Languages dynamics and linguistic variations
Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World: Linguistic and Cognitive Perspectives
Authors: Austin, Blume, Sánchez
Cambridge University Press, April 2015, ISBN: 9780521132978
Bilingualism has given rise to significant changes in Spanish-speaking countries. In the US, the increasing importance of Spanish has engendered an English-only movement; in Peru, contact between Spanish and Quechua has brought about language change; and in Iberia, speakers of Basque, Galician and...
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Languages and history
Les langues dans "Tout un monde"
Plongée dans les dernières émissions "Tout un monde" de Marie-Hélène Fraïssé (France Culture)
Mare nostrum, le voyage des langues
François Jullien, les routes de soi
Entrés dans la langue - Emission spéciale "Printemps des poètes 2016"
L'arrière-pays des mots
La traversée des langues. Epouser une langue «étrangère»...
Langues en ligne : les nouvelles voies de...
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Language policies and rights
Mehrsprachigkeitspolitik erfordert „Engagement, Beharrlichkeit und Ausdauer“
Bern, 02.03.2016 - Aus Anlass des Besuchs von Graham Fraser, Kanadischer Kommissar für Amtssprachen, in Bern organisierten die Delegierte des Bundes für Mehrsprachigkeit, Nicoletta Mariolini, und die Parlamentsdienste gestern die Gesprächsrunde zur Frage „Mehrsprachigkeitspolitik – Eine öffentliche Politik wie jede andere?“. „Für die Schweiz, die wenige Rohstoffe hat,...
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Languages, science and philosophy
Conferência Diversidade linguística e conhecimento científico
IPOL, publicado em 04/03/2016
A Reitoria da Universidade do Minho e o BabeliUM – Centro de Línguas do Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas – convidam para a Conferência «Diversidade linguística e conhecimento científico», a decorrer no dia 4 de março de 2016 no Campus de Gualtar, em Braga.
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Languages and history
Sprachforschung in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus Verfolgung, Vertreibung, Politisierung und die inhaltliche Neuausrichtung der Sprachwissenschaft
This book presents in detail the circumstances that prevailed in the field of linguistic research during the National Socialist era. It documents over 300 individuals who were persecuted and driven into exile, and also describes the state of research in the discipline. Starting from this presentation, it outlines the development of linguistic research since the 19th century. More details...
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Language policies and rights
Cambridge to explore benefits of multilingualism with new AHRC research project
EurekAlert! 21 March 2016
At a time when more than half the world's population speaks more than one language in their daily lives, and almost one in five UK primary school pupils have a first language other than English, what does it really mean to be multilingual, and what are the opportunities and challenges of multilingualism for individuals and society?
These questions are amongst those to...
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