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Sound system (MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Sep 2016
Let us suppose you are struggling in a language class, and complain about it to a friend ... 'It's just there to stop the sentence from starting with the verb 'seems.' You do that in English and you do it in French, but there are languages where you don't do it.' ... That is, the sounds of languages have hugely influenced their syntax ... Then we can better grasp why languages have their specific rules....

Plea for Hindi as national language withdrawn

Edit The Hindu 20 Sep 2016
... that the Constitution does not provide for a national language. “There is no dispute that the Constitution of India has not provided for a national language,” a bench of Chief Justice G....

As Hispanic school enrollment grows, segregation increases in Oklahoma City

Edit The Oklahoman 20 Sep 2016
Language barrier. Teachers, parents and administrators said the biggest challenge in Hispanic majority schools is the language barrier for students who speak Spanish as their primary language ... “The language barrier is big, which is why you see so many Hispanic families living near each other because it can make life easier.” ... “My dream for Oklahoma City Public Schools is that we embrace the dual language model,” Lopez said....

Texas Learning Consortium Offers Foreign Language Options from LCU and Other Universities (Lubbock Christian University)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Sep 2016
This month, President Tim Perrin, along with other university presidents, signed a new agreement for the Texas Learning Consortium (TLC), an inter-institutional project to allow students access to a wider variety of foreign language courses ... and online tools to offer students a means to learn languages that may not be offered at their university....

County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to Recognize LASC for Award-Winning Programs (Los Angeles Superior Court)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Sep 2016
Audio Remote Interpreting (ARI) Assistance at Public Counters (Best of Category winner) - ARI enables court users who lack English language proficiency to receive service instantly in the language of their choice. When one of these customers visits a public counter and bilingual service is not available, a staff member will hand the customer an "I Speak" card enabling the customer to identify the required language....

25 Years Ago Stanislau Shushkevich Became First Head Of Independent Belarus

Edit Topix 20 Sep 2016
Exactly 25 years ago, Stanislau Shushkevich headed the Supreme Council of Belarus. The next day the white-red-white flag and the coat of arms Pahonia were approved as national symbols, the Belarusian language became the only state language, and the country's name was changed to from the Byelorussian SSR to the Republic of Belarus, Radio Racyja reports ... ....

Iranians pay tribute to Indian scholars of Persian language

Edit Press TV 20 Sep 2016
... tribute to Indian scholars of Persian language and literature....

Reminiscing on fusion of Islamic and Vedantic traditions

Edit The Hindu 20 Sep 2016
“Called the Shakespeare of Sindhi language, Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif from Pakistan had travelled to Rajasthan and Gujarat with a yogi. The Sufi poets were great integrators ... Besides, hailing from a Sindhi family, Ms ... “People are forgetting about great Sindhi poets whose works are available even in German language ... Ms ... Based in Kutch, he comes from a generation who had an authority in Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit languages ... ....

Meet the best Chinese neighbor

Edit China Daily 20 Sep 2016
"My doorbell rings at 11 a.m. On the step, I find an elderly Chinese lady; she is small and slight, and she's holding the hand of a little boy ... Neither Wing nor Angie can speak each other's language so they communicate with each other using body language ... ....

First sign language dictionary in Kiribati (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Government)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Sep 2016
Working with staff at the Kiribati School and Centre for Children with Special Needs, Heather helped produce the country's first sign language dictionary which consists of images of signs with Kiribati and English translations ... Original documenthttp.//dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/avid/avid-news-events/newsletters/avid-0916/Pages/first-sign-language-dictionary-in-kiribati.aspx....

Still no deal on Zika and government funding

Edit The Oklahoman 20 Sep 2016
Chuck Schumer of New York, who is a member of the Democratic leadership, told reporters that negotiators had resolved a key sticking point over language in the Zika measure that would prevent funds from going to a Planned Parenthood partner in Puerto Rico, something Democrats strongly oppose ... for Democrats to say the Zika language had been resolved....

Wai-te-ata Press unveils unearthed treasure (Victoria University of Wellington)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Sep 2016
Victoria and the Dominion Federation of New Zealand Chinese Commercial Growers unveiled the Chinese Growers Printing Collection this week (Thursday 15 September) as part of Chinese Language Week ... The agreement marks the formal start of the relationship and the transfer of guardianship of New Zealand's only surviving Chinese language printing typeface collection to Victoria....

‘No Manches Frida’ Scores Third-Best Opening Ever For a Mexican Movie in Mexico

Edit Variety 20 Sep 2016
Vindicating Lionsgate’s launch of the Globalgate consortium to take advantage of the popularity of local-language titles, “No Manches Frida,” which is lead-produced by Pantelion Films, a Lionsgate-Televisa joint venture, scored a first weekend Pesos 62 million (about $3.2 million) in Mexico, the third-highest opening for a Mexican movie of all time. Produced by Pantelion, Alcon... Read more » ... ....
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