Tag Archives: Human rights

Linguistic discrimination at work

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

Deborah Cameron noted in 1995 that “linguistic bigotry is among the last publicly expressible prejudices left to members of the Western intelligentsia.” In the same vein, one could point out that linguistic discrimination is among the last legal forms of … Continue reading →

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The burning children of globalization

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Ingrid Piller

I’ve been wondering what would be an appropriate Christmas post for the Language on the Move blog. Seeing that I’m deeply skeptical about all those claims about the wonderful advantages of bilingualism, a good news story à la “bilingualism helps … Continue reading →

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When your English is too good

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Ingrid Piller

Some people just can’t win it seems. Second language speakers are in that category. I can’t even begin to count how many people who have read a fraction of the English literature I have read and who have never written … Continue reading →

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