Special words that don't exist in English (yet)

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Special words that don't exist in English (yet) Some languages have words and phrases that English speakers never knew they needed.

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How did this man learn 11 languages? Twenty-year-old Alex Rawlings has won a national competition to find the UK's most multi-lingual student, he explains how he became fluent in so many languages.

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What's "wifi" in your mother tongue? On World Mother Language day, BBC World Service colleagues tackle tech terms in their own languages.

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How language alters our behaviour Economist Keith Chen tells Business Daily's Lesley Curwen how language influences our behaviour.

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Should all kids learn sign language? British Sign Language is not on the national curriculum in England; a petition aims to change that.

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Computer recreates early language A new tool is developed that can reconstruct long-dead languages.

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