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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 · Oct 27, 2024

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 · Oct 26, 2024

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…

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2024

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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 · Oct 24, 2024

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 · Oct 22, 2024

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 · Oct 22, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024

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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:

Dynamite News · Oct 17, 2024

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.

TechRadar · Oct 16, 2024

'Khub bhalo!': Sanju Samson's 'Bengali skills' just before the dismissal of Mehidy Hasan Miraz by Riyan Parag amuses Sunil Gavaskar

NEW DELHI: During India's triumphant win over Bangladesh in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, wicketkeeper Sanju Samson brought some light-hearted fun to the field with his knack for languages.

The Times of India · Oct 10, 2024

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.

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

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2024

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…

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2024

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.

TechRadar · Oct 2, 2024

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The Conversation · Oct 1, 2024

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 · Sep 30, 2024

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 · Sep 30, 2024

Social Media Is Helping Bring Indigenous Languages Back from the Brink

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

TechRadar · Sep 27, 2024

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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TechRadar · Sep 26, 2024

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

Windows Central · Sep 26, 2024

ChatGPT's human-like Advanced Voice Mode feature can say “Sorry I’m late” in over 50 languages — but the EU is reportedly turning a deaf ear to OpenAI's plea because it can detect user emotion

OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode feature won't be available for users in the EU region because of the stringent EU AI Act, which prohibits the use of AI systems that can recognize a user's emotions.

Laptop · Sep 26, 2024

Forget the Digital Divide, a Google leader is warning of the forthcoming "AI Divide"

We already have a Digital Divide. There’s a real risk that it turns into an AI Divide. So how do you make sure that doesn’t happen?

The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2024

Andrew Marr blasts 'ridiculous' and 'offensive' Gaelic signs in parts of Scotland

ANDREW Marr has hit out at “offensive” and “ridiculous” gaelic signs in parts of Scotland.

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2024

When is the International Day of Sign Language 2024? September celebration planned

Sign Language (BSL) is to become a bigger part of our daily lives with more of an opportunity for all to learn it and, in turn, opening doors for deaf people.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2024

A multinational, bilingual community and a home away from home

AS I enter the room, I am instantly hit with a mix of languages, with Portuguese and English being the two predominant ones.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2024

Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children

According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, one in four Canadians had at least one mother tongue other than English or French. Many people grow up with their family’s heritage languages — like Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish or Arabic — as part of their family’s cultural heritage.

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