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Jenni Young

How Do You Say 'Blog' in German? - 2 views

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    The editors of the German Duden dictionary added 5,000 words to the 26th edition, many of them English or of English origin. Some Germans aren't happy (NYT Op-ed)
Jenni Young

Sprechen Sie Denglish? - 0 views

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    All languages are enriched by borrowing foreign words. But some believe that, with the international spread of English, the process has gone too far. Can the Germans, the French and others halt the Anglo-Saxon tide?
Jenni Young

Rachel Berwick - May-por-e' - 1 views

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    Art installation based on a parrot said to have been found by German naturalist Alexander van Humboldt, which was the last surviving "speaker" of Maypure.
Jenni Young

Humboldt's parrot | Omniglot blog - 1 views

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    In 1799 the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was exploring the Orinoco and Amazon rivers and documenting the languages and cultures of the tribes he encountered there. He was given a parrot which was apparently the last surviving 'speaker' of the Maypure language.
Jenni Young

Should English be the official language of the EU? - 0 views

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    German president Joachim Gauck's cost-cutting proposal has been welcomed - but not by all
Jenni Young

Ditch French and German lessons for Mandarin, says David Cameron - 0 views

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron has thrown his weight behind efforts to prioritise the teaching of Mandarin in UK schools.
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