/tags/language language en-US WLRN Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-05-28/in-multilingual-florida-hurricane-and-flood-warnings-can-go-unheard This year, with an above-average hurricane season predicted, warnings and other information about those dangers could be a matter of life or death. Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-05-28/in-multilingual-florida-hurricane-and-flood-warnings-can-go-unheard Joe Byrnes /culture/2022-11-28/its-no-trick-merriam-webster-says-gaslighting-is-the-word-of-the-year Online searches for the word "gaslighting" on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before, leading the reference publishing company to name it the word of the year. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:00:00 GMT /culture/2022-11-28/its-no-trick-merriam-webster-says-gaslighting-is-the-word-of-the-year The Associated Press /news/national-politics/2022-06-24/a-federal-law-requires-translated-voting-ballots-but-not-in-arabic-or-haitian-creole The Voting Rights Act requires some states and local areas to offer election materials in more than just English. But the support for voters is limited to Spanish, Asian and Native American languages. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:45:00 GMT /news/national-politics/2022-06-24/a-federal-law-requires-translated-voting-ballots-but-not-in-arabic-or-haitian-creole Hansi Lo Wang /news/2022-06-02/ukraine-agonizes-over-russian-culture-and-language-in-its-social-fabric A third of Ukrainians have called Russian their mother tongue. Russian statues and cultural markers abound. Are these influences inherently toxic? The war is prompting emotional conversations. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:45:28 GMT /news/2022-06-02/ukraine-agonizes-over-russian-culture-and-language-in-its-social-fabric Ievgen Afanasiev, Brian Mann, Alina Selyukh, Elissa Nadworny /news/2022-04-12/a-love-letter-to-haitian-creole-kreyol-pale-kreyol-konprann English speakers have a new opportunity to explore how the Haitian Creole language can sound and feel: sweet and romantic, or even rebellious. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:18:03 GMT /news/2022-04-12/a-love-letter-to-haitian-creole-kreyol-pale-kreyol-konprann Wilkine Brutus /local-news/2022-03-07/eske-ou-pale-kreyol-do-you-speak-haitian-creole Are you a first, second or third generation Haitian American living in South Florida? Do you speak Haitian Creole? Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:42:31 GMT /local-news/2022-03-07/eske-ou-pale-kreyol-do-you-speak-haitian-creole �۰����²�News /news/2022-02-21/sa-k-ap-fet-duolingo-is-launching-a-haitian-creole-course-for-english-speakers Duolingo is launching a Haitian Creole course and challenged Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to participate in its curriculum. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 21:05:33 GMT /news/2022-02-21/sa-k-ap-fet-duolingo-is-launching-a-haitian-creole-course-for-english-speakers Wilkine Brutus /culture/2021-04-25/tower-of-babble-nonnative-speakers-navigate-the-world-of-good-and-bad-english The demand for "proper" English can be used to shut people out of spaces and opportunities. The folks at NPR's "Rough Translation" podcast have a story to tell. Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:31:29 GMT /culture/2021-04-25/tower-of-babble-nonnative-speakers-navigate-the-world-of-good-and-bad-english Carolyn McCusker, Rhaina Cohen /2020-01-08/how-they-became-the-word-of-the-year Merriam-Webster’s word of the year in 2019 was a simple four letter word: “they.” The reason for the choice, according to the dictionary publisher, is... Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:00:20 GMT /2020-01-08/how-they-became-the-word-of-the-year Mark Schreiner /2019-12-30/disinformation-is-the-word-of-the-year-and-a-sign-of-whats-to-come Foreign nations have been systematically spreading falsehoods on social media for years; in 2019, it seemed like the world began to fully grasp the ramifications of disinformation campaigns. Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:10:00 GMT /2019-12-30/disinformation-is-the-word-of-the-year-and-a-sign-of-whats-to-come Geoff Nunberg