Monolingual histories – Multilingual practices Issues in historical language contact
Taal & Tongval 2017 Colloquium
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, Gent
1 December 2017
Languages such as English, German and Dutch have traditionally been described in monolingual histories. Accounts of the history of these languages often focus on their gradual development through time with special attention being paid to the rise of the standard language....
Languages don’t all have the same number of terms for colors – scientists have a new theory why
The conversation.com - 18 septembre 2017, 21:01 CEST
People with standard vision can see millions of distinct colors. But human language categorizes these into a small set of words. In an industrialized culture, most people get by with 11 color words: black, white, red, green, yellow, blue, brown, orange, pink, purple and gray. That’s what we have in American English.
Maybe if you’re an...
5th International Conference "Crossroads of Languages and Cultures"
The Centre for Intercultural and Migration Studies of the Department of Primary Education/CERS of the University of Crete, Greece organizes the 5th International Conference ‘Crossroads of Languages and Cultures’ (CLC5) with the cooperation of Polydromο (http://www.polydromo.gr). Τhe theme for CLC5 is ‘Languages and Cultures at Home and at School’ as we wish to bring together scholars...
Neuerscheinung: Die Vermessung der Sprache – Zu Geschichte und Bedeutung des Sprachatlas der deutschen Schweiz
swiss academies reports, Vol. 12, Nr. 4, 2017 von Pascale Schaller/Alexandra Schiesser in der Schwerpunktreihe Sprachen und Kulturen, Eigenverlag SAGW, Heft VIII, Bern 2017 Der achte Band der Reihe «Sprachen und Kulturen» ist der Entstehungsgeschichte des Sprachatlasses der deutschen Schweiz (SDS) gewidmet: http://www.sprachatlas.ch/ Die SAGW dokumentiert in loser Folge Wert wie auch Nutzen...
Langue, identité et politique (Diario de Sevilla-Tribuna, 26 mai 2017)
JOSÉ MARÍA AGÜERA LORENTE
Maître de Conférences en philosophie
Traduction : Ivon Lara Vásquez
Pendant des siècles les langues officielles n’ont pas existé, même le latin n’a pas bénéficié de ce statut lorsque l’Empire Romain dominait une grande partie du continent.
Il n’y a pas si longtemps, existait en Europe une grande diversité linguistique, que l’établissement...
Lollapalooza à Paris: Jack Lang est contre (Le Figaro)
Par AFP agence Mis à jour le 22/07/2017 à 18:04 Publié le 22/07/2017 à 17:59 (Crédits photo François Guillot/AFP)
L'ancien ministre de la Culture s'en est pris ce samedi au festival itinérant, qui se tient pour la première fois ce weekend à Paris. Il y voit l'invasion de multinationales américaines dans la vie musicale française, un phénomène qui menacerait la diversité et...
Traduction de l'anglais par Mariela Slancheva
24 octobre 2016
Le multilinguisme élargit nos horizons et sert d'antidote contre la xénophobie toxique.
Un panneau d'avertissement en 4 langues, sur une plage portugaise, prévenant les baigneurs des dangers [Getty]
par Khaled DiabKhaled Diab est un journaliste d'origine égyptienne et belge, écrivain et blogueur lauréat de plusieurs...
Quel avenir pour l'italien (et pour le plurilinguisme) en Suisse ?
Traduction de l'italien par Mariela Slancheva
Écrit par Massimo Ripani le 9 septembre 2012
Alessio Petralli est un linguiste suisse particulièrement attentif à la dynamique entre langues et médias, auteur de nombreuses publications, parmi lesquelles « L'italiano in un cantone[1] » (Angeli, Milan 1990) et « Media in scena e nuovi linguaggi[2] » (Carocci, Rome 2003). Il est...
Die Bedeutung der Landessprachen in der Schweiz (Podiumsdiskussion, Bern)
Datum: Dienstag, 28. März. 2017, 17 bis 20 Uhr Ort: Sorell Hotel Ador, Laupenstrasse 15, Bern Wie können unsere Landessprachen gestärkt werden? Bilden sich zunehmend homogene Sprachräume? Wird Englisch zur lingua franca? Die Frage nach dem richtigen Zeitpunkt für den Unterricht des Französisch und des Englisch auf Primarstufe hat besonders in der Deutschschweiz eine Sprachendebatte...
Plurilingüismo, traducción y diálogo intercultural
Publicado el 28 de noviembre de 2016 por caminovillanueva
Informe Mundial sobre la Diversidad Cultural (extracto), UNESCO
El plurilingüismo (la capacidad de utilizar varias lenguas) cumple la doble función de facilitar la comunicación entre personas de culturas diferentes y contribuir a la supervivencia de las lenguas que están en peligro de desaparecer. Por su parte, la traducción...
New publication: Languaging Diversity Volume 2: Variationist Approaches and Identities
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, November 1st 2016, ISBN: 978-1-4438-9770-9
This volume explores the complex relationship between language and identity from various critical perspectives and by means of different research methodologies. Following the earlier collection, Languaging Diversity: Identities, Genres, Discourses, this book provides further insights into the multifaceted process of...
