Dear Colleagues, Welcome to our June issue of Language News. In this month's issue we feature a discussion on Kurdish minority group protesting for equal rights in Turkey, a reappearance of a remote language and culture, the evolution of the English language, and other related language news.
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Kurds Push for Equal Rights in Turkey
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As the largest minority group in Turkey, the Kurds are demonstrating many years of resentment against their Turkish government. Just as protests begin to turn more and more violent, parliament begins to understand and respect the severity of the requests by encouraging equal and progressive reformation.
Through the inspiration of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the 1960s and with the support of neighboring Muslim nations also in revolt, the Kurds are able to gain the confidence they need to challenge authority and request their demands.
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As of 1998, only 10% of Palenqueros under 25 years of age, speak Palenquero
Established by runaway slaves in the 17th Century, San Basilio de Palenque served as a hideaway for other slaves in the outlandish jungles of Columbia. During the process of transporting the slaves to South America, a new language was born composed of Spanish and their African ones. Today, the language of Palenquero is facing a much darker fate challenging its very own existence.
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"100 International Companies from 6 continents"
This past May, Language Connections participated in an international cutting edge technology event at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MA - the yet2.com Executive Briefing XI Conference. Our role at the conference was to provide simultaneous interpreting services for the Japanese participants.
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Language Humor: Evolution of the English Language
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Just recently "OMG and LOL" were introduced into the Oxford English Dictionary
Like all languages, the English vernacular has evolved over time, and has now come to the point where abbreviations and symbols are being inducted into the "OED." Has the development of our language crossed the line? Or should we accept the humor behind the jocosity of our changing language?
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Language Challenge: Tongue Twisters Suzie Seaword's fish-sauce shop sells unsifted thistles for thistle-sifters to sift.  Did you know tongue twisters serve a far greater purpose than just tangling up your words? Tongue twisters are a method of speech exercise and therapy. Even King George VI practiced many tongue twisters to overcome his stammer. Click the link below to try some of our humorous international tongue twisters. Read More... |
