{"html":"\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1876,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The power of the pun\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Music, Arts \\u0026 Screen\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor David McInnis and Professor John Hajek\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1096}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-power-of-the-pun\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--kE8YRosp--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/13c/014/aeb/13c014aebad64b1479547780c940c83f9d5f1a8e066a4c9498d11739c9e0.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e27 December 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Music, Arts \u0026amp; Screen\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe power of the pun\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eLove them or hate them, puns are here to stay. University of Melbourne experts explore what is it about the pun that makes them so persistent.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1866,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Why are Australians linguistically lost?\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Go Figure\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Jean Mulder and Professor John Hajek\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1270}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/why-are-australians-linguistically-lost\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--3FokZTIX--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/c03/30f/4d4/c0330f4d4be24119c8109e59cd0d442913612ec3113f3b6df79712de5e66.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e12 December 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Go Figure\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhy are Australians linguistically lost?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eFormal teaching of English grammar was taken off the Australian curriculum in the 60s; but it\u0026#39;s back and University of Melbourne experts say it\u0026#39;s a great thing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1602,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Bringing back languages from scraps of paper\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor Nick Thieberger\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:896}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/bringing-back-languages-from-scraps-of-paper\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--ZHDkbaKA--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/828/61f/e29/82861fe29ca5e4c6a37a6db8863e854dfd7e8d0c330645eb0a923d3c4183.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e29 May 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eBringing back languages from scraps of paper\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe Bates Online project, led by the University of Melbourne, has digitised Daisy Bates\u0026#39; unique papers which recorded many endangered Aboriginal languages.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1333,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The many voices of the North\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Ruth Singer\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:955}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-many-voices-of-the-north\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--VIeBkVu0--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/34c/3fe/7ac/34c3fe7accfb6950dd28e03810a8679e9b1a561a64372625dac788ddfb0f.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e30 November 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe many voices of the North\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne research explores the multilingualism of indigenous languages in remote communities in north Australia bound up in custom and tradition\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1243,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;‘Like’ has totally evolved to become, like, a legit word\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Chloé Diskin-Holdaway\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:895}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/like-has-totally-evolved-to-become-like-a-legit-word\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--_XcejeBC--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/2d0/337/fd2/2d0337fd23cc11c437e41385b5135fc87ce93abe9f728febb80c2dd0d1d7.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e19 October 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003e‘Like’ has totally evolved to become, like, a legit word\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe word \u0026quot;like\u0026quot; may be frowned on, but University of Melbourne research finds young women lead the way in how languages and grammar evolve, and it\u0026#39;s, like, fine\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1215,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Words and war: The role of the linguist in conflict resolution\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Eavesdrop on Experts\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Joseph Lo Bianco and Steve Grimwade\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:170}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/words-and-war-the-role-of-the-linguist-in-conflict-resolution\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--qJuCdRMX--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/174/73d/a2b/17473da2b3eaa28395fa3f8b31099531e686dbb6d5175a503cc443b0cfba.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e22 September 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Eavesdrop on Experts\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWords and war: The role of the linguist in conflict resolution\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eLanguage can divide, but it is also key to uniting people. Professor Jo Lo Bianco from the University of Melbourne works in conflict zones, including Myanmar.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1105,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Australia’s ‘spectacular’ failure in languages\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Learning \\u0026 Teaching\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Tim Mayfield\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:807}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/australia-s-spectacular-failure-in-languages\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-4.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--yWwgQPnA--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/bc5/850/25c/bc585025cd783c325ceb47e85c517061005b7dc6d59c6678384d8225dc5f.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e6 July 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Learning \u0026amp; Teaching\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eAustralia’s ‘spectacular’ failure in languages\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eA University of Melbourne expert says more students need to learn a second language to keep up in a rapidly globalising world.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:993,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Islands of language enter virtual reality\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor Nick Thieberger\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1214}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/islands-of-language-enter-virtual-reality\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--IrDSA3v4--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/6bb/e49/0c0/6bbe490c0f079c450141e7f48ed811396a14c5de53c476ac949923cda1dc.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e11 May 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eIslands of language enter virtual reality\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eA University of Melbourne linguist and other language researchers are making archives of endangered languages accessible as virtual reality.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:829,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Lessons to learn from the International Baccalaureate\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Learning \\u0026 Teaching\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:749}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/lessons-to-learn-from-the-international-baccalaureate\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--v9wNm4h6--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/ae3/af6/a1f/ae3af6a1f49e6b5be184eca27e016cc672df01914d93c05e220852477adc.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e17 January 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Learning \u0026amp; Teaching\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eLessons to learn from the International Baccalaureate\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe International Baccalaureate, a global alternative to standard secondary schooling, is gaining ground. State education authorities can learn from its merits.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:805,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Using education to create cohesion from conflict\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Under the Microscope\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Joseph Lo Bianco\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1045}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/using-education-to-create-cohesion-from-conflict\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--xtv9BZuy--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/3de/6b9/a9e/3de6b9a9eb6098a0cfc16832ceb868e2c54800f3a911473a04679535bfe9.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e12 January 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Under the Microscope\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eUsing education to create cohesion from conflict\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eProfessor Joseph Lo Bianco learned at a young age how language could divide communities. He now uses it to help opposing sides in conflicts find common ground.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e","next":"/topics/languages.js?page=4"}