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'Still here': Welsh world cup song Yma o Hyd and how the language is adapting to survive

The official Wales song for the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022 is “Yma o Hyd” (“Still here”), a protest song first released by Dafydd Iwan and Ar Lôg in 1983. Its unashamedly patriotic verses describe the adversity that Welsh people have endured over the centuries, including:

The Conversation

Scientists find baby talk used by parents is the same in 36 different languages

Dr Miriam Stoppard looks at fascinating research from the University of York into how parents speak to their newborns, and how it could help child development

Daily Mirror

Lexington is in need of multi-lingual interpreters to keep up with immigration

More immigrants continue to make central Kentucky their home. Lexington Multi-Cultural Affairs Coordinator Isabel Taylor said 2006 found 27 languages in the public school system’s learning English programs. In 2022, Taylor noted that number has grown to 96 different languages.

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Indigenous artist to sing 'O Canada' in Cree at Grey Cup

A member of the First Nations in Canada will perform “O Canada” in three languages at the Canadian Football League’s championship game in Regina between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts

The Independent UK

Wolof is reclaiming ground in Senegal as the French language wanes

The French language was introduced into Senegal through colonisation. According to Papa Alioune Ndao, professor of linguistics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar:

The Conversation

Art, drama and languages to become ‘preserve of private schools’ as state sector cuts bite

Subjects that attract fewer pupils at GCSE and A-level are in danger of being axed from English state schools

The Guardian - UK

Govt completes mother tongue survey of 576 languages

The Ministry of Home Affairs has successfully completed a mother tongue survey with field videography of 576 languages and dialects across the country. Read more on Dynamite News:

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UConn women’s basketball 2022-23: Huskies take on a distinct international flavor as Geno Auriemma transforms Storrs into the crossroads of the world

HARTFORD, Conn. — The notes app on Azzi Fudd’s iPhone is a Rosetta Stone of sorts. Fascinated with how kids grow up learning multiple languages overseas, the UConn women’s basketball guard started picking up Hungarian from Pecs native Dorka Juhász last season and is now trying her hand at French…

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Indigenous languages make inroads into public schools

Whenever November would roll around, James Gensaw, a Yurok language high school teacher in far northern California, would get a request from a school administrator. They would always ask him to bring students from the Native American Club, which he advises, to demonstrate Yurok dancing on the high school quad…

The Conversation

We are showcasing a Scots and Gaelic series ahead of Language Bill consultation

An exclusive seven-part series exploring the myths, stereotypes and benefits of protecting Scots and Gaelic, Scotland's two endangered languages.

The National (Scotland)

Chicago voters needing language help at polls will have less of it on Election Day

A new state law that reduced the number of voting precincts means fewer bilingual ballots and election judges across six languages.

Chicago Sun-Times

Everyday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict and creativity

Dr. Walter Edwards is a professor of linguistics at Wayne State University, Michigan, where he teaches courses on African American Vernacular English, sociolinguistics and American dialects. Until Aug. 31, 2022, he was also the director of the Humanities Center at Wayne State. Below are highlights from interviews with The Conversation…

The Conversation

Google ad business funds disinformation

The largest-ever analysis of Google’s ad practices reveals how the tech giant makes disinformation profitable

Salon

Activists call for a Scots Language Board to be priority in upcoming bill

A SCOTS language campaign group is calling on the Scottish Government to use its upcoming Scottish Languages Bill to create a Scots Language Board.

The National (Scotland)

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‘Doing this reluctantly’, redressal mechanism ‘broken’: IT minister explains need for changed rules

The government is “not really interested in playing the role of an ombudsman” but is taking that responsibility “reluctantly” as the intermediaries’ grievance redressal mechanism is “broken”, union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told the media on Saturday.

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Chinese language teachers underpayment allegations expose 'grey area' in Victorian education system

A group of Chinese language teachers allege they are owed unpaid wages and entitlements for work over decades due to a "grey area" of Victoria's education system.

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry’s ‘unflinching’ memoir, Spare, to be published in January

Publishing simultaneously in 16 different languages, the book is billed as ‘full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom’

Evening Standard

Top female tech stars of the future crowned winners of new competition

Girls from across the country were invited to come up with tech solutions to everyday problems they encounter

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Ahead of elections, Asian American and Pacific Islander organizers try to break down language barriers

One of the state’s fastest-growing demographics, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders often lack information in their languages that would make the political process more accessible.

Daily Record

Scots tot given 10% chance of survival can now do math in seven different languages

Now four, maths prodigy Jamie Mohr has even grasped the 17 times table despite not being due to start school until next year.

The Conversation

BBC at 100: a trusted international news source, but it's important to remember whose values it reflects

As the BBC turns 100 we should celebrate its extraordinary history as a public service broadcaster bringing news and other programming to audiences around the globe. In 2020-2021 the BBC announced that its World Service achieved its highest-ever audience, with an average of close to 500 million listeners globally each…

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NSW schools to teach Indigenous languages

NSW schools will soon offer high quality Aboriginal language courses to students as the syllabus undergoes its biggest overhaul in decades.

Salon

Recovering Indigenous language

Linguists have estimated that prior to European settlement, there were 300 Indigenous languages spoken in the U.S.

Daily Mirror

Daily Mirror comic strip artist celebrates 65 years of flat-capped legend Andy Capp

At the height of his popularity, the comic strip equalled Charles Schulz’s Peanuts for global fame, was syndicated to 1,700 newspapers worldwide and translated into 14 different languages

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How do non-English-speaking Americans vote?

Around 15% of counties in the US are federally required to provide ballots in a non-English language under the Voting Rights Act.

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