Language in the News

Check out this article and slide show on CNN.com about a song contest in Europe in which all of the contestants sing songs in a minority language of Europe.  The languages represented at the competition range from Low German (4,800,000 speakers) to Karelian (20,000 speakers).  To learn more about minority languages and the obstacles their [...]

Posted at 9:39 am on November 3, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: General Interest | read on

LINGUIST List’s Student Portal

One aim of this blog is to help direct students in Linguistics to useful resources for studying Linguistics – see for example the Links section on this page.  To that end, I encourage you to check out the LINGUIST List’s new student portal.  With sub-pages such as Your Education and Your Career, the site is [...]

Posted at 8:41 am on October 19, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Employment, Linguistics Resources, Research Opportunities | read on

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