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English 'originated in Turkey'
Modern Indo-European languages - which include English - originated in Turkey about 9,000 years ago, research concludes.See it on Scoop.it, via Language Differences
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'Language universals' challenged
A long-standing idea that languages share universal features dictated by human brain structure is cast into doubt.See it on Scoop.it, via Language Differences
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Washington: Border Guards Will Cease Acting as Interpreters
United States Border Patrol agents will no longer serve as interpreters when local law enforcement agencies request language help, according to a new decree.See it on Scoop.it, via Language Differences
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Who Made That Fist Bump?
From basketball courts to Fox News, by way of a walrus’s snout.See it on Scoop.it, via Language Differences
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10 Languages on the Verge of Extinction : Discovery Channel
Languages on the Verge of Extinction will list languages that might disappear in the next few years. Read 10 Languages on the Verge of Extinction.See it on Scoop.it, via Language Differences
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Turkey allows Kurdish language in courts | News | DW.DE | 25.01.2013
Turkey's parliament has voted to allow Kurds to use their own language in court. The move long demanded by Turkey's minority could break a deadlock at trials of hundreds of Kurds suspected of having...
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Brain structure of infants predicts language skills at 1 year | UW Today
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Lost In Translation
Burton Pike bemoans the state of literary translation, claiming its decline has rendered language "simply instrumental, a medium of communication" and that "a creeping homogenization is developing in...
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Language Learning In The United States: An Interactive Map - Edudemic
Every state is different. That's easy to tell thanks to this interactive map all about language learning in the United States. (Really informative infographic.See it on Scoop.it, via Language Differences
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I love you x 100
Happy Valentine's Day 2013! Learn to say "I love you" in a hundred languages on Memrise http://www.memrise.com/course/1382/i-love-you-in-100-languages/See it on Scoop.it, via Language Differences
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