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Mining the language of science
Scientists are developing a computer that can read vast amounts of scientific literature, make connections between facts and develop hypotheses.
Testing the world's English
English language testing, and the research that underpins it, has been elevated to a new level by the increasing global dominance of English, now used by an estimated 1.8 billion people worldwide.
Death by monoculture
Having just returned from a year spent documenting the language and culture of the remote Inughuit community of north-western Greenland, Dr Stephen Leonard describes how he witnessed first-hand the manner in which globalisation and consumerism are conspiring to destroy centuries-old cultures and traditions.
Endangered languages database launched online
An open database of endangered languages has been launched by researchers in the hope of creating a free, online portal that will give people access to the world's disappearing spoken traditions.
Cambridge Ideas – Vanishing Voices
Of the world's 6,500 living languages, half will cease to be spoken by the end of this century.
Against all odds: archaic Greek in a modern world
An endangered Greek dialect spoken in Turkey has been identified by Dr Ioanna Sitaridou as a ‘linguistic goldmine’ because of its closeness to a language spoken 2,000 years ago.
Reading closely: Faculty of English
Close scrutiny of text is the bedrock of a research culture that spans practically the whole range of contemporary English studies.
The educational neuroscience of dyslexia and dyscalculia
For some children, acquiring the important skills of learning to read or do arithmetic is fraught with difficulty. Educational neuroscience is helping to understand why.