Patients who speak same language as their doctor live longer, study suggests | CBC News

Patients who talk with their doctors in the same language they use at home generally tend to live longer, suggests a recent study by researchers at the University of Ottawa and the University of Mani...

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How a community-led campaign is helping save Nigeria’s Kam language

The current number of Kam speakers is approximately 8,000 – 11,000. Like many other languages in northeastern Nigeria, Kam received no attention from researchers before 2016.

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Canadian Funding to Support First Nation Languages - Language Magazine

Northern Indigenous Storytelling“Indigenous peoples are the guardians of their stories. Support for Indigenous broadcasting in the North is an essential tool for empowering them to tell these stories,...

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Teaching and Learning in Quechua: Evidence from Peru for Latin America and the Caribbean

New evidence from Peru shows how schools can strengthen and revive Quechua, proof that bilingual intercultural education works when done right.

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In Tibet, some embrace their native language even under China's sweeping new 'ethnic unity' law

A 73-year-old retired nurse spoke her native Tibetan all her life but never learned to write it — until now.

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Neopronouns, a social and linguistic phenomenon on Wikipedia

Neopronouns are a relatively new concept on the Wikipedia‘s free knowledge setting. In the Wikimedia movement, contributors often experience difficulties when working with linguistic terms that are…

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Top 100 German-English False Friends

A list of the top 100 false friends lurking for English speakers learning German with explanations and examples to prevent wrong use.

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In Cantonese, changing the pitch of a single syllable can change a word's meaning completely — and languages like it are significantly more common near the equator than in colder, drier parts of the w...

The way a language sounds—literally its humidity and climate conditions—may shape whether speakers rely on pitch to transform meaning.

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National Eisteddfod's 850th anniversary brings international Indigenous language leaders to Cymru | Arts Council of Wales

An international delegation of cultural leaders, festival presenters, artists and language practitioners from across the world will gather in Wales this summer as Wales Arts International, the interna...

arts.wales

How digital platforms shape access to news in South-East Europe and

A new study examines how these tools influence the spread of journalistic content in the digital space, mapping how social media platforms and online media are regulated across the region.

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Museum of Word: India's First Immersive Language Museum

Visit the Museum of Word in Kolkata, India's first immersive language museum with interactive exhibits, timings, and entry details.

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‘The war leaked into every lesson’: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege

The long read: Soon after my first visit to Ukraine four years ago, I began language lessons. It taught me more than I ever expected

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What do Americans think about language learning in U.S. schools?

Four-in-ten Americans say it is extremely or very important for children growing up in the U.S. to learn a language other than English.

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How do dialects differ in Sweden?

When learning Swedish, one quickly discovers that the language is far from uniform across the country. Dialects in Sweden are rich, varied, and deeply

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German Youth Word of the Year 2026 - The Berliner

Every year the public votes on the youth word of the year in Germany. These are the words in the running. Every year the public votes on the Jungendwort (youth word) of the year in Germany. These are ...

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Endangered tribal languages of North Kerala find new life in dictionaries

Dictionaries for endangered tribal languages in North Kerala aim to preserve the cultural identity and vocabulary of Mavila and Malaveduvan communities.

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Why Prescription Language is the Next Frontier of Patient Safety | Drug Topics

In a technologically advanced health care landscape, solutions to address language barriers are necessary and can be the difference between life and death for complex medication regimens.

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Conservative government's moves to make English a New Zealand official language causing stir among Māori MPs

The introduction of an English language bill in the New Zealand parliament sparked debate on Thursday.English has never been recognised as an official language of the country, whereas Te Reo Māor...

nit.com.au

Japan’s overlooked language crisis

Conversational fluency is different from the language needed to follow classroom lessons, understand abstract concepts and produce sustained academic writing.

japantimes.co.jp

Why Bilingual Brains Switch Languages Without Asking

Bilingual people often find themselves speaking in one language when a word from another shows up unexpectedly mid-sentence. New neuroscience explains what's going on in the brain, and it isn’t confus...

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Russian in Central Asia: Walking the Linguistic Tightrope - CIRSD

Bogdan Lytvynenko is a research and editorial intern at the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development and a Master’s student at the University of Oxford. Nearly 35 years after the...

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How Cantonese Cuisine Became Part of the English Language

From dim sum to char siu, dozens of Cantonese culinary terms have entered the global lexicon, reflecting more than a century of migration, trade, and cultural exchange.

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