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The Status of English in the EU
October 9, 2019 10:29 amEnglish is the most widely spoken foreign language in the European Union (EU). It therefore serves as the working language... View Article
Self-Similarity in Texts: Fabulous Contributions to Computational Narratology
October 7, 2019 2:31 pmAfter some time spent to introduce theses of other fellow graduates and researchers, the moment is finally arrived for me... View Article
Scottish Gaelic
September 30, 2019 11:00 amScottish Gaelic or Gàidhlig is spoken in Scotland (Alba), mainly in the Highlands (a’ Ghaidhealtachd) and in the Western... View Article
Irish Gaelic
September 23, 2019 11:00 amIrish Gaelic or Gaeilge is a Celtic language, just like Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig), Manx Gaelic (Gaelg/Gailck), Welsh (Cymraeg), Breton (Brezhoneg)... View Article
Video-Fix: Shibboleth! Show me how you say it and I will tell you who you are
September 22, 2019 10:24 amThe Shibboleth [/ˈʃɪbəˌlɛθ/] is “a word containing one or more sounds difficult to be pronounced from a non native... View Article
Video-Fix Proto-Indo-European, Ep.3: Ancient hunters and rock ‘n roll
September 15, 2019 10:08 amThe process of revitalization has concerned the PIE language to an extreme extent. Being excluded, for obvious reasons, that this... View Article
Video-Fix Proto-Indo-European, Ep.2: Schleicher´s fable
September 8, 2019 9:35 amWelcome to the second episode of our small column on Proto-Indo-European (from now on referred to as PIE). In our... View Article
The etymology of “woman” in different languages
July 30, 2019 12:46 amThe inspiration for this article came from a colleague and friend of mine who works at the Irish Language Unit... View Article
Video Fix: Noam Chomsky on Language’s Great Mysteries
July 14, 2019 3:08 pmLike every field of science, linguistics, too has its conundrums. Big Think has asked Noam Chomsky, whose contributions to the... View Article
TermCoord goes North! The Role of Terminology in Language Technological Applications
June 27, 2019 3:00 pmThe Role of Terminology in Language Technological Applications For several years, a beautiful cooperation has existed between the Danish EU... View Article
