Tag Archives: Persian

English-or-Persian English or Persian?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

“What is the meaning of the choice of English in the slogan on this car?” That was one of the questions I asked the participants in the 2nd Language-on-the-Move Workshop I taught at the University of Isfahan. I had come … Continue reading →

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Amoo ('Uncle') Poorang تمسخر لهجه ها

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Manouchehr Kouhestani

Persian version of my recent post about “Ridiculing accents” Translated by Behnam Keimasi (بهنام کیماسی) آیا مایه گذاشتن از اقلیت‌های زبانی برای سرگرم کردن کودکان کار درستی است؟ این سوالی بود که حدود دو ماه پیش زمانی که داشتم یک … Continue reading →

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Amoo ('Uncle') Poorang Ridiculing accents

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Manouchehr Kouhestani

Is it ok to entertain children at the expense of linguistic minorities? That was the question I asked myself a couple of months ago when I was watching a kids’ show on Iranian TV. In the show, a performer was … Continue reading →

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IMG_0925 Persepolis

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

I visited Persepolis today. Persepolis proved to be a great way to end the year and to reflect on the passage of time. More unexpectedly, Persepolis also proved to be an occasion to reflect on linguistic diversity and languages in … Continue reading →

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Reza's well-used Japanese-Persian and English-Persian dictionaries A tale of two foreigners in Japan

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lachlan Jackson

This is the first in a series of blog posts about my experiences undertaking an ongoing research project. In this series I will be detailing some of the methodological challenges I encounter as well as the strategies I adopt to … Continue reading →

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