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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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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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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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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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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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final
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Cricket: Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India wins nine medals including four gold on Day 2