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Language politics

Is it ok for linguists to hate new words?

Linguists are famously very cool with words changing their meaning, new words arising, and basically language just doing whatever the hell it wants, irregardless (heh) of what the language pedants…
English as a global language

Multilingual provision is cheaper than English-Only

Hiroshi Mikitani, Englishnization in Marketplace 3.0 (Source: gettyimages.co.uk) The business and self-help section of my local Kinokuniya bookstore is currently featuring shelves and shelves of Marketplace 3.0: Rewriting the rules…
Intercultural communication

Total immersion

I am currently a visiting scholar from Isfahan, Iran, in Sydney, Australia. Therefore, I speak English most of the time. I use English with my colleagues at work although, interestingly,…
Mother Language Day in East Timor
Language learning
Mother Language Day in East Timor
Intercultural communication
Ways of seeing
Language and globalization
Fighting for ‘pure’ Mongolian
English as a global language
Reading to learn in another language
Language politics
When your English is too good
http://www.aat.gov.au/migration-and-refugee-division/video-guides-for-applicants/video-guides-for-applicants-english#About
Language and law
Telling stories? Credibility in asylum interviews