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Language of the Week #5: Tok Pisin
in LanguageOnto the final language of this trip around the world, we head to Papua New Guinea (PNG) to cover one of its many languages. Tok Pisin connects people across cultures in the most linguistically diverse country on Earth.
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Multiculturalism and multilingualism in multi-national corporations
in LanguageMultilingualism and cultural diversity can be powerful tools for a multinational corporation (MNC) to connect to diverse cultures and effectively build connections with clients. However, if not properly managed and understood, these cultural differences within a company can cause miscommunication and confusion.
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Galician and Welsh – twin languages, twin stories
in LanguageGalician and Welsh share mirror histories. Each teeters on the edge of a historical global superpower, attempting to assert its cultural identity in the face of hundreds of millions of native speakers of the dominant language.
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Language of the Week 4: Guaraní
in LanguageNext up, we cross the Atlantic into Paraguay, home to Guaraní, the only nationally institutionally recognised Native American language. Many of its speakers are still monolingual, especially in rural areas, and the language has seen a relatively balanced co-existence with Spanish compared to many of its neighbours. The basics Guaraní (Avañe’ẽ) is part of the
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Your digital footprint and you
in ComputingI’ve noticed an extremely concerning trend over the last few years of people just giving away their personal information online. You’d imagine this is mostly an issue with kids, and while it is, you find adults who treat Threads, Twitter, and Facebook like a private chatroom just for them and their friends, all while broadcasting
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What does it mean to be an “Ash”?
in MetaI thought I’d write something a little introspective about who I am, and what that question even really means in the first place. If you don’t know me, my name’s Ash. My go-to description is “I’m a student living in Bangor, Wales”, but obviously there’s more to me than that. I study Modern Languages BA,
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Language of the Week #3: Swahili
in LanguageUp next on our linguistic tour du monde, we head to the East African Community (EAC) with its lingua franca of choice, Swahili. The Bantu languages stretch far and wide from the southern tip of the continent up as far north as Cameroon. The basics The Bantu languages are an incredibly diverse and historically rich
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Language of the Week #2: Mongolian
in LanguageTaking a long and indirect flight away from Wales, we now head to Mongolia and cover Mongolian, a language with a great deal to offer. The Mongolic languages have travelled far across the steppe, shaping and being shaped by their neighbours across Eurasia, and developing into a sprawling mix of dialects and languages. The basics
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The languages of modern Britain
in LanguageThe United Kingdom, despite its reputation, is home to a lot of linguistic diversity. With six native ethnic groups, each possessing their own language, and people moving to the UK from all over the world, this country has always been multilingual. I’d like to talk about what it means for a language to be British
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Language of the Week #1: Welsh
in LanguageThe Welsh language, Cymraeg, has always been fascinating to me. I grew up around it, but not immersed in it, so it was always just something slightly beyond my comprehension in my environment. I’ve spoken a little since I was a kid, but only recently started properly diving into it as a proper learner project.
