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All About the Afrikaans Language
You may have seen monuments that celebrate famous events, global celebrities, or even animals, but have you ever seen a monument dedicated to a language?
June 8, 2023
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One Town, Five Official Languages
Deep in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, a huge municipality (about the size of Tennessee) is establishing a unique linguistic legacy: it has five
June 1, 2023
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Yiddish Language 101
“He’s just extra meshuggeneh today,” I sigh when our cat is sprinting around the apartment, knocking tchotchkes off the shelves left and right. As someone
May 25, 2023
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Are There Official Language Watchdogs?
Language institutions play a vital role in regulating and preserving the languages that are spoken worldwide. These institutions are responsible for setting the standards and
April 13, 2023
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Climate Crisis and Language Loss?
When concerns regarding the climate crisis are voiced in the West, the conversation is often oriented around Western concerns. Which is not an entirely unreasonable
April 6, 2023
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Korean Language: North and South
Spoken by around eighty million people, Hangugeo (or chosŏnmal) is the official language of both South and North Korea. However, after almost eight decades since
March 16, 2023
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The Origins of Basque Language Revealed?
Language has been an evolving part of human civilization since ancient times. Many languages have come and gone, with the Basque language standing stubbornly as
March 2, 2023
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An Official Dictionary of African American English
A fluid thing, language can be likened to an organism, and the linguistic community within which it operates, to an ecosystem. As such, it is
February 23, 2023
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English Language and Hegemony
From websites to social media, from advertisements to novels, English-language content holds powerful sway across the globe. As the world’s most widely spoken language, with
January 26, 2023
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Are There Untranslatable Words?
Hygge. Saudade. Toska. Mamihlapinatapai. If you know what these words mean in their respective languages, do you think you’d be able to translate them into
December 29, 2022
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International Decade of Indigenous Languages
The linguistic diversity displayed throughout the planet’s many cultures and communities is something essential to humanity, and to what it means to be a truly
December 22, 2022
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Do You Speak Tutnese?
Humanity’s linguistic history is rife with languages which have passed out of use. As cultures interact, their languages evolve (consider the difficulty you might have
November 17, 2022
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