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The war of the words How Republicans and Democrats use language. The Economist 12/7/3013
“POLITICAL language”, wrote George Orwell, “is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”
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Linguist Finds a Language in Its Infancy. NYT 15/7/2013 By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
There are many dying languages in the world. But at least one has recently been born, created by children living in a remote village in northern Australia.
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Language borrowing Why so little Chinese in English? The Economist Jun 6th 2013, by R.L.G.
How to kowtow ON TWITTER, a friend asked “Twenty years from now, how many Chinese words will be common parlance in English?”
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Herramienta Informática para detectar trastornos en lenguaje infantil
Un equipo del grupo de investigación de Sistemas Telemáticos para la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento de laUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) ha desarrollado una herramienta informática, llamada Gades, que permite automatizar el proceso de detección de trastornos del lenguaje en niños de entre cero y seis años. Según sus creadores, se trata […]
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Las malas lenguas/ aprender español a pie de calle
El Mundo Español a pie de calle Han convertido la enseñanza del español en una excusa para hacer turismo por Madrid.
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French textbooks: Class struggle
Hostility to free markets starts at school Jul 6th 2013 | PARIS |From the print edition BOTH relief and tears will greet the results of France’s school-leaving baccalauréat exam on July 5th. With breathtaking efficiency, the entire country’s exam papers are corrected and marked within just two weeks. Founded in 1808 by Napoleon, the bac is an entry ticket to university as […]