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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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English as a global language

Music on the Move

Carnatic singer Prema Anandakrishnan and her accompanists performing for the monthly Sydney Music Circle concert An important element of language relates to its aesthetic use, in other words, how we…
Language and migration

Life in a language you are still learning

Mis dos voces (Image credit: Rayon Verde) Imagine this: you go out to a fast-food restaurant and order a burger. While you wait for your order to be filled, you…
Intercultural communication

Love on the Move: How Tinder is changing the way we date

Everyone wants to be a winner in the dating game; but it doesn't always work that way ... A 2015 article in the New York Post argued that mobile dating…
Intercultural communication
Why the linguist needs the historian
English as a global language
Is English a local language in Berlin?
Language and globalization
Fighting for ‘pure’ Mongolian
Language and migration
What can churches teach us about migrant inclusion?
Language learning
Schools transforming multilinguals into illiterates?
Linguistic landscapes
Halloween Mystery