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Year-of-the-Dragon-2012 Happy New Year!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Lg_on_the_move

Very best wishes for a happy, healthy and harmonious Year of the Dragon to all our readers! It is our new year’s resolution here at Language-on-the-Move to continue to bring you the very best research-blogging in the sociolinguistics of multilingualism, language … Continue reading →

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donkeys I don’t know how to ride a donkey!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Vahid Parvaresh

One of the most bizarre experiences I had during my stay in Australia was being asked by a European housemate whether it was difficult to ride a donkey. Huh?! How could I react to this question when on the one … Continue reading →

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schibboleth Pronunciation: A Matter of Life and Death

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Translation of Christoph Gutknecht, “Codewort Schibboleth”, originally published in Jüdische Allgemeine, July 07, 2011 Each time I visit France and have breakfast there, I am reminded of Goethe. In his 1792 essay “Campagne in Frankreich” he offered this spot-on description … Continue reading →

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Participants Wanted! | 参加者大募集

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

English 日本語 EnglishWe are currently looking for transnational people with a connection to Japan and Australia to participate in our project, Japanese on the Move: Life Stories of Transmigration. Funded by the Australia-Japan Foundation which is part of the Department of … Continue reading →

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Richard Lemon Memorial at Lemon Hill, TAS Can foreign languages drive you crazy?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

On The Science Show they recently had a program about how unfamiliar sounds, rhythms and tonalities can drive people crazy. I learnt that neuroscientists have been experimenting with the idea that when confronted with unfamiliar musical patterns the brain releases … Continue reading →

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