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Language news from across the online press (including 91福利社 News) on language, accents and dialects between January 2005 and December 2006. * requires registration
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Furious campaigners accuse ministers of reneging on a promise to promote Cornish language lessons in schools in an act of "blatant hypocrisy".
(Western Morning News, 18th January 2005)
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Highland court transcribers have been issued with a Glasgow patter dictionary to help them understand witnesses and suspects.
(Daily Record, 15th January 2005)
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Sean Connery's Scottish lilt is the nation's favourite accent, a survey of people for a 91福利社 project suggests.
(91福利社 News, 17th January 2005 )
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Yes, yes, yes - there are many ways to repeat yourself. Some are more meaningful than others, says a clever linguist in the Netherlands.
(Guardian Unlimited, January 11th 2005)
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Welsh-speakers are needed to help out at a Welsh language call centre because inquiries are directed...to Newcastle.
(IC Wales, 11th January 2005)
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The limits of my language are the limits of my world, according to Wittgenstein. Now Chile is taking the philosopher at his word, with a nationwide attempt to turn its 15 million citizens into English speakers.
(Guardian Unlimited, 10th January 2005)
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A secret gay slang coined in the 1950s when homosexuality was still illegal in the UK is enjoying a renaissance at a London nightclub.
(91福利社 News, 8th January 2005)
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A new initiative has been launched to collect and preserve old Somerset dialect words before it's too late.
(Western Daily Press, 6th January 2005)
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The Welsh language will appear in all UK passports, the minister for the language Alun Pugh has announced.
(91福利社 News, 26th January 2005)
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Of the 6,000-odd languages in the world, one is said to disappear every fortnight. Should the English-speaking world care?
(91福利社 News, 19th January 2005)
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What does it mean to speak another language?
(International Herald Tribune, 6th January 2005)
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My mither tongue! a bairn at schule In English, buiks I read.
(The Press and Journal, 21st February 2005)
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As city encroaches and watermen leave, linguists try to preserve vernacular.
(Washington Post, 19th February 2005)
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The word "pinot", used repeatedly in wine-tasting comedy Sideways, has topped a US poll of showbusiness words influencing the English language.
(91福利社 News, 17th February 2005)
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Staff at a top RAF base are being offered courses in Arabic language and culture prior to Middle East postings.
(91福利社 News, 17th February 2005)
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After September 11, training soars for diplomats and academics
(International Herald Tribune, 15th February 2005)
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UK passports are to include details in Scottish Gaelic for the first time, it has been confirmed.
(91福利社 News, 7th February 2005)
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Japanese people need help to brush up on their polite language, a government panel has proposed.
(91福利社 News, 4th February 2005)
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Need a new pair of "gutties", a "stotty" shop or at the end of a night a "Ruby Murray"?
(Newcastle Chronicle and Journal, 4th February 2005)
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French and German lessons are in "chronic decline", with too many students dropping languages altogether at age 16, a study warns.
(91福利社 News, 28th February 2005)
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A cultural commentator says the growing trend of swearing among celebrities is part of the evolution of language.
(91福利社 News, 25th February 2005)
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There has been a "marked decline" in the number of students studying modern languages, according to a report for the government.
(91福利社 News, 25th February 2005)
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When ITV recreated planespotter Garry Fagan's stay in a Greek prison they made every effort to get the little things right. However, the accent was more Wolverhampton than Wigston.
(Leicester Mercury, 23rd February 2005)
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Devon and Cornwall Police are offering non-English speaking people a new telephone service.
(91福利社 News, 22nd February 2005)
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Italy has complained at EU Commission plans to drop Italian translation from some of its press briefings.
(91福利社 News, 21st February 2005)
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MSPs have unanimously given their support to a bill which would give the Gaelic language official status.
(91福利社 News, 2nd February 2005)
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