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I am drawing a man.	Crtam muškarca.
First the head.	Prvo glavu.
The man is wearing a hat.	Muškarac nosi šešir.
One cannot see the hair.	Kosa se ne vidi.
One cannot see the ears either.	Uši se također ne vide.
One cannot see his back either.	Leđa se također ne vide.
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth.	Crtam oči i usta.
The man is dancing and laughing.	Muškarac pleše i smije se.
The man has a long nose.	Muškarac ima dug nos.
He is carrying a cane in his hands.	On nosi štap u rukama.
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck.	On nosi i šal oko vrata.
It is winter and it is cold.	Zima je i hladno je.
The arms are athletic.	Ruke su jake.
The legs are also athletic.	Noge su također jake.
The man is made of snow.	Muškarac je od snijega.
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat.	On ne nosi hlače i kaput.
But the man is not freezing.	Ali mušakarac se ne smrzava.
He is a snowman.	On je snjegović.

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…