Languages & Linguistics

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (695+ words) "If there's measurable harm here, we should be able to find that." A new study, co-authored by a MacEwan University researcher, suggests a cluster of words academics and professionals have been told to avoid might not be that harmful after…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (158+ words) On Cherokee writer Rebecca Nagle’s new podcast “First America,” Indigenous experts unpack the historical realities of U.S. development that have shaped modern democracy and the place that Native Americans play in current affairs. The project, which debuted this summer…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (14+ words) A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jackson Goodman...

1+ day, 32+ min ago   (202+ words) Highland Post Shillong, Sep 20: A push to preserve the endangered Koch language brought linguists and native speakers together at a two-day workshop held at Ghasura Gaon in South West Garo Hills on September 19-20 Funded by the Foundation for Endangered Languages…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (294+ words) In a powerful display of Chassidic unity and intensive preparation for the sacred evening of Erev Yom Kippur, over 600 English-speaking Bochurim from around the world gathered Tuesday in 770 Eastern Parkway, Beis Chayenu, for a grand and inspiring Seder Sichos. Full…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (625+ words) The Cherokee Nation recently launched a new Cherokee Nation Language Hub website, which serves as a central place for Cherokee language resources. TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation has launched a new Cherokee Nation Language Hub website, a central place for Cherokee…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (276+ words) Crucially, most recordings had at least five different speakers, as the film has both exposition and dialogue. The team recruited 820 people from three different language groups—Chinese, English and Semitic (Arabic, Hebrew and Maltese speakers)—to listen to clips and…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (573+ words) If Ukrainian and Russian really are “the same”, if Ukrainians are supposedly “the same people” as Russians …...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (379+ words) We’re deep into Library Card Sign-up Month, so it’s the perfect time to look at the celebrated figures who have lent their likenesses to library cards to show their support for libraries. Here are some of our recent favorites. Hip-hop…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (358+ words) Brits have traditionally been known for having a stiff upper lip and keeping their problems to themselves. And while we’ve become much more open over the last few decades, there is still one area where we struggle to speak freely…...