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AI Might Soon Allow Us to Translate the Mysterious Dolphin Language - 0 views

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    This article explains how close we are getting to understanding Dolphin's language. They language consists of sentences, similar to ours, where the order of the words determine the meaning of the sentence. They also apparently take turn talking, as we do. So all scientists need to do now is figure out what meaning matchings each sound. This is where AI (aka. Artificial intelligence) comes in. Scientists will be using one to help figure out meanings to sounds. This will be taking place in a wildlife park south of Stockholm to Bottlenose dolphins.
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Is 'the language of the law' a language? - 0 views

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    This article argues how there is a separate language of the law. This language consists of technical legal terms and it is different from ordinary language because ordinary language cannot compare to the amount of legal terms. This type of language allows for more precision by stating specifically the rules of something. This can prove that the Constitution was writing in the language of the law. This is because the Constitution consists of around 100 reasons why the United States shouldn't be a part of Britain.
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Feel more fun in French? Your personality can change depending on the language you speak - 2 views

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    Research now suggest that speaking a foreign language can change your personality. One of the tests they did was having bilingual speakers of Spanish and English write two papers about themselves. The one in Spanish was more of relation with their friends and family, while the one in English was more about their own personal achievements and accomplishments. Professor Ramírez-Esparza explained it more as a way that people see themselves through the norms and "cultural values" of the language they were speaking in. In another test, they found that another bilingual (Spanish and English) person who viewed French people and their culture as "elegant and admirable" felt more "sophisticated and suave," while speaking French.
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From busuu to Babbel, language-learning startups adapt to thrive - 0 views

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    This article was about the struggles and successes of several language businesses. A lot of these businesses had started out as a website and had to adapt their business to fit the time periods and society by turning into apps. Several of these businesses also had to use their own funds to support themselves in the beginning because of the economy at the time wasn't the best.
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