther up towards the head of the nail.
+[I] Dr. Arguelles’ Review of '''Languages''':
+* [German: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xbcaCEFB0ZU&feature=related]
+* [Old High German: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wC_BTrC_uNU]
+* [Middle High German: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UcFBsR5kjeI]
+* [Danish: http://youtube.com/watch?v=k8q7LVy8xHM]
+* [Dutch: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zbGEWBzoSjA&feature=related]
+* [Middle Dutch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-ehAeZRO7M]
+* [Afrikaans: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kv-CzFy8yxM&feature=related]
+* [Frisian: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MwiFZwPwDzA]
+* [Faroese: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nMgp400cnpU]
+* [Icelandic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_b9V_gbUNw]
+* [Old Norse: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1S7b1eDTnK8&feature=user]
+* [Swedish: http://youtube.com/watch?v=w8gXxGAvsto&feature=user]
+* [Norwegian Nynorsk: http://youtube.com/watch?v=syMfLIj2fl4]
+* [Norwegian Bokmål: http://youtube.com/watch?v=9Lgmvd9NCwk]
+* [Gothic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkKrS5yOPFI]
+* [Old English: http://youtube.com/watch?v=RLJGTYkEKLI&feature=user]
+* [Middle English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrnXgVTTrCI&feature=email]
+[II] Dr. Arguelles’ Review of '''Language Study Materials''':
-== Mechanical advantage ==
+* [Assimil: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XLvTEqXqlsI&feature=related]
-[[Image:Wedge-diagram.svg|thumb|100px|The downwards force on the wedge produces a horizontal force in the object]]
+* [Linguaphone: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ujRgmG0uAqE&feature=related]
-The mechanical advantage of a wedge is the length of the sloping side of the wedge divided by the width of the thick end of the wedge.  Therefore the formula for a wedge is:
+* [Teach Yourself Series: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kv-CzFy8yxM&feature=related]
+* [Colloquial Series: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cqi842UTO0w]
+* [Hugo’s Series: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6dBhWvC8zEU]
+* [FSI (Barron's): http://youtube.com/watch?v=Spch3XAQhh8]
+* [SLS Spoken Language Services: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TNQFrYmGHg]
+* [Living Language: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vRWIheSDaw0&feature=user]
+* [Berlitz http://youtube.com/watch?v=vpE-7j4htH4]
+* [Dunwoody Press (African & Asiatic languages): http://youtube.com/watch?v=pDrUa3sw2vc]
+* [Cortina Institute Method: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wP0S15g6K-Q]
+* [CIIL – Central Institute for Indian Languages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjgUvuuzcJs&feature=user]
+* [Buske Publisher materials: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5NVcCERZ9NQ]
+* [Passport: http://youtube.com/watch?v=cCWWiF9SIVA]
+* [Made Simple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVMa2iFW7-Q&feature=email]
+* [Langenscheidt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCCgQgV2qeo]
+* [Kauderwelsch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpXpAdv8Bkg&feature=user]
+[III] Dr. Arguelles’ Demonstration of His '''Language Study Methodologies''':
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+* [Shadowing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VdheWK7u11w&feature=related]
+* [Scriptorium / Read-Write: http://youtube.com/watch?v=z7FztiCcvl0&feature=related]
+==Books by Dr. Arguelles ==
-In other words, divide the length of the wedge by its width at the thickest edge.
+*''North Korean Reader '' (2008)
+* Korean Newspaper Reader'' (293 pages, Dunwoody Press, 2007) ISBN 978-1-931546-37-9
+*'' English French Spanish German Dictionary'' (735 pages, Librairie du Liban, 2006) ISBN 9953-86-056-4
+*''A Handbook of Korean Verbal Conjugation'' (Co-author: Jonrok Kim, 311  pages, Dunwoody Press, 2004) ISBN 1-931546-03-7
+*''A Historical Literary and Cultural Approach to the Korean Language'' (Co-author: Jonrok Kim, 318 pages, Hollym, 2000) ISBN:  1-56591-151-2
+*''프랑스어 동사변화안내 La Conjugaison des Verbes'' (345 pages, 신아사, 1999) ISBN:  89-3896-066-3
+*''Viking Dreams:  Mythological and Religious Dream Symbolism in the Old Norse Sagas'' (460 pages, University of Chicago Doctoral Dissertation, 1994. UMI Dissertation Services Order Number:  9425353 www.umi.com)
+==External links==
-The more acute the angle of the wedge, the more mechanical advantage it will have.
+* [http://www.foreignlanguageexpertise.com/about.html Dr. Alexander Arguelles’ web site]
+* [http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=20&PN=3 How-To-Learn-Any-Language forum]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander Arguelles}}
-Despite this, one reason that many splitting wedges have a wide angle is that an elastic material, such as wood, will bind a narrow wedge more readily than a wide wedge. This is why splitting mauls have a much larger angle than an axe.
+[[Category:1964 births]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
-==See also==
+[[Category:Multilingualism]]
-* [[Axe]]
+[[Category:Hyperpolyglot]]
-* [[Inclined Plane]]
-* [[Screw]]
-* [[Splitting maul]]
-== External links ==
-*[http://em-ntserver.unl.edu/Negahban/em223/note16/note16.htm (Mechanics of) wedges and screws]
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