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Careful how you talk about Brexit. People are making assumptions as soon as you’ve said the word.
Donald Trump has put translators and interpreters the world over in an ethical quandary. Sad!
Humans behave like atoms when viewed from a distance.
Whether it’s due to native language loss or unsupported high school curricula, the lack of bilingualism in the US is notable. Why can’t more Americans speak another language? How should that change?
Our drinking culture has brought some colourful phrases into the Australian vernacular.
There’s little research into origins of the geographic patterns of language diversity. A new model exploring processes that shaped Australia’s language diversity provides a template for investigators.
At present the design and certification of new emojis is controlled by a single body.
The founder of the West Virginia Dialect Project hopes to debunk some of the myths about the way Appalachian people speak and instill pride in a rich, oft-maligned culture.
Machines alone will never be able to put the meaning to words in translation
The crisis in modern language teaching.
Yes, sign language has grammar – and it goes way beyond what you do with your hands.
Research shows that context matters for understanding what a person’s words mean – especially when power dynamics are involved.
Everyone should learn another language.
The issue of an Irish Language Act has been a sticking point at Stormont.
Because of the way our brains work, we can remember songs and rhymes much more easily than just words or letters. The ABC song teaches kids the basics of the English language.
Learning languages rewires the brain and changes how we perceive time.
Here is a handful of extremely useful expressions with political application which have fallen by the wayside, but remain apt and adept today.
Grammar pedantry recently contributed to the downfall of World Bank chief economist Paul Romer. But ‘grammonds’ are people to be celebrated not vilified.
Important advances have been made in the areas of automatic language processing and emotional computing, and that could have big implications for business.
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
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Kate Burridge is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
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