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Blog Post: Speak from the Heart: Preserving Languages through Technology and Youth

Microsoft Citizenship Team

Language is a key driver of human connection. And yet, every two weeks, a language goes extinct . It is estimated that if nothing is done, half of the 6,000+ languages spoken today will disappear at the end of the century. The loss of these languages – often unwritten and undocumented – will...

on21 Feb 2013
Blog Post: Happy International Mother Language Day!

Microsoft Citizenship Team

By: Lauren Woodman, Microsoft General Manager, Partners in Learning While you still have a few months to send your mom flowers for Mother’s Day, today we take time to appreciate our Mother tongue. As designated by UNESCO , International Mother Language Day reminds us of the need to preserve...

on21 Feb 2011

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