Comments on: Croc warning http://www.languageonthemove.com/recent-posts/croc-warning?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=croc-warning Language learning, multilingualism, intercultural communication Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: dong_mei http://www.languageonthemove.com/recent-posts/croc-warning/comment-page-1#comment-222 dong_mei Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:15:34 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/blog/?p=166#comment-222 Thank godness. The sign designer might not be considerate enough. Why did he chose these three languages? What if the tourists know nothing about the three languages presented here? Thank godness. The sign designer might not be considerate enough. Why did he chose these three languages? What if the tourists know nothing about the three languages presented here?

]]> By: Jenny Zhang http://www.languageonthemove.com/recent-posts/croc-warning/comment-page-1#comment-190 Jenny Zhang Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:41:28 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/blog/?p=166#comment-190 Multilingual signs always provide intriguing research objects in the field of sociolinguistics. It is interesting to see that Chinese (neglect the complexity of the term) is one of the three languages presented in the warning sign. I hope speakers of all the other languages can get the message right and don't run towards the water's edge in panic... Multilingual signs always provide intriguing research objects in the field of sociolinguistics. It is interesting to see that Chinese (neglect the complexity of the term) is one of the three languages presented in the warning sign. I hope speakers of all the other languages can get the message right and don’t run towards the water’s edge in panic…

]]> By: Vahid http://www.languageonthemove.com/recent-posts/croc-warning/comment-page-1#comment-133 Vahid Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:10:51 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/blog/?p=166#comment-133 Hi, In the Persian culture we exactly have this idea that Iranians are the wisest in the world (I hope the idea is right! since I am Persian!)!!! I think we should be thankful to the people who have put the sign there becuase in some other places everything is only in English even for those tourists who do not even know the basics of English! Isn't this latter practice a sign of linguistic terrorism? I hope not... best... Hi,

In the Persian culture we exactly have this idea that Iranians are the wisest in the world (I hope the idea is right! since I am Persian!)!!!

I think we should be thankful to the people who have put the sign there becuase in some other places everything is only in English even for those tourists who do not even know the basics of English! Isn’t this latter practice a sign of linguistic terrorism? I hope not…

best…

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