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    Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol as smoke fills the corridor on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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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    People celebrating Gay Pride in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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    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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    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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    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
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    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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    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.)
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    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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    Protesters demonstrate in front of the US Supreme Court during the March For Life in Washington, DC, January 27, 2017.
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    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.
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    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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    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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    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
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    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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    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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    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."
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    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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    Olvera Street, a historic Mexican marketplace in downtown Los Angeles. 1935.
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    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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    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.
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    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
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    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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    Students wear Catalan independence flags and hand out ballots in front of the University of Barcelona. Hundreds have been camping out at the university nightly ahead of Sunday's independence vote.
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    For Catalonia's Separatists, Language Is The Key To Identity

    Sep 29, 2017
    Many separatists say their Catalan language is what makes them feel most different from the rest of Spain. The language was prohibited during years of dictatorship, but now it's ubiquitous in schools.
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    Research Shows Spanish Speakers Take Longer To Learn English. Why?

    Sep 15, 2017
    A recent study emphasizes what researchers have noted for years: As children, Spanish-speaking English learners take longer to become proficient than nearly any other group. Here are theories why.
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    13.7: Cosmos And Culture
    President Donald Trump gives a speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at its commissioning at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., on July 22.
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    What Should We Make Of Trump's Speech Patterns — And Our Responses To Them?

    Sep 14, 2017
    Yes, President Trump's words tend to be simple and oft-repeated. The real question, says anthropologist Barbara J. King, may be what happens when we adopt them.
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    What Are The Planet's Real 'Talking' Chimps And Gorillas Saying?

    Jul 25, 2017
    Movies are full of loquacious chimps, but could nonhuman apes really use language? NPR's Skunk Bear sorts through the disturbing history of research on ape language to sort fact from wishful thinking.
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    Research analyst Allison Aaron and Assistant Professor Reyna Gordon are studying how music and rhythm training could help children who struggle with language development. Their work is part of Vanderbilt's Program for Music, Mind and Society.
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    Using Music And Rhythm To Help Kids With Grammar And Language

    Jun 01, 2017
    Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are studying how music and rhythm activities could help children who struggle with grammar and language development.
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    Ilongot men rest in the shade after building a house. Renato and Shelly lived in the home of the man on the left for a year.
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    Invisibilia: A Man Finds An Explosive Emotion Locked In A Word

    Jun 01, 2017
    When anthropologist Renato Rosaldo went to live with a Philippine tribe that was known for beheading people, he couldn't grasp the emotion that fueled this violence. Then his wife suddenly died.
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