Linguistic Expression
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How you perceive colours can depend on the language you speak
The words indicating colours in our mother tongue influence the way we perceive and differentiate colours. Does this mean language determines our thinking?
Pedro Raúl Montoro Martínez, The Conversation
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‘They’: The ‘Word of the Year’ is more than a nod to shifting attitudes on gender
The American Dialect Society Word of the Year, “(my) pronouns,” highlights the trend of people presenting their preferred pronouns in email signatures.
Reed Blaylock, The Conversation
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In defence of greeting card clichés: They are utterly empty, yet full of meaning
Whether the message is pre-printed or one we resort to writing ourselves, clichés appear where words fail.
Daniel Fraser
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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Kurdish children’s books from Soviet Armenia are a rare glimpse into a fractured culture
The culture of the Kurds, among the world’s stateless people, has fallen victim to the assimilation policies of countries they live in.
Michael Erdman
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It is now much easier to study German and French in Chennai than Malayalam or Telugu
While languages like Kannada and Urdu have few takers, the Tamil and foreign languages departments are growing steadily.
Vinita Govindarajan
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The rebirth of Catalan: how a once-banned language is thriving
The language survived against the odds and is now a central part of Catalan identity.
Irene Boada, The Conversation
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?