Queer linguistics · Kvirlingvistiko
As our primary form of communication, language is the cornerstone of how we interact with the world. However, for marginalized communities like the LGBTQ+ community, language has a long politically charged history that continues to influence how individuals and the...Linguistic racism in the UK · Lingva rasismo en Britio
From the playground to the workplace, people from immigrant communities in the UK say accent-based racism impacts their daily lives. It’s called linguistic racism, and is directed at people who speak in ways considered to be non-standard or “foreign-sounding”. It is...Othering in terrorist discourse · Aliecigo en terorista diskurso
The article “Exploring the grammar of othering and antagonism as enacted in terrorist discourse: verbal aggression in service of radicalisation”, recently published in the journal Nature, examines the role of certain grammatical choices in the practice of “othering”...Is Esperanto dying in China? · Ĉu Esperanto mortas en Ĉinio?
This article on the website of the Global Council for Anthropological Linguistics summarizes the history of Esperanto in China and looks to the future: “If China continues to grow, there will likely be a clash between the Chinese and English languages. When that...Seminar on artificial languages in Tours · Seminario pri artefaritaj lingvoj en Tours
The University of Tours, France hosted a seminar on artificial languages once a week from the end of April until early June, including presentations by Sabine Fiedler (“The Esperanto speech community: sociological, ideological, cultural and linguistic aspects”),...Grabowski’s 165th birthday · 165-a datreveno de Grabowski
165 years ago, the 11th of June saw the birth of Antoni Grabowski (1857–1921), a Polish chemist, terminologist, polyglot, Volapükist and Esperantist; the first president of the Polish Esperanto Association (1908–21), secretary of the first World Esperanto Congress...Esperanto as bridge religion · Esperanto kiel pontoreligio
The article “Christians, Jews and Muslims, we all inhabit the same sea. On the etymology of Europe” by Davide Astori (on pages 23–38 of issue 9/2021 of the journal Occhialì) has a section about Zamenhof’s idea that Esperanto could serve as a bridge religion. La...Exploring Inclusivity / Languages for Democracy · Esplorante Inkluzivon / Lingvoj por Demokratio
The World Esperanto Youth Organization (TEJO) in collaboration with the Council of Europe is organizing two international seminars “Exploring Inclusivity: Achieving truly inclusive societies” and “Languages for Democracy: Revitalization of pluralistic democracies and...Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology · Konferenco pri Mediteranea kaj Eŭropa Lingvo-Antropologio
At a major conference to be held from 19 to 23 July, over 450 scholars will gather to present papers and to engage in progressive discussion on European and Mediterranean linguistic anthropology, language and society, sociolinguistics and related fields. The theme is...IfI: Information for Interlinguists
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