Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory in Sweden, where KBS-3 repository technologies have been tested.
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Spent nuclear fuel remains dangerous for so long that languages can disappear and humanity’s very existence cannot be guaranteed. So how do we communicate information about repositories into the future?
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A new study suggests that talking speed is a more important indicator of brain health than difficulty finding words.
A book written in Inuktitut. A lack of concrete constitutional guarantees, community credibility and long-term funding has rendered the government’s efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages largely ineffective.
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Critics have said the government’s efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages are colonial and do not engage with Indigenous Peoples on an equal footing.
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Although not a true sign language, the use of sign in Dune can still teach us a lesson about the value of sign language.
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For Australians, it’s a love story, so baby just say “yeah-nah”.
The use of mother tongues as languages of instruction has become popular in many parts of Africa.
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Bilingual education can improve learning outcomes but it’s important to consider local context.
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‘Year’ and ‘time’ are the two most frequent nouns in British English.
Language can steer your heart in unexpected ways.
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Words have power, and what vocabulary you have at your disposal to describe your relationships with other people can shape what directions those relationships can take.
Creating the alphabet took thousands of years.
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Turns out ‘A’ didn’t have to be the first letter in the alphabet, nor ‘Z’ the last.
A study saw racialized students in Ontario French immersion programs write monologues and stories about their experiences, and also invited immersion stakeholders like teachers and parents to give feedback on
race and racism in Ontario immersion programs.
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Listening to voices of racialized students in French immersion matters for creating more inclusive schooling.
Alf Bruseth, ‘Politician Coin Bank’ (1938).
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Why do so many Americans share the concern that success and integrity are in conflict, as if one comes at the expense of the other?
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet – but would it sound as sweet?
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Pleasant-sounding words might have a leg up.
Language plays a central role in facilitating effective communication by allowing people to express their thoughts, share essential information and establish connections with one another.
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When language falls short of its ability to facilitate communication in the workplace, it can lead to misinterpretation and a sense of disconnection or exclusion.
New Year’s Eve – time to perfect your rizz.
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2023 will be remembered for more than quirky new phrases.
Got rizz?
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An expert on rhetoric explains why ‘rizz’ may be more like charm than charisma.
Between 2009 and 2021, nearly 30% fewer college students enrolled in a foreign language course.
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A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.
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Social media is giving a new lifeline to Bhutan’s native languages, which do not have written script and lack proper documentation.
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The meanings we carry around in our heads seem so natural and inborn that we fail to realise other people can have quite different understandings.
Your brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed.
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Most people can draw from tens of thousands of words in their memory within milliseconds. Studying this process can improve language disorder treatment and appreciation of the gift of communication.
Many second- and third-generation Latinos feel insecure about their Spanish-speaking abilities.
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Young Latinos in the US often navigate a contradictory landscape: Their parents see them as not Latino enough, while teachers and peers view them as not American enough.