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Delighted to attend the seminar 'Dove tolken in de kijker' (Deaf interpreters in the spotlight) in the @artskuleuven to learn about the new course for deaf interpreters in Flanders, Belgium. #dovetolkenindekijker 
The seminar is being interpreted from VGT to IS, LSFB and VGT (for deafblind), all by deaf interpreter students, and spoken Dutch by hearing interpreters. #multilingualism #deafinterpreter
Kristof De Weerdt @krikinr2,one of the teachers of the course, introduces the course. The duration of the course is 1 and 1/2 year (Jan 22-June 23) and there are 19 students (all deaf).After finishing the course, they can work in the CAB (interpreter service) as deaf interpreters
Good morning! We're back at #MetaForum2022. Day 2 is all about European Language Equality. @GeorgRehm now opening proceedings.
Live-stream:
Live-stream:
The project is not about getting to full language equality. It's about setting up a strategy to get there, together with the many partners.
Today's first keynote comes to us from Luxembourg (moien!), courtesy of June Lowery-Kingston (@DigitalEU). June works on #accessibility, #multilingualism and safer internet.
Good morning from Brussels! We're attending #METAFORUM2022 today, bringing you updates from the world of language technology.
There are roughly 100 people in the room. And several hundred following along on YouTube: .
Join us!
Join us!
Kicking things off now is @GeorgRehm who also attended our hybrid DG TRAD Conference last year. He underlines that #multilingualism is at the heart of the European idea. 24 EU languages plus countless regional and minority ones!
In this thread 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼students @MQLinguistics @Macquarie_Uni share what they've learned so far (1st quarter of semester)
Favorite facts about #languages and #cultures in #contact
Favorite facts about #languages and #cultures in #contact
In #Arabic we say: “Footprints indicate trajectory”, but I never thought that a wheel would reveal a culture. This is how #cultures can be traced through #languages. The reading made me feel like I am solving a puzzle more than exploring languages.
Here at @BLIPLabNTU we have been super busy untangling pattens of language use and language development in multilingual Singapore. 1/
#multilingualisnormal
#multilingualisnormal
2020 was a challenging year for everyone, and continuing our work with families was complicated. We developed a tonne of new tools and new methods for working with families remotely. 2/
We have been working like crazy to get everything ready for sharing with the world in time for #SRCD2021
I had a go at printing all our archive docs (for my records), and it turns out it was... a lot! 3/
I had a go at printing all our archive docs (for my records), and it turns out it was... a lot! 3/
Update. Publishers may choose English because it's a lingua franca for science, intelligible to a larger audience. Or they may do it to increase their #JIF. (And of course the two motives may be related.) Research from Brazil.
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Update. Confirmation that writing outside your native language (unless you are extremely proficient) triggers linguistic bias from native speakers.
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1/ Update. Most email solicitations from predatory journals use weak English. This study confirms my experience.
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But...
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But...
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 09/14/2020 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2020/09/14/dai…
How CRISPR is tackling the troubling immune response that's plagued gene therapy until now
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#CRISPR #immune #therapy #gene #response
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#CRISPR #immune #therapy #gene #response
Less likely than being struck by lightning? Think I’ll stay indoors
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#AvailabilityBias #COVID19 #UnitedKingdom
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#AvailabilityBias #COVID19 #UnitedKingdom
****Linguistic diversity in a time of crisis****
Special issue of Multilingua addresses #language challenges of #COVID19 pandemic
Out now. All papers free access, thanks to publisher @dg_mouton
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Special issue of Multilingua addresses #language challenges of #COVID19 pandemic
Out now. All papers free access, thanks to publisher @dg_mouton
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Global public health #communication is characterized by the large-scale exclusion of linguistic minorities from timely high-quality #information #COVID19
What are the #language regimes behind these exclusions and what can sociolinguists do?
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What are the #language regimes behind these exclusions and what can sociolinguists do?
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#Translation is an important means of enabling access to #information in disaster response
How did volunteer translators in #Wuhan go about procuring medical supplies in the initial stages of the #Covid_19 emergency?
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How did volunteer translators in #Wuhan go about procuring medical supplies in the initial stages of the #Covid_19 emergency?
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I am looking for a program &/or resources that help teach #Somali to our children.
Like lots of 2nd gen ppl the #language our parents spoke is now firmly my 2nd language. I'm interested in ideas that promote #multilingualism, feel free to share & tag others. #online #clubs
Like lots of 2nd gen ppl the #language our parents spoke is now firmly my 2nd language. I'm interested in ideas that promote #multilingualism, feel free to share & tag others. #online #clubs
@Poetic_Nomad @SomaliKids @thesailorsgirl @MohammedAArtan @numbiarts @AliAbdi_ @SamOfSomalia @HannaAli @Rooble2009 @Gulaid1 @robjama I sometimes feel that passing on a #language is harder for us 2nd & 3rd gen ppl. Although we were born & raised outside 'wadankii', the dynamics are different for our youth now. Interested to know what the educators think?
