The figures also showed that not all languages were spoken - with 22, 000 people using sign language.
Dr Powell did a doctorate on the reasons why boys do not study languages as much as girls.
Unfortunately, the original is in Italian, which is not among my languages.
The Director-General reminded ADGs not to cut languages in their quest for savings and to abide by established rules on translation and interpretation.
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Officials admit mistakes were made, but insist they scrapped Nepali in the schools because young students could not absorb three languages: English, Dzongkha and Nepali.
The Estonian language is closely related to Finnish but not to the languages of either of the other Baltic republics, Latvia and Lithuania, or to Russian.
"Just as some people have taken a perverse pride in not understanding mathematics, so we have taken a perverse pride in the fact that we do not speak foreign languages, and we just need to speak louder in English, " he said.
"Sign languages ... evolve in a community of users, and are not signed versions of spoken languages, " the university said in a press release.
Adding email and Twitter support meant finding volunteers who could not only speak various languages but write them as well.
If you travel a lot but languages are not your strong point, then a Russian company might just have the answer.
Even though languages have not been a priority for the school in the past, he wants to invest in "state of the art" language facilities.
Reading and writing problems appear to develop in deaf people because sign languages are not phonemic in the sense that a spoken language is.
He imagined that Ithkuil might be able to do what Lakoff and Johnson said natural languages could not: force its speakers to precisely identify what they mean to say.
She underscored that languages are not only tools of communication -- they carry values and meaning, and they embody identities in all their diversity and richness, conveying visions of the world, emphasizing again the contribution of Arabic, its poets and writers, to universal culture.
Europe is fragmented not only by multiple languages but also by the lack of a properly common market in services, including digital ones, so tech firms must still overcome assorted legal and bureaucratic barriers to trade across the EU. Digital firms should be able to benefit from the single market just as mobile-phone companies such as Nokia and Vodafone have.
Measures include announcements in English and other languages warning riders not to stand at platform edges.
Siri may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area.
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The benefits of learning to speak more than one languages fluently are not necessarily limited to the formative years.
Contrary to popular belief, most interpreters (who work with spoken or signed languages) do not work at the United Nations.
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Languages are formed not, it seems, by a gradual drifting apart of two groups who no longer talk to each other, but by violent rupture.
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"Mac OSX is attractive to developers because they can access not only the core programming languages but also the large selection of Unix libraries that are available, " he said.
The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use an appropriate quality control system, and it will not be limited to particular languages or subject areas.
The UK risks losing credibility if more senior diplomats are not fluent in a range of languages, MPs are warning.
According to Zanna, while Cargill prizes highly qualified talent, her additional focus on diversity of skillsets, gender, backgrounds, languages and nationalities is not typical at the company.
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"We must encourage everyone to speak English, but we must not discriminate against those that speak other languages, " said Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.
The French are not known for their proficiency in foreign languages.
Historically, observes Mr Fischer, it is languages that are replaced, not people: the human genetic profile in Europe has not altered significantly in over 50, 000 years.
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