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The Walrus
4 days ago
France politics

Is Quebec a Traitor to Canada's Francophone Minorities? | The Walrus

The decline of French in Canada is part of a broader trend, not solely due to institutions in Quebec. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
8 months ago
Science

How to Save Indigenous Languages

Over half of the approximately 7,000 languages spoken today could disappear by the end of the century.
Papua New Guinea, with its linguistic diversity and over 850 different languages, is facing a decline in its indigenous languages. [ more ]
The Walrus
4 days ago
France politics

Is Quebec a Traitor to Canada's Francophone Minorities? | The Walrus

The decline of French in Canada is part of a broader trend, not solely due to institutions in Quebec. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
8 months ago
Science

How to Save Indigenous Languages

Over half of the approximately 7,000 languages spoken today could disappear by the end of the century.
Papua New Guinea, with its linguistic diversity and over 850 different languages, is facing a decline in its indigenous languages. [ more ]
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Hackernoon
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

AccentFold: Enhancing Accent Recognition - Conclusion, Limitations, and References | HackerNoon

AccentFold enhances speech recognition for African accented speech by utilizing accent embeddings based on linguistic relationships, showing a 3.5% WER improvement. [ more ]
Fortune Asia
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

AI can help bridge Southeast Asia's 1000 languages-but the work 'has to be done by Southeast Asians'

AI can bridge linguistic divides in diverse regions like Southeast Asia, unlocking new markets for global businesses. [ more ]
The Atlantic
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

The AI Revolution Is Crushing Thousands of Languages

The dominance of English in technology poses challenges for linguistic diversity and cultural representation. [ more ]
BBC News
7 months ago
London

Celebrating Cockney culture could 'help fight prejudice'

Non-standard English speakers face unjust stereotypes
Linguistic evaluation is a social judgment, not linguistically scientific
Promoting Cockney culture as a means to preserve linguistic diversity [ more ]
PortlandTribune.com
2 months ago
Medicine

Oregon Health Authority needs more language and behavioral health services, report says

The Oregon Health Authority must improve healthcare for linguistically diverse Oregonians and enhance access to behavioral health treatment. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

California plans to enlist AI to translate healthcare information

Human translators are facing challenges to keep up with linguistic changes in various languages.
California plans to use emerging AI technology to translate health and social services information for linguistic diversity.
The project aims to enhance accessibility to critical healthcare information through written translations, potentially expanding to other digital platforms. [ more ]
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