Tag: languages
Prime Minister Trudeau fell into the languages: the tongue outside, the chair in his hand … “The last time he stole from the Canadians”
Deciding to quit the task while the calls for resignation rise Canada Prime minister Justin Trudeauis preparing to transfer the task to Mark Carney, the new leader of the liberal…
EXCLUSIVE. How the Constitutional Council censored the European Charter of Regional Languages - L’Express
At the very admission of one of its members, it was one of the “most beautiful debates” that one has never known within the Constitutional Council. A debate that raises…
Gabon: school initiatives to preserve local languages, threatened by French
Unlike all countries in Central Africa, Gabon is one of the few countries that has no national language. Even more serious, mother tongues or vernacular are less and less spoken…
On the end of languages - L’Express
There are beings who, in life, are unlucky. Well, it is the same for words. By that I mean that there are terms whose pronunciation displeases us: for their misfortune,…
Wolof Academy, a new trend for learning languages through applications
It is a trend that develops more and more: learning languages via dedicated applications. The Wolof Academy is part of this movement, with videoconferencing courses and a site that offers…
Will neolocutors save regional languages? – L’Express
What if, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, there were almost no more native speakers of Breton, Corsica or Auvergne? And if, nevertheless, these languages did not disappear completely, but…
“Also defend regional languages!” – The Express
Dear Mr. Amin Maalouf, when, succeeding Madame Carrère d’Encausse, you were elected permanent secretary of the French Academy, all those in France and beyond who value culture felt like a…
Marcia helps imprisoned mothers in Nieuwersluis to read aloud and searches for booklets in dozens of languages
To ensure that the children continue to have a bond with their mother, a special mother-child visit is possible. Once a month, about thirty children come along on a Sunday…
Mikalay, 15, was surprised when the teachers started calling him by a new name – it’s a Russian project | Foreign countries
Russia has started a new, even stronger Russification project in Belarus, as a result of which the Belarusian language is in danger of disappearing. This is what a Belarusian-German researcher…
The Sámi Parliament unites in harsh criticism of the government – the budget threatens the languages
Already a few weeks ago, when the Swedish government presented the budget and it turned out that Sámi Giellagáldus would get less money, there were worried voices and talk of…