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Book: Sustaining Linguistic Diversity: King, Schilling-Estes, Fogle, Lou, Soukup (Eds)

Sustaining Linguistic Diversity: King, Schilling-Estes, Fogle, Lou, Soukup (Eds) Title: Sustaining Linguistic Diversity Subtitle: Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties Published: 20… more →

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African conference: On the Brink? Endangered Archives and Endangered Languages in Africa

sociolingo wrote 6 months ago: Posted by sociolingo on April 4, 2008 SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) invit … more →

Tags: African Countries, academic, African linguistics, African languages, African conferences, Africa, Linguistics

African linguistics: What about the “Declaration of Linguistic Rights”? — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 6 months ago: A new article by Don Osborn at Multidisciplinary Perspectives What about the “Declaration of Lingu … more →

Tags: African linguistics, African language policy, African languages, Africa, Linguistics

Nigeria: Igbo Language Preservation

sociolingo wrote 6 months ago: Source: All Africa Nigeria: Umeh Calls for Igbo Language Preservation A retired secondary school pr … more →

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African language policy, African linguistic diversity, atlantic, Benue-Congo, Niger-Congo, Nigeria, Sociolinguistics

South Africa: Dr. Neville Alexander of South Africa is the recipient of the 2008 Linguapax Prize

sociolingo wrote 7 months ago: Source: Don Osborn Dr. Neville Alexander of South Africa is the recipient of the 2008 Linguapax Priz … more →

Tags: African Countries, South Africa, academic, Positive news, African linguistics, African awards, scholarships & funding, African News, African languages, Africa

Foundation for Endangered Languages: CALL FOR PROPOSALS — 2 comments

sociolingo wrote 8 months ago: Foundation for Endangered Languages: CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Foundation for Endangered Languages is … more →

Tags: African Countries, academic, African linguistics, African awards, scholarships & funding, Africa, Linguistics

Nigeria loses 30 percent of languages to English

sociolingo wrote 9 months ago: Source: African Press Agency Nigeria loses 30 percent of languages to English - Minister APA - Lagos … more →

Tags: African Countries, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African languages, Nigeria, Africa, Linguistics

2008, International Year of Languages - Languages matter! — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 9 months ago: Source: UNESCO 2008, International Year of Languages Languages matter ! On 16 May 2007, the United … more →

Tags: African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African languages, Africa, Linguistics

UN adopts declaration on rights of indigenous peoples

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: The United Nations General Assembly has just adopted a non-binding declaration on the rights of in … more →

Tags: African Countries, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African language policy, African languages, African sociolinguistics, Africa, Language Policy, languages

The Asmara Declaration on African Languages and Literatures

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: The Asmara Declaration on African Languages and Literatures <http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I … more →

Tags: African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African language policy, African languages, African literature, Africa

Kenya: Why mother tongues are dying

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: The following article is from The East Standard (Kenya) http://www.eastandard.net/mags/society/arti … more →

Tags: Africa, African languages, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, Kenya

UN PACT TO PRESERVE WORLD’S DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: UN PACT TO PRESERVE WORLD’S DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION ENTERS INTO FORCE New York, Mar 20 2 … more →

Tags: African Countries, African cultural heritage, African Culture, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics

Cameroon: who Cares About Mother Tongues?

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: From OCPA NEWS Cameroon: who Cares About Mother Tongues? http://allafrica.com/stories/200702220127. … more →

Tags: African Countries, African language policy, African languages, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African sociolinguistics, Cameroon

African awards: Genographic project - endangered language grants and web maps — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: From Transient Languages & Cultures   Genographic project: endangered language grants and … more →

Tags: African Countries, academic, African linguistics, African awards, scholarships & funding, Africa

UNESCO: Endangered Languages — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: Endangered Languages Languages are not only extremely adequate tools of communication, they also ref … more →

Tags: African Countries, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African language policy, African languages

Endangered Languages — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: Endangered Languages Languages are not only extremely adequate tools of communication, they also ref … more →

Tags: African Countries

Safeguarding Endangered Languages in Africa — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: From OCPA newletter Identifying Good Practices in Safeguarding Endangered Languages in Africa Held … more →

Tags: African Countries, African indigenous peoples, academic, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African human rights, African society, African language policy, African languages

Conference: Documenting Endangered Languages in Africa — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: Documenting Endangered Languages in Africa Date: 24-Mar-2007 - 24-Mar-2007 Location: Gainesville, FL … more →

Tags: African Countries, African indigenous peoples, African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African Peoples, African languages, African sociolinguistics

Foundation for Endangered Languages: CALL FOR PROPOSALS — 2 comments

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: NB: The deadline for this has now past.    Foundation for Endangered Languages: CALL FOR PROPOSALS … more →

Tags: African linguistic diversity, African linguistics, African awards, scholarships & funding, African languages, Africa

Mali: Mali's book festival spreads reading joy

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago:   From BBC News Mali’s book festival spreads reading joy Mali has an or … more →

Tags: African Countries, African indigenous peoples, African literacy, African linguistic diversity, Positive news, African linguistics, African Poetry, African education, African Culture


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