Whether in Hindi or Hungarian, swear words have similar sound patterns

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· Dec 10, 2022 · 07:30 pm

How Indo-Persian, the language of cosmopolitan India for six centuries, fell into decline

Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammad Dawood

· Dec 04, 2022 · 08:30 am

Lessons from Chhattisgarh’s new English-medium school programme

Johanna Deeksha

· Nov 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

As extreme weather events surge, what happens when there is no language to talk of climate change?

Omair Ahmad

· Nov 03, 2022 · 11:30 am

‘Proof is in the pudding’: Satirist’s ‘English lesson’ after release of Bilkis Bano case convicts

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· Oct 19, 2022 · 11:01 am

‘Hatred in UK is emanant from hatred in India’: Satirist’s ‘English lesson’ after Leicester unrest

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· Sep 20, 2022 · 12:12 pm

Five myths about Shakespeare’s contribution to the English language

Jonathan Culpeper, The Conversation Mathew Gillings, The Conversation

· Sep 09, 2022 · 05:30 pm

The ‘rashtrapatni’ row should make us rethink the everyday bias against women in our languages

Rohan Banerjee

· Aug 29, 2022 · 09:00 am

‘Rashtrapatni’ row is a reminder of the sexist roots of language – and a suggestion by Bal Thackeray

Bijayani Mishra Harsh Vardhan

· Aug 17, 2022 · 09:15 am

A Google engineer mistook a powerful AI as sentient because of this human cognitive glitch

Kyle Mahowald, The Conversation Anna A Ivanova, The Conversation

· Jun 30, 2022 · 11:30 pm

How Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang (1931-2022) advocated for the language as a ‘civilisational gain’

Rizwan Ahmad

· Jun 21, 2022 · 08:30 am

‘Let people speak any language they want’: Singer Sonu Nigam on claims of Hindi as national language

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· May 03, 2022 · 11:18 am

Is Ukrainian a dialect of Russian or an altogether different language?

Joshua Holzer, The Conversation

· Apr 22, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Why Assam is up in arms against Amit Shah’s proposal to make Hindi compulsory till Class 10

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· Apr 17, 2022 · 06:30 am

Watch: This carpet-cleaner from America can speak more than 30 languages

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· Apr 16, 2022 · 01:35 pm

For Shudras and Adivasis to have a shot at a better life, English language education is essential

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

· Apr 13, 2022 · 09:00 am

Linguistic war: How similar (and different) are Ukrainian and Russian languages?

Neil Bermel, The Conversation

· Mar 15, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Why people hate or love the sound of certain words

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· Feb 25, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Five ways in which British English has changed in the internet era

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· Jan 04, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Watch: How actor Dhanush responded when asked to say something in ‘south’ by journalist

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· Dec 13, 2021 · 12:26 pm