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Language Rights Defenders Award

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (1940-2023) The Global Coalition for Language Rights is pleased to announce the first annual Language Rights Defenders Award. This award aims to recognize and honor individuals who demonstrate…
Gerald Roche
March 28, 2024

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Linguistic landscapes

The world in Arabia

The world in Arabia I spent my last day in the Middle East at Dubai Mall, the self-proclaimed “Centre of Now.” The mall guide has the heading “Welcome to Everything.”…
Language and law

Five language myths about refugee credibility

In a world where public debates about refugees and asylum seekers often focus on whether they are telling the truth, it should probably come as no surprise that government processes…
Linguistic landscapes

Multilingual Macau

The front cover of the tourist map of multilingual Macau Last week I had the privilege of visiting the University of Macau and in Macau I discovered yet another unique…
Linguistic landscapes
Tokyo: Elegantly Multilingual
English as a global language
Free language choice?
Language and migration
Language or religion: which is the greater fault line in diverse societies?
Language and social justice
Auslan in Australia: Fighting for a Voice
English as a global language
Illegitimate English
Language and law
We all have a culture, we all speak a language: the Australian legal system discusses diversity