Tag: language
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Jamaica Weighs Making Patois Official Language As British Ties Fray
[ad_1] Walk into any government office, courtroom or classroom in Jamaica, and you’ll be expected to speak the official language, English. But venture into the street, tune into a radio talk show, or flip through the pages of Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, or step into someone’s home or scroll through the feeds of Jamaican influencers,…
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A New Framework To Inclusive Language
[ad_1] by Suzanne Wertheim, PhD, author of “The Inclusive Language Field Guide” I’ve developed a simple new framework for people who want to harness the power of inclusive language. People who want to make sure that they’re paying attention. People who want to use language to build and improve their relationships and to create and…
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Ukraine’s language commission snubs Russia – POLITICO
[ad_1] Ukraine’s National Commission for State Language Standards has ruled that writing words such as “Russia” and “Moscow” in lowercase letters in unofficial documents will no longer be considered an error. The commission said it made the decision after considering appeals from Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk and official letters from the Institute of Ukrainian Language…
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EU rejects fast-tracking Spain’s Catalan language bid
[ad_1] To little surprise, Spain’s request to make Catalan, Galician, and Basque into official EU languageswas left on stand-by following initial talks in Brussels on Tuesday (19 September). The appeal dates back to August, when Spanish foreign affairs minister José Manuel Albares called for the three co-official languages in Spain to become the 25th, 26th,…
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Language watchdog pitches ‘prudent’ approach to immigration increases
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Quebec Politics News Local News While Quebec’s business lobby presses the province to increase immigration levels to deal with labour shortages, the commissioner of official languages urges a go-slow approach to ensure French is protected. Published Sep 13, 2023 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 3 minute read “I think we…
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Tencent launches Hunyuan large language model · TechNode
[ad_1] On September 7, Chinese tech giant Tencent officially launched its Hunyuan large language model at the company’s Global Digital Ecosystem Summit. The move comes several months after fellow Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu launched their own AI products. Dowson Tong, the firm’s senior executive vice president, said the full stack self-developed Hunyuan LLM…
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Fan player said used Hitler regime language booted from U.S. Open
[ad_1] New York — A fan was ejected from a U.S. Open tennis match early Tuesday morning after German player Alexander Zverev complained the man used language from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Zverev, the No. 12 seed, was serving at 2-2 in the fourth set of his match against No. 6 Jannik Sinner when he…
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Learn a New Language and a Lot More With This $159.97 Labor Day Bundle Featuring Rosetta Stone
[ad_1] Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Only speaking one language might be limiting your business’s growth opportunities. As many as 21% of US…
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Andhra Students Create A Special Artwork To Celebrate Telugu Language Day
[ad_1] Last Updated: August 30, 2023, 17:47 IST Telugu Language Day was first observed in 1966. A humble tribute was paid by two students from East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh) to social reformer Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy. Tadanla Shravan has earned numerous accolades for capturing diverse moments through his camera lens. His participation in competitions at…