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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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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Mid-life running works wonders for the knees, hips and spine
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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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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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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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