Ethical engagement in multilingual communication is about mutual respect. More importantly, it’s about shaping a shared future through face-to-face communication.
People currently speak 7,000 languages around the globe.
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There’s little research into origins of the geographic patterns of language diversity. A new model exploring processes that shaped Australia’s language diversity provides a template for investigators.
The small city of Hazard, Kentucky, rests in the heart of Appalachia.
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The founder of the West Virginia Dialect Project hopes to debunk some of the myths about the way Appalachian people speak and instill pride in a rich, oft-maligned culture.
There is so much more to sign language than the hands, as interpreter Christine Dudley demonstrates.
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Grammar pedantry recently contributed to the downfall of World Bank chief economist Paul Romer. But ‘grammonds’ are people to be celebrated not vilified.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly supports the nation-state bill.
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We use euphemisms about death and dying to soften the blow of the real words, or because we feel awkward being direct. But this can lead to misunderstanding and confusion.
What was between the lines of Scott Morrison’s budget speech?
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Cult TV show Gogglebox is more than light entertainment: it shows the diverse reality of Australian English, going beyond stereotypes about what Australians sound like.
‘Going forward’ is a boardroom and husting escapee that has now made it big time in the workplace, and even outside.
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