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Being bilingual slows brain ageing, and can prevent Alzheimer's

Humans are organised into around 200 nations, yet there are roughly 6,000 languages in existence. It therefore seems obvious that bilingualism is much more common than many of us might assume. This is an increasingly visible fact that appears to undermine the predominant model of “one state, one language”, a…

The Conversation

Can you identify the 8 hours of AI-generated voiceover in Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova?

The voiceover in Galactic Civilizations IV will sound familiar, but it's entirely different than anything heard before, thanks to artificial intelligence.

Windows Central

ASI text for plaques identifying Santiniketan as heritage site also does not mention Tagore

ASI's text for UNESCO-recognised Santiniketan heritage site mentions no names, including Rabindranath Tagore's. Plaques in 3 languages will be placed by Visva-Bharati, with no names, likely to prolong noise over the site

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Several dialects of Tamil and 10 mother tongues of the ‘Dravidian family’

The Hindu

Language induces an identity crisis for the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants

A young Latina mother I was interviewing once laughed uncomfortably as she described her sons’ embarrassment when put on the spot by older Latinos.

The Conversation

Languages around the world have words for ‘this’ and ‘that’, study finds

Researchers studied more than 1,000 speakers of 29 different languages.

The Independent UK

209 job aspirants in A.P. receive appointment orders in Rozgar Mela

209 people in Vijayawada receive appointment orders in Rozgar Mela. 161 of them join Indian Railways in various roles. Other departments and banks also recruit. PM Modi says Rozgar Melas have provided jobs to lakhs of youth. Exams now conducted in 13 regional languages, reducing time between job notification and…

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Multi-language microsite on Sabarimala pilgrimage planned

Kerala Tourism to launch microsite on Sabarimala, providing info in 5 languages. It will feature e-brochures, promotional film, YouTube videos & details of transport, lodging facilities. The project is aimed at making pilgrimage hassle-free & boosting Kerala's reputation as a major pilgrim tourism State.

The Hindu

Children’s and teens’ roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A celebration of family; a guide to animal languages; Stonehenge spells; classroom crises; and dreams of becoming an alchemist

The Guardian - UK

Indo-European Languages: New Study Reconciles Two Dominant Hypotheses About Their Origin

The languages in the Indo-European family are spoken by almost half of the world’s population. This group includes a huge number of languages, ranging from English and Spanish to Russian, Kurdish and Persian.

The Conversation

Why is Duolingo pausing its Welsh language course?

The language learning app is prioritising its resources on more popular courses

Evening Standard

Standardisation: the merit of consistent patterns

Coming back from a long holiday? Recently joined the department? Collaborating on a complex, cross-team problem that spans different tech stacks and programming languages? At one point, we’re all going to find ourselves in one of these situations. So how can we ensure that no one feels overwhelmed or unable…

The Guardian - UK

Works of Tamil writers draw the attention of European publishers at Frankfurt Book Fair

Tamil lit. gains global appeal: 1st Chennai Int'l Book Fair paves way for translations of Tamil works into many foreign langs. incl. Polish, Norwegian, Arabic, Slovak, Hungarian, Italian, Welsh, English, Icelandic, Filipino, Lithuanian, Spanish, French. Perumal Murugan's books to be translated into Amharic, Icelandic. Live translation sessions, game, "TransLingual Tales"…

The Hindu

CPS reschedules high school admissions test

All CPS eighth graders can take the test Tuesday or Wednesday in English. The exam will be available in five other languages on Nov. 1.

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The Independent UK

Majority of adults support compulsory language learning in schools – poll

Only one in five said they can have a conversation in a modern language that is not their mother tongue, survey found.

The Independent UK

Can New York's mayor speak Mandarin? No, but with AI he's making robocalls in different languages

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been using artificial intelligence to make robocalls that contort his own voice into several languages he doesn’t actually speak

The Conversation

Caine Prize 2023: Senegalese writers win for fantasy-horror story about dangers facing girls

The influential Caine Prize for African Writing for 2023 was won by a power couple from Senegal. Their short story A Soul of Small Places (which can be read over here) echoes deeper trends in the country’s literature while picking up on the growth of horror and speculative fiction across…

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Ration Right cards launched in Thiruvananthapuram

Minister G.R. Anil launched Ration Right cards for migrant workers in Kerala, part of One Nation, One Ration Card scheme. Cards printed in various languages & only those with Aadhaar cards eligible. Scheme will ensure additional income for ration dealers. T.R. Anil Kumar presided over function.

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Of linguistic diversity

Indian classrooms are witnessing a transformation in terms of linguistic diversity, but how should this be effectively managed? Globalization has led to the standardization of languages, risking the extinction of local and indigenous languages and their associated cultures. To counter this, India should embrace translanguaging practices, providing teachers with adequate…

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Single language for all is threat to country’s diversity, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

CM Pinarayi Vijayan says raising slogan of one country, one language ignores culture & history of India. Anti-imperialist songs in different languages show unity. Need to accept words from other languages for Malayalam's growth. Bhasha Institute should help make Malayalam scholarly language. Awards given for scholarly works & 55th anniversary…

The Hindu

I&B Minister launches trailer of animated series on Indian freedom struggle

Union Minister Anurag Thakur launched KTB- Bharat Hain Hum, an animated series featuring stories from India's freedom struggle. It will be shown on Doordarshan, Netflix and Amazon Prime and dubbed in multiple languages.

The Guardian - UK

George Baker obituary

Other lives: Modern languages teacher who facilitated exchanges with schools in France and Germany

The Independent UK

Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum but says all languages are welcome

Algeria is rebuffing accusations that efforts to crack down on French private schools constituted hostility toward the langauge

Fortune

Can AI fix Wall Street’s ‘spaghetti code’ crisis? Microsoft and IBM are betting that it can

The finance industry along with other companies and government agencies are still relying on Cobol code from the 1970s.

The Hindu

Consumer rights panel in Kerala asks banks to put out service information, SMS alerts in regional languages

Kerala commission advises banks to offer forms, service conditions in regional languages with option for customers to choose language for SMS alerts. Petitioner lost ₹45,000 in fraudulent ATM transactions, but bank argued no negligence. Commission dismissed complaint, but recommended banks offer info in regional languages for debit/credit cards, net banking,…

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