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...
Calls for legislation to be drawn up or even for a Language Commissioner to be appointed have been made, in order to combat a rising number of discrimination cases across the European Union.
Volgens een UNESCO-rapport verdwijnt negentig procent van de talen die nu worden gesproken voor het eind van de 21ste eeuw. Het Nederlands scoorde op veel punten erg goed in die studie, maar hoe zal het evolueren in een mobiele maatschappij? Dat wil de Taalunie voortaan elke twee jaar peilen in de 'Staat van het Nederlands'. Meer lezen...>>>
Multilingualism: from Marie Curie to the Middle Ages
Source: timesresonant~ advocating medieval literature
One of the nicer things about the Marie Curie fellowship programme is the fact that there is a story behind it. It resonates in ways that can be quite surprising. One such is the picture that came round on twitter recently of a letter in which Marie Curie, a native of Poland, in France, wrote in English about her work. This...
Crianças criadas num ambiente multilíngue desenvolvem mais empatia, se concentram rapidamente em novas tarefas e são abertas a outras culturas. Aprender idiomas em qualquer idade também é benéfico para o cérebro.
Conhecer alguém como Katharina é de dar inveja. Ela tem 11 anos e fala três idiomas fluentemente: espanhol, alemão e inglês. E nunca precisou decorar vocabulário ou regras...
Sí, Evet, Tak: Wie gehen Sie mit Ihrer Mehrsprachigkeit im Alltag um?
derStandard.at, User-Diskussion, 10 Juni 2016
Sprache ist immer auch Identität – was bedeutet das, wenn man mehrsprachig aufwächst? Teilen Sie Ihre Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen im Forum! Mit der Mutter telefonieren klingt ungefähr so: "Mama, tu encontraste mi Meldezettel? Debe estar auf dem Regal en el Vorzimmer." Den Eltern jedesmal dabei helfen, ein Formular auszufüllen. Von anderen...
“The Image and Sound of Multilingualism” by The Language Project
Source: The Language Project
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Watch 15 people express themselves in their mother tongue or in a language they love. They share their linguistic experiences, emotions and aspirations in a short video that aims to promote multilingualism and to capture the feelings behind unfamiliar sounds. During an amusing two-day...
Ucraina: Parlamento approva legge per quota del 50% di canzoni in ucraino su radio private
Domenica, 26 Giugno 2016 07:49 Scritto da Informalingua
La Verchovna Rada, il Parlamento unicamerale dell'Ucraina, ha appena approvato un provvedimento che impone che almeno il 50 per cento delle canzoni trasmesse dalle radio commerciali del paese sia in lingua ucraina. Secondo quanto riferisce The Ukrainian Weeky, la nuova legislazione è di fatto un compromesso tra due proposte di legge...
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Deze publicatie is onderdeel van het thema: Over taal gesproken
De sprekers van het Baure – in het noorden van Bolivia – zijn op een paar handen te tellen. Hun taal heeft een aantal opmerkelijke eigenschappen, zoals de manier waarop deze verwijst naar de ruimte. Taalwetenschapper Femmy Admiraal deed er uitgebreid onderzoek naar. Daarvoor verbleef ze langere...
Brexit a ‘potential disaster’ for minority languages (The Irish Times)
June 22d, 2016
Language groups warn referendum result could be ‘disastrous’ for minority languages
Language groups have warned of the dangers to lesser-used languages under the jurisdiction of the UK government in the event of a leave vote in Thursday’s Brexit referendum.
Le festival de Cabourg 2016 au-delà des paillettes !
Ce que l'on retient souvent des grands festivals, ce sont les aspects mondains et les défilés de vedettes et de stars. C'est parfois vrai mais pas toujours.
L'OEP a été partenaire de la 30ème édition du festival du film de Cabourg et n'a pas à le regretter. Nous l'avons dit, il y a à la base une idée poétique et généreuse. La promenade Marcel Proust, qui garde son nom, devient le...
