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December 18, 2021 6:20 PM
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‘Fighting to reclaim our language’: Māori names enjoy surge in popularity | Māori | The Guardian

‘Fighting to reclaim our language’: Māori names enjoy surge in popularity | Māori | The Guardian | Language attitudes | Scoop.it
More parents in New Zealand are giving their babies indigenous names to foster links with their ancestry and culture
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March 2, 2019 2:22 PM
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Are you a purist or evolutionist? What your language 'pet peeve' reveals about you - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Are you a purist or evolutionist? What your language 'pet peeve' reveals about you - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | Language attitudes | Scoop.it
Let's face it, who doesn't love an unjustified, entirely subjective pet peeve? Being precociously cantankerous, especially about language, is how I've formed my identity, writes Gary Nunn.
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February 22, 2019 6:56 AM
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Palace says renaming Philippines to 'Maharlika' needs congressional action

Palace says renaming Philippines to 'Maharlika' needs congressional action | Language attitudes | Scoop.it
President Duterte said the country's name of "Philippines" has colonial origins. by Alexis Romero
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January 23, 2019 5:12 PM
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Dundee man calls his baby River Tay in ultimate tribute to his city

Dundee man calls his baby River Tay in ultimate tribute to his city | Language attitudes | Scoop.it
The granny-of-six moved to Bolton about 20 years ago – but still has a Dundee accent and said she would “crawl home” to get it back if she ever lost it.

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August 8, 2019 5:52 AM
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Why this researcher wants MPs to make Dholuo an official language –

Why this researcher wants MPs to make Dholuo an official language – | Language attitudes | Scoop.it
News,Gossip,Sports and Entertainment from Nairobi.
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February 26, 2019 4:29 AM
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Irish Baby Names List, Some Maybe Notoriously Hard To Pronounce

Irish Baby Names List, Some Maybe Notoriously Hard To Pronounce | Language attitudes | Scoop.it
St. Patrick’s Day is coming, and soon everything will be dyed green, and everything you touch will turn to gold. Irish names can be absolutely beautiful, I may be slightly biased though. Here is an Irish baby names list but let me warn you, some maybe notoriously hard to pronounce. By Olga
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February 14, 2019 10:55 AM
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Toddlers Who Adopt Peppa Pig’s Accent Are Totally Bingly Bongly Normal, Say Experts

Toddlers Who Adopt Peppa Pig’s Accent Are Totally Bingly Bongly Normal, Say Experts | Language attitudes | Scoop.it
Up until the age of 20 months, my daughter was a pristine developmental specimen, untouched by screen-time. Then we flew to Australia. After 21 hours of flight time spent binge-watching Peppa Pig episodes on the iPad, my kid had adopted Peppa Pig’s…
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