Dr. Neville Alexander of South Africa is the recipient of the 2008 Linguapax Prize: 22.02.2008 The South African linguist Neville Alexander will receive the...
World Congress on Specialized Translation Havana, Cuba December 8-13, 2008 As part of the activities of the International Year of Languages, the MAAYA Network...
Vitelio Herrera
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Mar 27, 2008 12:55 pm
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FYI, in a recent blog posting, I discuss the Universal Declaration of Linguistic rights and how to raise awareness of lingusistic rights in general during this...
FYI from the Linguist List http://linguistlist.org/issues/19/19-1155.html . Khoisan is the smallest of the 4 language families indigenous to Africa, often...
FYI, passing on this information on the "Global Understanding in Multilingual, Multimodal & Multimedia Contexts" (GUM3C) conference. The ... The World Language...
FYI, seen on the lgpolicy-list ... France: deputies vote for 'regional' language recognition amidst strong UN criticism Bruxelles - Brussel, Tuesday, 27 May...
FYI (fwd from lgpolicy-list). =========================== Full Title: 12th International Conference on Minority Languages Short Title: ICML XII Date:...
Just caught up with this item from April concerning this "CIL 18" conference on the theme of "Unity and Diversity of Languages" in Seoul, on July 21-26. Will...
As many of you may know, the National Museum of Language (U.S.) is sponsoring a contest for design of a flag symbolizing languages and their importance. There...
World Congress on Specialized Translation Languages and Intercultural Dialogue in a Globalizing World 8-13 December 2008 Habana Libre Hotel, Havana (Cuba) The...
Vitelio HERRERA
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Dec 9, 2008 3:56 pm
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What about the possibility of an International Decade of Languages? I raise the question at ...
FYI: Deutscher Bildungsserver: International Year of Multilingualism This English language site focuses on the international context of language policy and...
As you know, the number of posts to MINEL has been very low in the last couple of years. I still think that the topic of the list is valuable and have been...
Dear Don, dear all, Thanks, Don, for the post about possibilities for a new system for MINEL. 'I still think that the topic of the list is valuable' I agree -...
Hi Damien, Thanks for the feedback. At the moment I have discussed with Hal Schiffman (who as we but not necessarily all the members know is the owner and...
Hi Folks - I am not on any of the other lists that are mentioned. I am an independent linguist and some of my areas of interest are in language as it relates...
[MINEL ed. note: Chinese is a minority language in the US] January 23, 2009 Plan to Close Chinese-Language Paper Deepens a Shadow Over the Ethnic Press By KIRK...
Harold Schiffman
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Jan 26, 2009 9:49 am
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[MINEL ed. note: this is about English in its country of origin] No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else By SARAH LYALL CRAPSTONE, England — When...
Harold Schiffman
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Jan 26, 2009 9:55 am
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Obama's Indonesian Dazzles at State Dept. Share January 22, 2009 6:13 PM ABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: As President Obama worked the rope-line at the State...
Harold Schiffman
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Jan 26, 2009 9:56 am
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Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism Date: 10-Sep-2009 - 12-Sep-2009 Location: Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Contact Person: Gessica De Angelis Meeting Email:...
Harold Schiffman
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Jan 26, 2009 9:57 am
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Motivation, Language Identity and the L2 Self Series Title: Second Language Acquisition Published: 2009 Publisher: Multilingual Matters ...
Harold Schiffman
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Jan 26, 2009 11:12 am
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Hi Patty, Thanks for the feedback - I hope that this MINEL list can continue to serve as a space for sharing news and information on less widely known ...
[MINEL ed. note: this is mainly political, but the issues of language are involved] January 26, 2009 Bolivians Ratify New Constitution By SIMON ROMERO EL ALTO,...
Harold Schiffman
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Jan 27, 2009 7:13 pm
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UIC Bilingualism Forum Date: 30-Apr-2009 - 01-May-2009 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Contact Person: Sarah Downey Meeting Email: sdowne3uic.edu Web Site:...
Harold Schiffman
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Jan 27, 2009 7:13 pm
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Forwarded From: edling@... The Times of India Teaching Tulu at primary level sought Mangalore: Teaching Tulu from the primary level is necessary...
Harold Schiffman
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Jan 27, 2009 7:14 pm
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Hi - Well - I am not so sure, it is the American Dialect Society and they really trace English colloquialisms and such. I also get a lot of tracing back...
Özdemir says schools should teach Turkish language Published: 24 Nov 08 08:32 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20081124-15701.html Germany's new...