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World

How Africans Are Changing French — One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on How Africans Are Changing French — One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time

More than 60 percent of French speakers now live in Africa. Despite growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the evolution and spread of the French language.

World

The Evolution of American Sign Language

July 27, 2022David LeonhardtComments Off on The Evolution of American Sign Language

Digital media is changing language — sometimes rapidly. We explore the example of American Sign Language.

World

The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks

June 19, 2022DAMIEN CAVEComments Off on The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks

It took a while for Australians to appreciate their linguistic distinctiveness. The editors at the Australian National Dictionary Center work to document it.

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Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing

April 16, 2021Yan ZhuangComments Off on Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing

Readers reflect on the country’s many different accents.

Headlines

Ivory Coast President Secures 4th Term in Election Without Top Opponents

October 27, 2025Saikou Jammeh

Milei’s Win in Argentina Signals Rebuke of the Past and Trump’s Impact

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025EMMA BUBOLA

Rebranding Immigration

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

The U.N. food agency fears it will not have enough to feed people in Haiti.

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Frances Robles, David C. Adams and Andre Paultre

Russia Aims Drone Attacks at Civilians, a War Crime, U.N. Inquiry Says

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025ANDREW E. KRAMER

In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield

October 27, 2025Stephanie Nolen

Search Underway After Crew Member Goes Overboard on Viking Cruise

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025CHRISTINE HAUSER

Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Turns Toward Jamaica, Bringing 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025THE NEW YORK TIMES

Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Gives Mexico More Time to Meet Demands to Avoid Tariffs

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025THE NEW YORK TIMES

Going Down the Junk Food Rabbit Hole

October 27, 2025Sarah Bahr
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