Politiche e diritti linguistichi

Some Google Calendar users are angrily calling the company out after noticing that certain events like Pride month are no longer highlighted by default. Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, Jewish Heritage, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage have also been removed, according to a Google product expert.

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Four Reasons Why English Should Not be the Official Language of the United States: Statement Against White House Executive Order “Designating English as the Official Language of The United States” The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) strongly opposes the White House Executive Order of March 1, 2025 “Designating English as the Official Language of The United States.” Below we...

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Le président américain va signer un décret établissant l'anglais comme langue officielle des États-Unis. (photo AFP) Le président américain Donald Trump va signer vendredi un décret établissant l'anglais comme langue officielle des États-Unis, avec pour objectif de «promouvoir l'unité» du pays, selon un document obtenu auprès d'un responsable de la Maison-Blanche. «Il était plus...

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I present two case studies from language/linguistic angles. Starting with “literary land claims” (Fee 2015), which frame literature as a tool for colonial nation building, I will bring a clear case of “bad tribalism”, to the table, followed by a case of “less bad” tribalism. Both bring into focus potential issues with cases of “good tribalism”, e.g. the foregrounding of Indigenous...

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Special issue of Language Problems and Language Planning 48:2 (2024) Editor Laure Clément-Wilz | Université Paris-Est Créteil [Language Problems and Language Planning, 48:2]  Expected May 2025.  ca. 100 pp. Publishing status: In production © John Benjamins Publishing Company   https://benjamins.com/catalog/lplp.48.2" Table of Contents Articles...

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