#Somali #Identity @MualimMohamed @ashahodan #teach
#Somali #Identity @MualimMohamed @ashahodan #teach
Thank Q #SomaliTwitter, I learned a lot about this today through conversations both on & offline. There is a lot of talent in our community, enough to design solutions to this & other challenges. My parents came to UK in the 60's, I grew up in the 80/90's. @WaaberiPhone 1/2
Did you know that Language-on-the-Move has an archive of posts related to #language and #racism?
Our #Top10 favorite posts about language and #race outside the USA, in the thread below 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Our #Top10 favorite posts about language and #race outside the USA, in the thread below 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
languageonthemove.com/tag/racism/
Can a universal concept of #Orientalism explain the diverse representation of non-Europeans by Europeans and the subsequent multiple forms of cultural engagement ranging from clashes to cooperation? @gegentuul
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While we have become increasingly vigilant with regard to #discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality or disability, #linguistic disadvantage is far more difficult to recognize
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Let's explore a bit further East and browse our exquisite #Persian language resources.
@SOASLibrary has 15,000+ published items in/about Persian on its shelves.
@SOAS_SpecColl hold a very fine selection of manuscripts, rare books, periodicals and archives in Persian.
#SOASLangs
@SOASLibrary has 15,000+ published items in/about Persian on its shelves.
@SOAS_SpecColl hold a very fine selection of manuscripts, rare books, periodicals and archives in Persian.
#SOASLangs
Want to know more about #Persian?
Halt here and get's captivated by the history of that beautiful language recounted by Narguess Farzad for @SOAS Languages for Lockdown series, in 3 episodes:
1) bit.ly/2ZfSxTc
2) bit.ly/3gL6IFP
3) bit.ly/3217pqB
Halt here and get's captivated by the history of that beautiful language recounted by Narguess Farzad for @SOAS Languages for Lockdown series, in 3 episodes:
1) bit.ly/2ZfSxTc
2) bit.ly/3gL6IFP
3) bit.ly/3217pqB
One of our shining stars of #Persian manuscripts is Ms10102: a sumptuous Mughal Court copy dated 978 AH (1570 CE) of the famous Anvār-i Suhaylī (Lights of the Canopus) by Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ al-Kāshifī, also known as Fables of Bidpai.
#SOASLangs #Persian #Manuscripts #Mughal
#SOASLangs #Persian #Manuscripts #Mughal
This #SOASLangs week, we'll delve in our #African languages holdings @SOASLibrary and @SOAS_SpecColl, or rather just brush on their surface: with several 100s of languages and dialects represented, it is our most #multilingual collection!
#AfricanLanguages #Multilingualism
#AfricanLanguages #Multilingualism
Let's start with #Swahili also known as #Kiswahili.
This @SOAS "Language for Lockdown" video is a great introduction to the 1,200 years history of Swahili: .
#SOASLangs #SOASfromHome
This @SOAS "Language for Lockdown" video is a great introduction to the 1,200 years history of Swahili: .
#SOASLangs #SOASfromHome
@SOAS @CAS_SOAS @SOAS_SpecColl hold a great collection of Swahili manuscripts, see digital.soas.ac.uk/swahili.
Among them figure a few copies of al-Inkishafi "The Soul's Awakening", a 19th cent. poem by Sayyid Abdallah bin Ali bin Nassir.
#Swahili #SOASLangs #SOASfromHome #Inkishafi
Among them figure a few copies of al-Inkishafi "The Soul's Awakening", a 19th cent. poem by Sayyid Abdallah bin Ali bin Nassir.
#Swahili #SOASLangs #SOASfromHome #Inkishafi
Are you a #sociolinguist conducting research on #multilingualism #InterculturalCommunication #LinguisticDiversity #Language in contexts of #migration and #globalization?
Have you considered publishing your #research in #Multilingua @dg_mouton?
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Have you considered publishing your #research in #Multilingua @dg_mouton?
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#Multilingua @dg_mouton is currently strengthening its focus on #LanguagePolicy. To this end, two experts on #language and #law have joined our editorial board: @Alex_Grey_ @SydneyLawSchool and @LauraSKh @UTSLaw
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They join editor Ingrid Piller @MQLinguistics and editorial board members @co_ol_e @sabinelittle @adamjaworski100 @nelsonlflores @LPetteri @Arabizi + other leading scholars to bring you the best interdisciplinary research on #LinguisticDiversity in #SocialLife
Sharing knowledge in the spirit of #Humboldt: papers from last year's symposium @Macquarie_Uni now available in special issue open-access, Journal of Royal Society of NSW about challenges of #research #Communication @AvHStiftung
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Ingrid Piller @MQLinguistics reflects on #Humboldt’s legacy as a #research communicator and identifies
contemporary #challenges of research #communication, #dissemination, and #impact
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contemporary #challenges of research #communication, #dissemination, and #impact
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Gabrielle McMullen explores #Humboldt's
achievements and impact as explorer, scientist and author, on the occasion of his 250th birthday
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achievements and impact as explorer, scientist and author, on the occasion of his 250th birthday
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Do you also notice that social sciences and humanities knowledge is largely absent from #COVID__19 response?
