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Official account of the Linguistics Department @SOAS University of London 📷 Mahamout Patcha films Ousmane Amine speaking in Barayin (Chad)
Joined October 2019
▶️ Episode 3 of Multilingual World is now available! The new ep features Prof Julia Sallabank (@LinguisticsSOAS) discussing the maintenance and revitalisation of heritage languages. Watch here 👉 https://t.co/QPx05mih7E
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We're turning 90! Please come to our celebration of this very special anniversary on 14th June. 👇
Join us for a little reception to celebrate the Linguistics Department's 90th anniversary! https://t.co/dup6oMJYL3
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Our last plenary was from Julia Sallabank from @LinguisticsSOAS, who spoke about models of language revitalization around the world! #Cohaggloo2023
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Very happy to share the programme for this year's @bringing_in conference @Uni_of_Essex on the 21st-22nd July. A great line-up of speakers! Conference registration closes on the 30th of June
multilingual-learning.com
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New job available for a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU Horizon Europe Project Revitalising Languages and Safeguarding Cultural Diversity (RISE UP), https://t.co/FSuZ5DDUrL at SOAS University of London. Details of the position can be found at
riseupproject.eu
Project Summary RISE UP aims to empower endangered language communities by building connections between relevant actors, identifying good practices and developing methods through a multi-disciplinary...
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**Deadline extended** Language Policy Forum 2023 #LPF2023 Please send anonymised abstracts of 200 words to lpf2023@soas.ac.uk by 28 March 2023 (extending the original deadline by 3 days). https://t.co/TE9e8xyLYb
lpfc2023.wordpress.com
The call for papers has now closed. Please see the Abstract booklet for the conference here. The conference organisers take a broad interpretation of language policy, based on the latest directions…
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The recording of last week's panel discussion "Language Rights Save Lives" is now available online:
SOAS Linguistics webinar Language Rights Save Lives Tove Skutnabb-Kangas Robert Phillipson (Copenhagen Business School) Ahmed Kabel (Al Akhawayn University) Shivani Nag (Ambedkar University Delhi Friday 24 February 9 AM London Via Zoom: https://t.co/PDn5zAcKue
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Tomorrow! Friday, 22 Feb 9 AM (London) Language Rights Save Lives SOAS Linguistics webinar panel discussion https://t.co/PDn5zAcKue
SOAS Linguistics webinar Language Rights Save Lives Tove Skutnabb-Kangas Robert Phillipson (Copenhagen Business School) Ahmed Kabel (Al Akhawayn University) Shivani Nag (Ambedkar University Delhi Friday 24 February 9 AM London Via Zoom: https://t.co/PDn5zAcKue
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(3/3) We will also launch the recently published Handbook of Linguistic Human Rights, a landmark publication exploring the intersection of human rights and languages. The two editors of this book will join us, along with two contributors to the volume.
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(2/3) In this panel discussion, four experts will discuss how language rights save lives, as part of a broader, worldwide discussion of this issue on Global Language Advocacy 2023.
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Abstract (1/3): Safeguarding language rights in critical services like healthcare, education, and crisis management also protects human lives, and ensuring linguistic justice has positive health impacts.
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SOAS Linguistics webinar Language Rights Save Lives Tove Skutnabb-Kangas Robert Phillipson (Copenhagen Business School) Ahmed Kabel (Al Akhawayn University) Shivani Nag (Ambedkar University Delhi Friday 24 February 9 AM London Via Zoom: https://t.co/PDn5zAcKue
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Looking for an interesting lecture on a current topic in linguistics? The SOAS Linguistics talk with the most views on YouTube in the last 2 years is Rethinking the Language of Language Endangerment by Gerald Roche @GJosephRoche
https://t.co/7WxIDAwjyT
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The recording of Charlotte Hemming's talk on using historical resources in the documentation and description of Enganno is now available online:
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Videos of seminars and events at the Department of Linguistics at SOAS University of London
SOAS Linguistics Seminar 🌏 The value of historical resources in Language Documentation and Description: Case Studies from the Enggano Project Charlotte Hemmings, University of Oxford 🗓️7 Dec, 4 PM (London) SOAS Senate Building, Room S2018 Or Zoom: https://t.co/nxfsiKXibQ
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Coming this Wednesday (7th)! Charlotte Hemmings will present on "The value of historical resources in Language Documentation and Description: Case Studies from the Enggano Project"
SOAS Linguistics Seminar 🌏 The value of historical resources in Language Documentation and Description: Case Studies from the Enggano Project Charlotte Hemmings, University of Oxford 🗓️7 Dec, 4 PM (London) SOAS Senate Building, Room S2018 Or Zoom: https://t.co/nxfsiKXibQ
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Consequently, despite the limitations of historical materials, I will argue that they can be of great value to language documentation projects, and in this way contribute to linguistic theory and typology as well. 4/4
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