VIII Seminário Nacional sobre Linguagem e Ensino (VIII SENALE)
IPOL, publicado em 18/10/2016
O VIII Seminário Nacional sobre Linguagem e Ensino (VIII SENALE) realiza-se de 16 a 18 de novembro de 2016. Promovido pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Católica de Pelotas, pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal de Pelotas e pelo Curso de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu Linguagens Verbo-Visuais e Tecnologias...
New website: Creative multilingualism: the creative force of linguistic diversity
Creative Multilingualism is a four-year research programme investigating the interconnection between linguistic diversity and creativity.
The programme is funded by the AHRC's Open World Research Initiative.
Responding to the Modern Foreign Languages crisis
The research is being conducted in the context of an unprecedented crisis in language learning in UK schools, which is in turn...
Creative multilingualism and the future of language learning in the UK by Professor Suzanne Graham
University of Reading, October 5th 2016
October 5, 2016 in Uncategorized by ioe-news-and-events | No comments
Professor Suzanne Graham, School Director of Research
Having celebrated European Day of Languages on 26 September, it’s important that we remain positive about the future of language learning in the UK. This is the underlying message of a new website being launched for a...
L’italiano, un amore di lingua. 300 suggerimenti per difenderla e farla amare di più (Romano Ferrari)
La nostra bella lingua, in tempo di globalizzazione, gode di numerosi contributi linguistici provenienti da diversi paesi, specie anglo-sassoni. C’è il rischio che il nostro lessico venga invaso da troppi esotismi e si impoverisca. Un utile vademecum di Romano Ferrari (edito da Senso Inverso) per evitare l’uso inopportuno, e spesso l’abuso, di vocaboli e termini stranieri.
Il Savonarola...
Iphan lança Guia de Pesquisa e Documentação da Diversidade Linguística Brasileira
IPOL, Publicado em 16/08/2016
Estudiosos, profissionais e comunidades linguísticas podem contar agora com o Guia de Pesquisa e Documentação do Inventário Nacional da Diversidade Linguística (INDL), publicação que integra as ações comemorativas dos 80 anos do Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (Iphan).
A edição está estruturada em dois...
Multilingual Repertoires and Multilingual Discourse
Date: 26-28 October 2016Location: Parramatta South Campus
Contrary to what we might think, most people on this planet actually speak more than one language. What happens in the minds of people who can speak more than one language is a much-debated question in linguistic research. While it has been established that knowing more than one language has many cognitive advantages, it is less clear...
Massive open-access database on human cultures created
An international team of researchers has developed a website at d-place.org to help answer long-standing questions about the forces that shaped human cultural diversity.D-PLACE - the Database of Places, Language, Culture and Environment - is an expandable, open access database that brings together a dispersed body of information on the language, geography, culture and environment of more than...
Source: Mercator Network Newsletter
February 25 - Spanish academics, politicians, writers, historians and journalists from all over Spain, jointly read the Manifesto for the Acknowledgement of the Linguistic Plurality of Spain.
The Manifesto was made available in the seven legally-recognized languages of Spain (Spanish, Basque, Catalan – also known in Valencia as Valencian – Occitan –...
Surinaamse studenten geven lezingen over diversiteit en meertaligheid
Neder-L, woensdag 17 februari 2016
In het kader van de Internationale Dag van de Moedertaal organiseert de masteropleiding Nederlandse Taal en Cultuur van het Institute for Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR) in Paramaribo in samenwerking met de Surinaamse Vereniging van Neerlandici (SVN) een serie korte lezingen van haar studenten. Meer lezen...
Webartigos.com, publicado em 06 de fevereiro de 2016 em Desenvolvimento Pessoal
Tamazight componente da diversidade cultural do norte da África
Os berberes ou Amazigh (Amazigh no singular), povos autóctones habitantes do Norte da África celebram a passagem no mês passado de janeiro, 13 de janeiro de 2016 correspondente ao ano gregoriano junto com os occidentais que...
Per ascoltare: Il plurilinguismo in Svizzera, l'italiano una delle lingue nazionali (intervista a Dino Balestra)
Il plurilinguismo sul territorio ovviamente non è solamente un fenomeno istriano. In Europa esistono tantissime realtà simili, e in Svizzera è pressoché impensabile che una persona parli solo una lingua.
Da quelle parti è il tedesco che tende a imporsi, in virtù della forza economica e politica della Germania. L'italiano è comunque una delle lingue nazionali. Questo il tema...
La Glottophobie, un concept pour analyser les discriminations linguistiques
Résumé
Une communication de Philippe Blanchet au séminaire du programme DYNADDILIF, PREFics.
La glottophobie est une phobie qui passe inaperçue et qui est, de ce fait, considérée comme légitime. Il s’agit du rejet et de la discrimination des populations de par leurs pratiques linguistiques. Philippe Blanchet nous fait ici la présentation de ce concept, ses pratiques et ses origines,...