In this free open access pamphlet 12 global thinkers reflect on the crisis degruyter.com/fileasset/craf…
#migration #language #history #inequality #tourism #globalization
In this free open access pamphlet 12 global thinkers reflect on the crisis degruyter.com/fileasset/craf…
#migration #language #history #inequality #tourism #globalization
Linguist Ingrid Piller argues that #COVID19 is changing approaches to societal #multilingualism and social #justice
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Dear #sociolinguists, with everyone feeling overwhelmed by #COVIDー19 do what you do best and make a research contribution!
CfP for special issue of #Multilingua @dg_mouton: Linguistic diversity and public health: sociolinguistic perspectives on COVID-19
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CfP for special issue of #Multilingua @dg_mouton: Linguistic diversity and public health: sociolinguistic perspectives on COVID-19
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The above is on top of ongoing call for research blogposts related to #language challenges raised by #Coronavirus epidemic on languageonthemove.com
#multilingualism #InterculturalCommunication #LinguisticLandscape #LanguagePolicy #LinguisticDiversity #AccessibleCommunication
#multilingualism #InterculturalCommunication #LinguisticLandscape #LanguagePolicy #LinguisticDiversity #AccessibleCommunication
Please consider contributing to Multilingua special issue "Linguistic diversity and public health #communication: #sociolinguistic perspectives on #COVIDー19" and help us spread the word! Please share among your networks. PDFs for email sharing here: languageonthemove.com/linguistic-div…
1.Anthropology needs to shift how it tells stories. #digitalnatives do not read nor think as earlier generations. This is to be embraced, not feared. This is a Twitter Essay on one way to begin (1/16). @AmEthno @AmericanAnthro @ASnA_Editors @ASAUK_News @africanstudies
@AmEthno @AmericanAnthro @ASnA_Editors @ASAUK_News @africanstudies 2. My book From ‘Water to Wine’ is the first “ethnography of a digital native for digital natives”. Growing up in the last gasps of #apartheid #SouthAfrica we had dial-up, and change everywhere (2/16). 3. utorontopress.com/us/from-water-… @annebracken @TeachingCulture @abenaopp
@AmEthno @AmericanAnthro @ASnA_Editors @ASAUK_News @africanstudies @annebracken @TeachingCulture @abenaopp 3. I learned to think within #multilingualism and #changingdiscourses. My book tracks across #Brazil, #Angola, #Mauritius, #Portugal, #SA, the #USA . It is political. It is about change. It is about beauty in Angola and writing through whiteness (3/16). @StanfordAnthro @UCT_news
The #Language-on-the-Move #ReadingChallenge2020 is now out. If you don't have time to hop over to its page, find the #ReadingChallenge below in a series of 10 quick tweets
@MQLinguistics
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@MQLinguistics
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February #ReadingChallenge2020: a book about the #ClimateEmergency - not strictly about #language but it's impossible to do #linguistics when your house is on fire
@NaomiAKlein, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, or #ONFIRE
@NaomiAKlein, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, or #ONFIRE
March #ReadingChallenge2020: a novel providing an #Indigenous perspective and some #languagelearning opportunities
Melissa Lucashenko, #Mullumbimby, or Too Much Lip
Melissa Lucashenko, #Mullumbimby, or Too Much Lip
Holiday treat for #language nerds:
5-part podcast about #multilingualism in #Australia on @RadioNational produced by @birdpham and @masakofukuisyd
👇🏼Quick episode-by-episode summary below 👇🏼
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5-part podcast about #multilingualism in #Australia on @RadioNational produced by @birdpham and @masakofukuisyd
👇🏼Quick episode-by-episode summary below 👇🏼
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In Episode 1, you will learn about the global #language hierarchy, and discover why a #multilingual person may not be able to say "take a shower" in all their #languages
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abc.net.au/radionational/…
In Episode 2, you can listen to a cute little girl refusing to call her mother #Vietnamese "mẹ" and opting for #English "mummy" instead
And @HannaTorsh explains why #bilingual #parenting is a #feminist issue
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And @HannaTorsh explains why #bilingual #parenting is a #feminist issue
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#Language #Education and #Multilingualism
This cool research report from our wonderful colleagues @unihh is now available in English:
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This cool research report from our wonderful colleagues @unihh is now available in English:
kombi-hamburg.de/pdf/KoMBi_Bros…
And Professor Ingrid Gogolin will present this work in a guest lecture @Macquarie_Uni @MQLinguistics @cllmq @MultilingualSy1 on Monday, November 25. Mark the date. Details to follow in due course.
@Macquarie_Uni @MQLinguistics @cllmq @MultilingualSy1 Details and abstract of guest lecture by Ingrid Gogolin on Nov 25 now available: languageonthemove.com/multilingual-d…
What are your favorite blog posts from the first ten years of Language-on-the-Move?
The following posts are the top 10 most commented on posts:
The following posts are the top 10 most commented on posts:
#2 most commented on post: Are #Aboriginal #languages really useless in the #workplace?
Hint: no, they are not, once you adjust your perspective ...
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Hint: no, they are not, once you adjust your perspective ...
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