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Distill, Describe, Defuse

Apr 15, 2022
Turning political speak into plain language
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NPR Public Editor

How do you say Kyiv?

Feb 25, 2022
Our language catches up with political realities
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World
Taras Shevchenko (left) and Kateryna Pavlenko from the band Go_A sing exclusively in Ukrainian and represented Ukraine on the main stage in 2021 at Eurovision, the popular European song contest.

For Ukrainian musicians, rejecting Russia is a matter of national pride

Feb 22, 2022
Ukrainian musicians are turning away from Russia, and sometimes the Russian language, as they try to reassert their country's identity. Some who used to sing in Russian now only perform in Ukrainian.
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Shots - Health News
A newborn lies in the maternity ward of the Lens hospital, northern France. A study of crying mice could help explain some building blocks of human infant cries and adult speech.

What crying baby mice could teach us about human speech

Jan 07, 2022
Scientists have found a cluster of rhythmic brain cells in newborn mice that may explain why spoken languages around the world share a common tempo.
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Europe
In the German language, nouns themselves are often gendered. Cities across Germany, including Lubeck, are now trying to use gender-neutral language by placing a colon or asterisk within words.

Germany debates how to form gender-neutral words out of its gendered language

Oct 30, 2021
The German language is full of male and female nouns. Officials and businesses are tweaking words, including adding asterisks, to make them inclusive.
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Goats and Soda

Prepone That! Your Accent Is Funny! Readers Share Their ESL Stories

May 16, 2021
Gripes and genius moments from readers about learning English as a second language
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NPR Public Editor
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol as smoke fills the corridor on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

From 'Protest' To 'Riot' To 'Insurrection' — How NPR's Language Evolved

Jan 14, 2021
The Capitol breach changed journalist vocabulary
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Arts & Life
A social distancing sign on the ground. "Social distancing" was one of dozens of terms highlighted by researchers in Oxford Languages' 2020 Word of the Year campaign.

Oxford's Defining Words Of 2020: 'Blursday,' 'Systemic Racism' And Yes, 'Pandemic'

Nov 23, 2020
Too much happened in 2020 for Oxford Languages to choose a single word of the year. So they opted for dozens.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Latinx Is A Term Many Still Can't Embrace

Oct 01, 2020
People born or descended from Spanish-speaking nations are still debating if any of the ethnic labels used to identify them in the United States feel right.
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National
Dwayne Tomah, the youngest fluent Passamaquoddy speaker, sings a Passamaquoddy song outside of his home in Perry, Maine. Tomah is translating and interpreting songs and stories from wax cylinders recorded nearly 130 years ago.

Historic Recordings Revitalize Language For Passamaquoddy Tribal Members

Sep 03, 2019
A partnership between members of the Passamaquoddy tribe and the Library of Congress to transcribe wax cylinder recordings from 1890 is bringing the tribe's language back to life.
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NPR Public Editor
People celebrating Gay Pride in Reykjavik, Iceland.

A Former Slur Is Reclaimed, And Listeners Have Mixed Feelings

Aug 21, 2019
When is it okay for NPR to use the word "queer"?
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Author Interviews

Our Language Is Evolving, 'Because Internet'

Jul 31, 2019
Whether you're extremely online, or still confused by how a simple period can be interpreted as passive-aggressive, linguist Gretchen McCulloch has a guide to how our on-screen speech is morphing.
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Code Switch
Hawaiian language activist Larry Kimura led the charge in the 1970s in getting Hawaii's Department of Education to sanction Hawaiian-language immersion schools. The state, however, did not offer any support or curriculum, Kimura said. So they did it on t

The Hawaiian Language Nearly Died. A Radio Show Sparked Its Revival

Jun 22, 2019
In Hawaii today, nearly everyone knows how to speak a few words and phrases of Hawaiian. But the practice of primarily speaking the Hawaiian language from birth nearly died two generations ago.
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Shots - Health News
An MRI scan of a person listening to music shows brain areas that respond. (This scan wasn't part of the research comparing humans and monkeys.)

A Musical Brain May Help Us Understand Language And Appreciate Tchaikovsky

Jun 10, 2019
Compared with monkeys, humans have a brain that is extremely sensitive to a sound's pitch. And that may reflect our exposure to speech and music.
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NPR Public Editor
Protesters demonstrate in front of the US Supreme Court during the March For Life in Washington, DC, January 27, 2017.

Reviewing NPR's Language For Covering Abortion

May 29, 2019
Listeners and readers have concerns about the language NPR uses to discuss the issue.
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Goats and Soda
Prince Charles speaks with a guest at an event in Lagos, Nigeria, where he delivered a speech using phrases in pidgin English.

Why Prince Charles Said 'God Don Butta My Bread!' In Nigeria

Nov 20, 2018
This month, he visited Lagos and greeted the crowd with a few phrases in pidgin English. What was the local reaction?
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Hidden Brain

Bringing Up Baby

Nov 15, 2018
This week we focus on the behavior of the youngest members of the human race. We try to translate the mysterious language of babies. And we ask, when should we step back and just let our children be?
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World
Elizabete Krivcova is a lawyer and activist in Riga who says Latvia's new language law discriminates against ethnic Russians. Born and raised in Riga, says she now feels unwelcome in her own country and is taking part in a lawsuit to stop the Latvian gov

A New Law In Latvia Aims To Preserve National Language By Limiting Russian In Schools

Oct 28, 2018
Many Latvians believe they need to protect themselves against cultural and political assimilation by their giant neighbor. But the country's Russian speakers say the new law is discriminatory.
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Goats and Soda

Finding The Right Words To Help Rohingya Refugees

Jul 22, 2018
A group called Translators Without Borders is developing a glossary to help humanitarian workers in Bangladesh communicate with Rohingya refugees.
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Hidden Brain

Watch Your Mouth

Jul 12, 2018
This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, we explore how the constantly evolving nature of languages can give us different ways of understanding ourselves as well as the world we live in.
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Hidden Brain
"I find babies are so impressive," says researcher Laura Cirelli. "We can't ask them what they're thinking. We have to come up with clever ways of finding out what they're thinking."

Baby Talk: Decoding The Secret Language Of Babies

May 14, 2018
To us non-babies, babbles like "ah-gah" and "dadadadada" can sound like cute gobbledygook. But they don't have to be such a mystery. We'll get a primer on how to decipher the dialect of tiny humans.
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Code Switch
Olvera Street, a historic Mexican marketplace in downtown Los Angeles. 1935.

Can You Lose A Language You Never Knew?

Mar 10, 2018
Each year, a smaller proportion of Latinos in the United States speaks Spanish. But for many, the language is still a fundamental marker of their identity.
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Hidden Brain

Lost In Translation: The Power Of Language To Shape How We View The World

Jan 29, 2018
Learning new languages can help us understand other cultures and countries. Do the languages we speak also shape our thoughts?
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All Tech Considered
Beyoncé performs at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12. "Instead of me telling someone how good I look, I can just send them a picture of Beyoncé in a queen's outfit," Youth Radio's Robert Fisher says.

What This Picture Of Beyoncé Tells Us About How Generation Z Connects

Dec 04, 2017
Why talk when you can say it with an emoji or a GIF? "Instead of me telling someone how good I look, I can just send them a picture of Beyoncé in a queen's outfit," Youth Radio's Robert Fisher says.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Um, Uh, Huh? Are These Words Clues To Understanding Human Language?

Nov 13, 2017
Tiny filler words in human rapid-fire conversation hold the key to understanding how language is unique, according to a new book. But anthropologist Barbara J. King raises some questions.

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