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Timor Leste's riddle of languages

Apr 19, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

Once in a while, a journalist or scholar opinionates on Timor Leste’s choice of its official languages.


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Timor Leste's riddle of languages

Apr 19, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

Once in a while, a journalist or scholar opinionates on Timor Leste’s choice of its official languages.


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IT workers with multiple programming languages earn £10,000 more

Apr 19, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

Having multiple programming languages can yield up to £10,000 more a year for IT professionals, according to research.


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Chrome for Android Gets New Features, Languages

Apr 17, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

The Android OS version of Google's Chrome browser is now available in a host of new languages and has gained several new features, but it remains in beta testing…


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Australia failing on Asian languages – Rudd

Apr 16, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd says Australia has dropped the ball on Asian languages.


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Aust failing on Asian languages: Rudd

Apr 16, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

In his first speech since his failed leadership challenge, former prime minister Kevin Rudd has said Australia has dropped the ball on Asian languages.


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Spanish Is Faster Than English, But Mandarin Is Slow

Apr 15, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

“Speakers of some languages seem to rattle away at high speed like machine-guns, while other languages sound rather slow and plodding,” wrote linguist Peter Roach in 1998. A few months ago re­searchers systematically quantified Roach’s observation and offered a sur­prising explanation. Last year, in an issue of the journal Language , François Pel­legrino and his colleagues at the Univer­sity of …


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Korean culture draws hundreds to downtown Asian garden

Apr 14, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

The sights and the sounds of the Korean culture drew hundreds to downtown's ASEANA Asian Gardens on Saturday for the Fifth Annual ASEANA Spring Festival.


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Book profiles America's languages

Apr 14, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

Trip of the Tongue Cross-Country Travels in Search of America's Languages


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Book profiles America's languages

Apr 14, 2012   //   by shaza   //   Blog  //  No Comments

Trip of the Tongue Cross-Country Travels in Search of America's Languages


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