Jennifer Croft, who translates the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk, is leading a push for her peers and their work to receive more recognition.
Tag: Language and Languages
How Do You Pronounce Kyiv?
“When I see American media, it’s always different, it’s always new, always a surprise,” said a teacher of Ukrainian and Russian languages.
Bringing Attention to the Maori Language, One Song at a Time
“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music.
French Language Laws Renew Rift With Quebec’s English Speakers
The government calls the new measure necessary for the survival of French, while critics say it stigmatizes bilingualism and is bad for business.
‘Reversing Gears’: China Increasingly Rejects English, and the World
A movement against Western influence threatens to close off a nation that succeeded in part by welcoming new ideas.
Training the Next Generation of Indigenous Data Scientists
A new workshop explores the right of Indigenous people to govern the collection, ownership and use of their biological and cultural data.
India’s ‘Ugliest’ Language? Google’s Answer, Kannada, Drew a Backlash
A Google fact box singled out Kannada, a language spoken in the country’s south. The faux pas highlights the algorithm’s fallibility.
India’s ‘Ugliest’ Language? Google Had an Answer (and Drew a Backlash).
A Google fact box singled out Kannada, a language spoken in the country’s south. The faux pas highlights the algorithm’s fallibility.
He Is Senegalese and French, With Nothing to Reconcile
David Diop, an International Booker Prize finalist for his novel “At Night All Blood Is Black,” is among the writers whose work is helping France face its history with Africa.
Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing
Readers reflect on the country’s many different accents.