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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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