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Can you say "Internet" in Ojibwe?

The new dictionary - which links to photos and videos of Ojibwe culture, plus up to 60,000 audio clips - is important for its practical use; it also sets a world standard for how indigenous languages will be preserved in the future. Learn more

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Getting in the last word

Linguist Anatoly Liberman is trying to beat the clock to finish his masterwork: A dictionary of the origins of some of the most misunderstood words in English. Continue reading…
Bridging Languages, Bridging Cultures

Ph.D. candidate Pui-Fong Kan explores the relationship between language acquisition and culture. Continue reading…

Lost and Found: Shoebox Yields Cuneiform Cone

In a two-part story, cuneiform expert Eva von Dassow recounts how a forgotten artifact led to the rediscovery of a forgotten Mesopotamian king. Part 1 | Part 2
August 19th, 2008

State of the (Language) Arts

With the aid of technological advances and expanding resources, language study at the University is advancing by leaps and megabytes. Continue Reading…
June 27th, 2008

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