By . With the EU referendum only a month away, Europe is the hottest topic for debate in media and social circles. Read more...
3 juin 2016
1 juin 2016
Indonesian language set for extinction in universities
Despite Indonesia being one of Australia's closest neighbours, figures indicate Australian students are showing little interest in studying the language, leading to predictions that Indonesian studies might be completely wiped out from Australian universities in a decade, writes Samantha Turnbull for The World Today. Read more...
1 juin 2016
Announcing SyntaxNet: The World’s Most Accurate Parser Goes Open Source
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Announcing SyntaxNet: The World’s Most Accurate Parser Goes Open Source
Slav Petrov, Google Research Blog, 2016/05/13
Language parsing has long been a challenge for artificial intelligence, as (contrary to myth) language defies easy formalization. So it's significant that Google has not only developed this tool, but also that they're making it available online. More...
1 juin 2016
Collaboration and Innovation Central to Long-Term Success for Intensive English Language Programs
By Cheryl Delk-Le Good - EvoLLLution. Though the number of Saudi Arabian students on American campuses is expected to significantly decline in coming years, Intensive English Language Program leaders are already changing gears to ensure their institutions are able to adapt to the shift. More...
31 mai 2016
Going abroad to learn Arabic
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Rachel Becker didn’t know anything about the Arabic language until she became close friends with two Iraqi refugees who were classmates at Cuyamaca College in California. More...
31 mai 2016
Regional dialects are dying out – it’s enough to get you blarting
By Chitra Ramaswamy. Britons are increasingly speaking like southern Englanders, according to an app produced by Cambridge University. Here’s a guide to some bostin’ words and phrases at risk of extinction. More...
29 mai 2016
Case and Mood Endings in Semitic Languages: Myth or Reality? 27 mai 2016, MMSH, Aix-en-Provence
25 mai 2016
When You Really Need a Translation App
By Eric Stoller. Last week, I frequently found myself wishing that I was fluent in Arabic. Being fluent only in English and conversational in Spanish, most of my communication while volunteering at refugee camps in northern Greece was a mix of hand gestures, a few random English-based conversations, and a lot of digital translation aided by two apps on my aging iPhone 5. Read more...
23 mai 2016
Stellenbosch Tries Again on Language Policy
Stellenbosch University on Sunday announced that its governing council had approved new principles for a language policy. Stellenbosch is one of South Africa's leading research universities, but the dominance of Afrikaans language courses at the university is seen as discouraging by many black students and potential students who are fluent in English and see Afrikaans as a relic of apartheid. Read more...
20 mai 2016
Case and Mood Endings in Semitic Languages : Myth or Reality ?
Case and Mood Endings in Semitic Languages :
Myth or Reality ?
Myth or Reality ?
Vendredi 27 mai 2016, 8h30-16h30
MMSH, Salle Georges Duby
MMSH, Salle Georges Duby
Organisé par Philippe Cassuto, Pierre Larcher & Manuel Sartori.
Avec Catherine Miller, Philippe Cassuto, Pierre Larcher, Manuel Sartori, Salem Chaker, Remo Mugnaioni.
Programme joint.
Programme Case and Mood Endings in Semi/c Languages : Myth or Reality ? - 1 Mo |
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