Languages
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‘Virtue signalling’, a slur meant to imply moral grandstanding that might not be all bad
A suffragette, Anthony was convicted of voting illegally as a woman in 1872. Karen Stollznow The Conversation The response was…
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Greek to the rescue as US runs out of hurricane names
And the geographically misplaced storm promptly sloshed ashore in Portugal. Seth Borenstein Brisbane Times And they quickly had to use…
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When English becomes the global language of education we risk losing other – often better – ways of learning
“Hear more English, speak more English and become more successful” has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Authors The Conversation Some say…
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Remote interpreting services are essential for people with limited English — during COVID-19 and beyond
When they’re receiving health care, it’s essential these Australians have access to interpreters. Authors The Conversation Research has shown professional…
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Shillings, gods and runes: clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe
New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close…
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Greece Shows How to Handle the Crisis
The Covid-19 epidemic has exposed poor leadership and governance worldwide. Ferdinando Giugliano Bloomberg From Spain to the U.K. to the…
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In a ruined city on the Italian coast, the Nigerian mafia is muscling in on the old mob
Vincenzo Schiavone stands on the shoreline of Castel Volturno, gesturing over sparkling Mediterranean waters to the resort towns of the…
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“Parasite” Just Made Oscars History, Becoming The First Foreign-Language Film To Win Best Picture
The South Korean film Parasite earned the top prize at Sunday’s Academy Awards in Hollywood, making Oscar history by becoming…
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Learning foreign languages should be compulsory, says report
Learning a new language should be compulsory for pupils up to the age of 16, according to a new report…
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Australia has been called ‘a graveyard of languages’.
Gaby Cara speaks to her nonna in fluent Italian, but only because she spent a year in a Tuscany when…
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British people still think some accents are smarter than others – what that means in the workplace
Do you think a person with a posh accent must be more intelligent or better informed than someone with a…
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Getting by on six hours?
They’ve been called the “sleepless elite”. Sophie Aubrey The Age Barack Obama, Julia Gillard and Elon Musk would get six…
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How Multilingual People Use Several Languages All at Once
In other predominantly English-speaking parts of the world, multilingual people are often exclaimed at and lauded, but for most Indians,…
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Why are so many languages spoken in some places and so few in others?
These languages form a fundamental part of our humanity. Authors The Conversation They determine whom we communicate with and how…
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Kezia Dugdale: Jeremy Corbyn could allow second independence referendum
Former Scottish Labour Kezia Dugdale has suggested that UK leader Jeremy Corbyn could back a second referendum on Scottish independence…
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I Will Not Stay Silent. Our Leaders Are Failing Human Rights.
I spent four years defending human rights at the U.N. — and they’ve never been more at risk. By Zeid…
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