Cool Country Names: Original Inspiration
Ever wondered where country names come from? This article reveals some of the most obscure and absurd country names.
Jun 14, 2011
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Eloise Stevens
The Boston Language
Bostonians take pride in their own unique accent and lexicon. Boston English is considered to be a dialect of the larger Eastern New England accent.
Oct 26, 2010
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Andrea Ruiz
Smithsonian Reaches Out to Indigenous Groups with Language Effort
The Smithsonian Institution hopes to improve its stance among indigenous people with its "Recovering Voices" initiative to document dying languages.
May 16, 2010
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E.E. Mazier
Pictish Carved Symbol Stones Revealed Iron Age Written Language
The Picts Scottish Iron Age culture left hundreds of stones carved with highly stylized petroglyph symbols. Can a mathematical process help translate them?
Apr 11, 2010
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Valerie Williamson
Disappearing Siberian Minority Languages
With only 3000 speakers in Northwest Siberia the Ob-Ugrian language Mansi is on the verge of extinction. Experts predict it will cease to be used in ten to twenty years.
Mar 13, 2010
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Valerie Williamson
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Brent Sedo - Brent Sedo got his start in journalism as the co-founder of his high school paper, the ambitiously titled Springfield Voice. He ...