Monthly Archives: December 2010

December 14, 2010

English sources, Italian renaissance, Spanish rebellion

The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary has just had a makeover. One of the new features is a list of 1,000 sources for English words and expressions. These tend to be authors (Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain) or publications (Chambers’s … Continue reading →

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December 2, 2010

The events of English and the future of Tibetan

Five language stories from the past month with Patrick, Carol and Rhitu… 5.Tibetan in schools Tibetans have been protesting over the potential loss of their language in schools. It started after the Chinese Communist Party’s Qinghai province chief, Qiang Wei … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: December 2010

English sources, Italian renaissance, Spanish rebellion

The events of English and the future of Tibetan

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