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Language and migration

Domestic violence in a multilingual world

Non-English speakers’ access to emergency services in Australia is in the news again as a Melbourne man has been convicted of the murder of his wife. What makes the case…
Linguistic landscapes

Linguistic theory in Dubai

Is this Arabic or English? Or is that asking the wrong question? (Transliteration: sbaisi tinisi tshikn and shrmb*) I’ve often wondered what linguistic theory would look like if its foundations…
English as a global language

English Gangnam Style

Panel devoted to Jeju Global Education City (Source: Jeju Weekly) Now that Psy’s “Gangnam Style” has become a global hit, I wonder if you know what Gangnam is? The dictionary…
Multilingual histories
Reading and mind control
Linguistic landscapes
Multilingual Tokyo
Intercultural communication
Emergency service provision in linguistically diverse societies
Language in Australia
Multiculturalism without multilingualism
Intercultural communication
Temples helping heritage language maintenance in Australia
Language and social justice
Tyranny of Language