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A Tribute to Li Pei: A Contemporary Kunqu Opera Production Pays Homage to a Pioneer Linguist
2 months, 1 week ago

A Tribute to Li Pei: A Contemporary Kunqu Opera Production Pays Homage to a Pioneer Linguist

China Daily  

The Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre presents a captivating adaptation of the life and legacy of famous applied linguist Li Pei in a contemporary Kunqu Opera production. The production combines a contemporary storytelling approach with the traditional elements of Kunqu Opera, featuring a 19-member ensemble and a small symphony orchestra. The story highlights Li's remarkable contributions to education, linguistics, and the …

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A contemporary Kunqu take on famous linguist
4 months, 1 week ago

A contemporary Kunqu take on famous linguist

China Daily  

Kunqu Opera performers Wei Chunrong, who plays the role of Li Pei, and Yuan Guoliang, who plays the role of Guo Yonghuai, perform an excerpt from the Kunqu Opera production Li Pei in Beijing on Aug 10. CHINA DAILY The Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre's latest contemporary production, Li Pei, which is about the famous applied linguist, will premiere at the …

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A contemporary Kunqu take on famous linguist
4 months, 1 week ago

A contemporary Kunqu take on famous linguist

China Daily  

Kunqu Opera performers Wei Chunrong, who plays the role of Li Pei, and Yuan Guoliang, who plays the role of Guo Yonghuai, perform an excerpt from the Kunqu Opera production Li Pei in Beijing on Aug 10. CHINA DAILY The Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre's latest contemporary production, Li Pei, which is about the famous applied linguist, will premiere at the …

China University Production Opera Chinese Yang Wei
Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky hospitalized in his wife’s native country of Brazil after stroke
6 months, 1 week ago

Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky hospitalized in his wife’s native country of Brazil after stroke

Associated Press  

TUCSON, Ariz. — Linguist, activist and social critic Noam Chomsky is hospitalized in his wife’s native country of Brazil recovering from a massive stroke he had a year ago, she confirmed Tuesday. Valeria Chomsky said via email that her 95-year-old husband is in a Sao Paulo hospital, where she took him on an ambulance jet with two nurses once he …

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Speak up to save mother tongues
8 months ago

Speak up to save mother tongues

Deccan Chronicle  

Languages are the threads that weave people into diverse traditions and cultures. Dr Arup Kumar Nath from the Department of Linguistics and Language Technology, Tezpur University says, “Almost all languages lack their indigenous writing system or script. Speaking about his journey in reviving indigenous languages in Odisha he says “Many tribal children face the challenge of their home language differing …

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Maurice Linguist resigns as Buffalo football coach to join DeBoer’s staff in Alabama, AP source says
11 months, 1 week ago

Maurice Linguist resigns as Buffalo football coach to join DeBoer’s staff in Alabama, AP source says

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BUFFALO, N.Y. — Maurice Linguist informed the University at Buffalo on Tuesday that he is resigning as football coach following three seasons and after agreeing to join Kalen DeBoer’s staff at Alabama, a person familiar with discussions confirmed to The Associated Press. The person spoke on …

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Fickell’s presence provides plenty of intrigue as No. 19 Wisconsin opens season against Buffalo
1 year, 3 months ago

Fickell’s presence provides plenty of intrigue as No. 19 Wisconsin opens season against Buffalo

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! You’re excited about it, yet there’s a lot of things you just don’t know from each other.” Much of that uncertainty for Wisconsin surrounds that offense and how a passing game led by SMU transfer Tanner Mordecai will work in tandem with a potent ground attack …

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Linguist John McWhorter views American music through a wide lens
1 year, 4 months ago

Linguist John McWhorter views American music through a wide lens

NPR  

Linguist John McWhorter views American music through a wide lens John McWhorter has strong opinions. In fact, most people first encounter him via his Opinion column in The New York Times, in which he opines freely and fearlessly on subjects that are often controversial, even polarizing in today's polarized world. Sponsor Message Consider the life and times of a Black …

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'The Da Vinci Code' shows why it's so hard to deprogram Trump's followers: linguist
1 year, 4 months ago

'The Da Vinci Code' shows why it's so hard to deprogram Trump's followers: linguist

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's supporters appear to be sticking with him no matter how many times he gets indicted or how many winnable elections he costs the Republican Party. Marcel Danesi, a professor of semiotics and linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto, explained to MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday that getting Trump supporters to abandon their idol is extremely …

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What Steve Clinkscale brings to Michigan’s coaching staff
3 years, 7 months ago

What Steve Clinkscale brings to Michigan’s coaching staff

New York Times  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — From the outside, Michigan might have the look of a program in disarray. The Wolverines showed it Tuesday by hiring Kentucky’s Steve Clinkscale to coach defensive backs less than three business days after losing Linguist. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops, a defensive backs coach by trade, played a role in the Wildcats’ success, but Clinkscale was highly …

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Buffalo tabs Michigan’s Linguist to take over football team
3 years, 7 months ago

Buffalo tabs Michigan’s Linguist to take over football team

Associated Press  

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Maurice Linguist was hired as the University at Buffalo’s football coach Friday night, just months after he became Michigan’s co-defensive coordinator. Linguist joined Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan staff in January as part of an offseason overhaul following a losing season, and was to share the defensive duties with Mike McDonald. Instead, the 37-year-old Linguist landed his first career …

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Michigan’s young coaching staff will play vital role on the road to recovery
3 years, 10 months ago

Michigan’s young coaching staff will play vital role on the road to recovery

New York Times  

Jourdan Lewis was struggling. It was probably the first time in the NFL that I’ve talked with a position coach like that, who really understood.” More than 1,000 miles away, Lewis’ old college head coach — Jim Harbaugh — was in the midst of what would become his worst year in coaching. When Mike Hart decided to leave Indiana for …

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