Language Trends
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Do languages really ‘live’ or ‘die’?: Why the metaphor is misleading
In reality, the history of languages is inextricable from the history of societies.
Mario Saraceni, The Conversation
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How Prashant Kishor has changed India’s political vocabulary
A linguist explains how a man who shuns the label of ‘political strategist’ shapes new connotations for political terms and the use of language.
Krishna Kumar Pandey
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What Oxford’s word of the year ‘goblin mode’ says about the mental health discourse and social media
Does having a word for what we feel make it better?
Zulekha Shakoor Rajani
Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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Why is Modi firefighting allegations that he will end reservations?
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Why people hate or love the sound of certain words
The phenomenon where the sound of a word triggers an emotion or a meaning is referred to as ‘sound symbolism’.
Morten H Christiansen, The Conversation & Nick Chater, The Conversation
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Five ways in which British English has changed in the internet era
A new study based on a 100 million-word sample of current language shows us just how it has evolved.
Vaclav Brezina, The Conversation
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How Covid-19 has not only changed our vocabulary, but also made us use language more gently
In April and July 2020, the Oxford English Dictionary released special updates to accommodate new words born in the pandemic.
Janice Pariat
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Is Rajasthani a single language or a spectrum of many related but distinct tongues?
How can a language with all the granularity and diversity that comes out of a thousand years of evolution be adapted to contemporary institutions?
Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit & Vishes Kothari
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Why is the Covid-19 pandemic being compared to war? Western literature from the 1800s has answers
But unlike our times, war was a metaphor for the problem, not the solution.
Julia M Wright, The Conversation
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Rajasthani: How a mother language can be lost, and how ‘folk’ histories can reclaim it
On February 21, International Mother Language Day, a study in losing and finding a tongue.
Vishes Kothari
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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You know that warm, fuzzy feeling evoked by cat videos? There is a Sanskrit word to describe it
Researchers believe that a sudden burst of love, a sense of kinship, and faith in worship are all grounded in a single emotion.
Alan Fiske, Aeon
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Why are language and grammar the way they are? Because of the limitations of the human mind
Studies show that humans are better able to follow grammatical rules that involve changing vowels around consonants and not the other way around.
David Adger, The Conversation
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How Telugu has become America’s fastest growing foreign language
Between 2010 and 2017, the number of native Telugu speakers in the US surged 86% – the largest uptick in a foreign language-speaking group, a study found.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
The Field
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: As India chase an elusive title, here’s an analysis of the chosen 15
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IPL 2024: Hyderabad deliver death-bowling masterclass to defeat Rajasthan in last-ball thriller