Category Archives: Languages
Speaking in tongues: the man who made a career of making up languages
Speaking in tongues: the man who made a career of making up languages There are those who watch Princess Leia speaking an alien language in Return of the Jedi and notice that she spoke the same piece of gibberish twice … Continue reading
'Month in the life of Twitter' survey shows network's distribution of languages
'Month in the life of Twitter' survey shows network's distribution of languages Of the tweets surveyed, 3 per cent contained geo-location data and were mapped by Leetaru and colour co-ordinated by language. According to his survey, 38 per cent of … Continue reading
Why and how to save endangered languages
A polyglot explains why we need to save dying languages to protect our intellectual and cultural history and future innovations. This talk was originally del… Video Rating: 4 / 5
The Black Angels
The Black Angels Event on 2013-05-25 19:00:00 Presented by The Adventure Club 102.1 plus: Pure X, Wall of DeathSaturday, May 25, 2013 Doors at 7:00 PM Since Aristotle, man has organized his knowledge vertically in separate and unrelated groups—Science, Religion, … Continue reading
US High School Teens Study Chinese in Shanghai
San Jose, CA. (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 Sino Language Gateway (SLG), a leading provider of study abroad cultural immersion programs for youth, announced the launching of the Rainbow Bridge International Exchange Program to the US high students. The program brings … Continue reading
LT-Innovate Launches the 2nd LT-Innovate Summit on 26 – 27 June 2013 – Towards the Multilingual Digital Single Market
Brussels, Belgium (PRWEB UK) 26 April 2013 Language Technology vendors focusing on new trends and technologies such as speech, translation, and intelligent content will be present at the LT-Innovate Summit. The event will facilitate cooperation between LT players and … Continue reading
Internal Revenue Services Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program Reports on Activities
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 The IRSs Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Program Office has issued its first report providing an overview and history of the LITC Program, type of work the LITCs perform, and how their work helps ensure … Continue reading
AMR Ramesh's next in four languages
AMR Ramesh's next in four languages Director AMR Ramesh, who won the audiences over with his recent film Attahasa, has finalized the script for his next film, which is about the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. And not … Continue reading
Larry Wall: 5 Programming Languages Everyone Should Know
http://bigthink.com Java is “heavyweight, verbose, and everyone loves to hate it,” but Wall still thinks you should know it. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Two Languages, Two Ads, One Candidate
Two Languages, Two Ads, One Candidate Christine Quinn released separate Web videos announcing her candidacy for mayor, one a glossy, five-minute profile in English, the other a much shorter version in Spanish. The ads featured similar visuals and a consistent … Continue reading