In software development, there’s the concept of a “mode” – a distinct set of behaviors for a program that changes the way it receives user input. In this video we’ll demonstrate a simple ...

We recently ran a piece that summarized an IEEE study of programming language popularity based on job listings. It definitely fostered some conversation, including some debate about whether the ...

With a history shaped by diverse influences, English has become the primary language of the internet, contributing to its widespread adoption and accessibility. Widely recognised as the most ...

New research has updated the original "five love languages" to be more representative of modern relationships. Before we compare and contrast the new and the old, let’s delve into what the ...

Languages for All is a university-wide scheme for all University of Sheffield students and members of the public wishing to develop foreign language skills. This could be learning a new language from ...

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Korean, known in the language itself as Kugo, is the language of the Korean Peninsula in northeast Asia. In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) there are 20 million ...

Kamila Ghazali is an Associate Professor in Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. How far do we go in implementing language policies into the education system so as to ...

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Sign up for sign language rights! The International Day of Sign Languages is a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural ...

Former first lady Melania Trump has previously stated that she's fluent in six languages, but could this impressive factoid ...