Linguistic Evolution
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Bengali to Kannada, Sanskrit to French: How I became multilingual
Throughout my life, I have grappled with new languages. But somewhere along the way, realisation dawned.
Prithwiraj Mukherjee
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How Rwanda became a melting pot of four official languages
Although most Rwandans speak Kinyarwanda, the country has three other official languages: French, English and Swahili.
Jeremie Eyssette, The Conversation
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Can linguists study emerging sign languages without contaminating or killing them?
Used by so few people, these fragile languages are endangered as soon as they appear.
Michael Erard, Mosaic
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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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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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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West Bengal governor threatening his staff not to speak up in sexual harassment probe: Complainant
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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A brief history of Polari, a language for gay men, and its curious afterlife
Polari is a secret language, which has now largely fallen out of use, but was historically spoken by gay men and female impersonators.
Paul Baker, The Conversation
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Red, yellow, pink and green: How the world’s languages name the rainbow
New research investigates how people sequentially add new colour terms to languages over time.
Claire Bowern, The Conversation
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What will the English language be like in 100 years?
As features of English are increasingly mingled with those of other native tongues and their pronunciations, the future of English is one of many Englishes.
Simon Horobin, The Conversation
Video
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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