#language-preservation

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UK politics
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Census of British regional swear words - how many do you recognise?

The University of Sheffield is conducting the UK's first national swear word census to document regional slurs and their cultural significance.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Navajo Nation: the fight for cultural survival photo essay

Virginia Brown, a 69-year-old elder, recalls her traumatic experience: 'I was forced into a boarding school when I was six years old. They cut off all our long hair and washed our mouths out with soap if they caught us speaking Navajo.'
Social justice
Artificial intelligence
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks ago

The Global South is building its own AI on $50 hardware - and it's working - Silicon Canals

The most innovative AI developments are occurring in unexpected places, challenging the notion that only wealthier nations can lead in AI.
Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A fire that's burning again': Welsh language resurges thanks to adult learners

Elinor Staniforth's journey from disinterest to teaching Welsh reflects a growing trend in adult language learning in Wales.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
4 months ago

'Historic moment' as first ever fully Irish dictionary is launched

A new free monolingual Irish dictionary will allow Irish words to be defined in Irish, ending reliance on English translations.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM

Icelandic could be wiped out within a generation due to AI-driven language shift and English dominance, endangering cultural and intellectual heritage.
fromMedievalists.net
9 months ago

Romeyka, a parallel branch of Greek surviving in northeastern Turkey, with Ioanna Sitaridou - Medievalists.net

"The resilience of Romeyka highlights how language can survive despite external pressures, offering a window into ancient Greek structures that are otherwise lost in modern dialects."
History
Writing
fromwww.ocregister.com
10 months ago

Acclaimed author, UC Irvine professor Ngugi wa Thiang'o dies

Ngugi wa Thiong'o's legacy highlights the importance of writing in native languages for cultural identity, despite historical oppression.
fromApaonline
1 year ago

The Cultural Case for Saving Endangered Languages

Linguistic purism, often viewed as ignorant nationalism, is intrinsically about preserving cultural identity and language purity against colonial influence.
philosophy
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