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IT IS rare that Johnson is compelled to respond to comments. But my last post , about the fun parallels in the hybrid development of English and Dravidian languages, seems to have stirred the passions of our readers. Many of them commented, dismissing the post as (at best) misguided and (at worst) a piece of neocolonial rubbish. That is a shame. Studying the history of India’s languages can be immensely fascinating. http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2013/05/indian-historical-linguistics

Indian historical linguistics: Setting the record straight

Yesterday, the Open University released ‘The History of English in 10 Minutes,’ a witty animated sequence that takes you through 1600 years of linguistic history. http://www.openculture.com/2011/06/history_of_english.html

The History of the English Language in Ten Animated Minutes

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Dash

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Romanization, Transcription and Transliteration (Xerox Arabic Morphogical Analysis and Generation)

This is the gateway to the Xerox Arabic Morphological Analyzer and Generator, which was built using Xerox Finite-State Technology . The system accepts Modern Standard Arabic words and returns morphological analyses and English glosses. http://open.xerox.com/Services/arabic-morphology

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