LL-L "Event" 2011.02.02 (02) [EN]

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From: Gary Taylor-raebel <gary_taylor_raebel at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL Event

Hi Ron and All



I've been sent the following invite. If anyone's in London at the time,
then it may be of interest. I shall certainly try and get along :



*BRITISH** ACADEMY** ANNUAL LECTURE *

*> Language diversity, endangerment, and public awareness*

*Professor David Crystal, OBE, FBA, University of Bangor Wednesday, 23
February 2011 > 5.3Opm - 630pm, followed by a drinks reception *

*> The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y SAIl*



Despite a number of events in recent years devoted to language diversity,
language endangerment, and multilingualism, such as the International Year
of Languages in 2008, public awareness of the issues is still remarkably
limited. Only one in four of the population know that half the languages of
the world are so seriously endangered that they are unlikely to survive the
present century.

> This paper reflects on why the ecolinguistic crisis has made so little
impact on public consciousness, despite a great deal of effort by academic
authors. A renewed plea is made for the greater involvement of the arts, in
the broadest sense, in getting the issues across to the general public, and
especially to young people at home and in school. Some progress has been
made over the past decade, especially in the worlds of radio, television,
and cinema, but artists have generally ignored global linguistic themes.

> Three specific recommendations are made. Artworks on the theme of language
diversity and endangerment need to be regularly commissioned. A major award
at Nobel level needs to be instituted. And countries need to build Houses of
Languages.

*> About the speaker*

> David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of
Bangor. Well known for his writing on a wide range of subject-areas in
language and linguistics, the background to this lecture is treated in
Language Death (Cambridge University Press, 2001). He delivered keynote
speeches to the UNESCO International Expert Meeting on Endangered Languages
in 2003, the Barcelona Linguapax Forum in 2004, the Dialogue of Cultures
conference at Reykjavik in *2005, *and a UNESCOCat linguistic forum in 2007,
and the above lecture is a synthesis and updating of their various elements.

British Academy *Annual *Lecture

> The annual keynote British Academy Lecture was established to mark the
Academy’s move to new headquarters in Carlton House Terrace in 1998. The
lecture is intended to address a wide audience and advance public
understanding of the subjects which the Academy promotes. In general, the
chosen subject alternates between the humanities and social sciences.

> Attendance is free and registration is not required for this event. Seats
will be allocated on arrival.


Gary Taylor-Raebel

London



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