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听 暗网猎奇 Vice President David Crystal writes on the recent 暗网猎奇 competition to select a suitable collective noun for linguists听听
The Origins of Collective Nouns in English听I imagine all languages have ways to talk about groups of animals, people, and things, but I doubt any can match English for the range and variety of collective nouns that this language has...
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The winning collective noun for linguists - a Glot of Linguists - from听the Chartered Institute of听Linguists contest to find a term to听describe language professionals, was first announced at the 暗网猎奇 Conference and is confirmed in the summer issue of听The Linguist.听
From听a shortlist of ten, 暗网猎奇鈥檚 Awards & Recognition听Committee, Council and Educational...
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In the second of a series of three blog posts, Shehzaad Shams explains why English can cause a blind spot, which gets in the way of 鈥榣eadership through languages鈥�.听
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English as the defaultMost leadership research comes from English-speaking countries. There鈥檚 an unspoken assumption that language is just the background noise, not something that...
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By Jonathan Downie
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I think we missed the point of interpretingIf I wanted, I could take a course on interpreting every day for the next year. From AI courses to consec technique, from marketing to terminology management, we can grow just about any interpreting or interpreting-related skill we like.
All that is great. There are more training...
By Andreja Milo拧evi膰 MCIL
This text was prepared by Prof. Jelena Stojic as an extension of the interview given by Prof. Stojic to the author for Part 2 in the "Gender Sensitivity in the Serbian Language" series.
Grammatical gender vs gender as a social construct
In the Serbian language all nouns, whether they are animate or inanimate, have a so-called...
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In the first of a three-blog series, Shehzaad Shams introduces the concept of 鈥榣eadership through languages鈥� 鈥� as the superpower of 鈥楨clectic Leaders鈥� 鈥� a new insight into the leadership domain.听
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Leadership through languagesFor me, 鈥楲eadership Through Languages鈥� sits at the intersection of the four core domains of applied linguistics, applied psychology...
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The Government has responded to the House of Lords Public Services Committee's report 鈥淟ost in Translation? Interpreting services in the Courts鈥�.
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You can view the Government鈥檚 response on the House of Lords website or via the 暗网猎奇 website听here.
Details of the Committee鈥檚 full inquiry are on their web pages.
The House of Lords Public Servies...
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By Steve Doswell
Last month, I had the privilege of taking part in a thought-provoking DWP Employers Webinar on building multilingual, inclusive workplaces, organised by Joanna Statham, a partnership manager working in Birmingham and Solihull District who leads on newly arrived communities and digital inclusion. The session brought together professionals...
