Haitian Kreyòl and Catalan
Reposted from Celso Alvarez Cáccamo 2010/08/24 at 3:13 am Catalonia’s educational system is one of immersion in Catalan. Catalan- and Spanish-speaking children alike (as well… Read More »Haitian Kreyòl and Catalan
Home » In the news »
In the news
Traces of a Lost Language Discovered
Sometime in the early 17th century in Northern Peru, a Spaniard jotted down some notes on the back of a letter. Four hundred years later,… Read More »Traces of a Lost Language Discovered
More on Haitian Kreyòl and the education system
Some interesting comments on the education system in general in a New York Times Editorial on Haitian Education These comments were posted in response to… Read More »More on Haitian Kreyòl and the education system
Idioms are hard
Carl-Henric Svanberg, the chairman of BP, has apparently upset some Americans with his reference to “the small people.” My first reaction when I heard Svanberg’s… Read More »Idioms are hard
Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #7
Arizona on Our Minds Arizona lawmakers have been on our minds, recently. In Roundup #5, Leila talked about their ban on ethnic studies classes and… Read More »Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #7
Refreshingly careful definitions of “Socialism”
The word socialism seems to be much in vogue in the United States recently, primarily as an epithet for one’s political opponents, especially for representatives… Read More »Refreshingly careful definitions of “Socialism”
Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #4
Fourth linguistic anthropology roundup, written by Alex Enkerli
Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #3
Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #3
The Boston Globe’s “The Word”, Conversations with Ron Scollon, Monkeys with Internet Access, Voting Osage, and more
Language Related TV Tropes
In a followup to my post from last week about the language section in the Snopes database of online myths and hoaxes, I’d like to… Read More »Language Related TV Tropes
Language Myths in Your Inbox
NPR has a nice profile of the couple which runs Snopes.com. Having long ago convinced most of my contacts to stop forwarding chain e-mails, I… Read More »Language Myths in Your Inbox
Toyota and Japanese orthography
A radio quiz program suggested that Toyota uses a character written with eight strokes, while Toyoda uses one with ten, and that eight is a… Read More »Toyota and Japanese orthography
Resolution on Language Questions in the US Census
Proposed by CfHR Task Group on Language and Social Justice Laura R. Graham, Chair, Ana Celia Zentella, Bonnie Uricioli (With assistance from Terry Turner) Whereas:… Read More »Resolution on Language Questions in the US Census