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Could we ever decipher an alien language? Uncovering how AI communicates may be the key

In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language consisting of palindromic phrases, which read the same backwards as they do forwards, written with circular symbols. As she discovers various clues, different nations around the world interpret the messages…

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South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a start

Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and Dutch colonisers, from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, each group trying to assert linguistic as well as economic and social control.

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Reflections on Lecturing on Immigration Policy in Switzerland

Ove the last few days, I gave two talks on immigration in Switzerland. Here are some reflections on that experience.

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African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in six countries

African book publishing is in a rare moment of transformation, according to a new report. It’s an industry that has historically survived at the mercy of multinational publishing houses and donor funding. These arrangements, subject to the dictates of capitalism or aid, have not been sustainable.

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How language barriers influence global climate literacy

Our planet is getting hotter at an alarming rate. Climate change is one of the most serious global issues today. Its consequences affect every single human being on Earth. So it seems perfectly logical that scientific publications about global warming are written in the global language: English.

The Conversation

Linguistic Bond: Identical Twins Create Their Own Secret Language, Speak 26 Others

Identical twins Matthew and Michael Youlden, language enthusiasts from Manchester, UK, have achieved a rare feat — they speak 26 languages fluently, including their own secret language, Umeri.

International Business Times

Cancer care in Africa: translations of key words convey fear and need to change

Language can give people the power to take an active part in their own healthcare, or it can create barriers.

The Conversation

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Sámi languages can still be saved

Letters: They are more likely to thrive and receive funding from Nordic governments if an academy is formed to establish unified language norms, writes Donald Rayfield

The Guardian - UK

Linguist calls for London’s endangered language communities to be mapped

British capital may be second only to New York in the number of at-risk languages spoken, says Ross Perlin

The Guardian - UK

Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? Science says you’re one of these three types

If you’ve ever gone to look up a quick fact and just kept browsing from one article (or page, or video), to another, to another – then you know the feeling of “going down a rabbit hole”. This experience of curiosity-led online wandering has become synonymous with the free, user-created…

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Samsung Galaxy AI gains support for four new languages

Samsung also added a couple of dialects support to existing Galaxy AI languages as part of the rollout.

Android Central

Book about preserving endangered languages wins British Academy Book Prize 2024

Ross Perlin’s Language City: The Fight To Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues won from a six-book shortlist.

Evening Standard

With AI translation tools so powerful, what is the point of learning a language?

In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), foreign language learning can seem like it’s becoming obsolete. Why invest the time and effort to learn another language when technology can do it for you?

The Conversation

Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous parliaments

Sweden and Finland plan to slash funding to safeguard nine languages defined as threatened by Unesco

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Eminent public personalities, laud to grant classical language to Bengali

Several eminent public personalities, educationists, academics and scholars endorsed and lauded the Union Cabinet's decision. Read further on Dynamite News:

TechRadar

Alibaba releases new translation-focused AI model for international ecommerce, trade, and everyday life

New translation AI model from Alibaba has reportedly already surpassed other translation models, more languages to come.

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Senegal Embracing Wolof Language Over French Influence

Discover how Senegal is embracing Wolof alongside French, reflecting cultural pride and inclusivity in a changing linguistic landscape.

The Independent UK

In Senegal, the bastion of the region's Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages

For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the region

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Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

Frantz Fanon was an influential psychiatrist, Algerian revolutionary and pan-African thinker who was born on the Caribbean island of Martinique. His work – and particularly his final book The Wretched of the Earth (1961) – is still widely referenced to understand the fight against colonialism and also the postcolonial era…

TechRadar

These are apparently the most popular coding languages around - with an old favourite taking top spot

Despite JavaScript’s dominance, many developers are keen to use Python, study claims.

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The Supreme Court of Canada is wrong to refuse to translate its pre-1970 decisions

The Supreme Court of Canada has published all of its decisions in both official languages since 1970, immediately after the Official Languages Act was enacted.

Total Film

The Rings of Power used a Lord of the Rings movie veteran to help its actors learn fictional Tolkien languages

Celebrimbor actor Charles Edwards recalls learning Black Speech for his surprise opening scene in The Rings of Power season 2

The Walrus

Social Media Is Helping Bring Indigenous Languages Back from the Brink

Government funding is dwindling. TikTok and Instagram are filling the gap

TechRadar

You can now chat and play games with Duolingo’s AI characters to learn Spanish or French

Duolingo unveils AI features for learning languages.

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Google hails move to Rust for huge drop in memory vulnerabilities

Google's use of memory safe programming languages has led to an unprecendented drop in vulnerabilities

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