The Language Feed - October 8, 2004

[Anonby]

When I read the Fiji article, a couple of questions came to mind.  First,
what language do the Indians and Fijians use to communicate with each other?
Second, I believe there are various minority Fijian languages or dialects -
Western Fijian, Gone Dau, Kiribati, Lauan, Lomaiviti,
Namosi-Naitasiri-Serau, and Rotuman.  I wonder what attitude the speakers of
these languages or dialects have toward standard Fijian?

Stan Anonby

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> Crystal clear: IT happens in Indian English
> Delhi Newsline, October 7
> He is a modern-day Professor Higgins but one with a difference. For this
> professor of English Studies from the UK, a little ‘‘tampering with the
> language does not damage it’’. He says, ‘‘it only adds to the garden of
> linguistics’’.
> http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=102561
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> Learn the language: Kanailagi
> Fiji Times, October 08
> Former Methodist Church of Fiji president Reverend Tomasi Kanailagi
> yesterday said all people born in Fiji must learn to speak the native
> language.
> http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=9623
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>
> Giving the gift of language
> Southeast Missourian, October 8
> Abbey Aguirre was called to Cape Girardeau by God. The 70-year-old
> Hispanic woman believes that with all her heart. "I feel like a
> missionary here," she says.
> http://www.semissourian.com/story.html$rec=147719
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>
> Saving a lost language
> Newsday, October 7
> Thirty years ago I attended a reading by Isaac Bashevis Singer. "Mr.
> Singer," someone asked, "what do you think of the future of the Yiddish
> language?" His answer? "Ask me first if it has a present."
>
http://www.newsday.com/features/booksmags/ny-bkyid1010,0,515143.story?coll=ny-bookreview-headlines
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>
> Iran gets tough on foreign-language advertising
> Iranmania, October 07
> Iranian traders were given a stern warning Wednesday to stop using only
> foreign languages in advertising, company logos or shop signs, an
> official in the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance was quoted by
> AFP as saying.
>
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=25886&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
>
<http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=25886&NewsKi
nd=Current%20Affairs>
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>
> SPIL urged to promote language seriously
> Daily News Botswana, October 6
> The Society for the Promotion of Ikalanga Language (SPIL) has been asked
> to take serious pride in the preservation and promotion of their own
> language as it is the way in which they could be unidentified.
>
http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20041006&i=SPIL_urged_to_promote_language_seriously
>
<http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20041006&i=SPIL_urged_to_promote_langu
age_seriously>
>
>
> Translation Efforts a Growing Priority for Urban Schools
> Education Week, October 6
> The New York City school system is setting up, for the first time, a
> centralized office to routinely translate school information into eight
> different languages.
> http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=06translate.h24
>
> Schools to evaluate elementary foreign language program
> Niles Herald Spectator, October 7
> A study that will examine the educational value of Park Ridge/Niles
> School District 64's Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES)
> program is expected to begin soon, following approval from the board of
> education.
>
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/ni/10-07-04-395239.html
>
>
> Language myths are explored at event
> Belfast Telegraph, October 6
> A unique event is to take place in Strabane in a bid to explore some of
> the myths surrounding the Irish and Ulster-Scots languages. The 'See you
> on the Flipside' event aims to give people a chance to learn more about
> the largely unexplored sides of both languages.
>
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northwest_weekly/story.jsp?story=569402
>
>
> Future sounds increasingly bilingual
> Contra Costa Times, October 7, 2004
> (email: language at yahoo.com, password: language)
> The future of California may be playing out in the kitchen of Patrick
> David's Cafe. Along with roasting chicken and bell peppers, the Spanish
> language is an ever-present ingredient at the upscale Danville restaurant.
> http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/9857376.htm
>
>
> Historic A2 case dealt with language, race
> The Michigan Daily, October 04
> Affirmative action isn’t Ann Arbor’s only educational issue to make it
> into the court system — this year marks the 25th anniversary of the
> “Black English” case, in which 11 black students sued the Ann Arbor
> School district for discrimination on the basis of race.
> http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/10/04/41612b0a99526
>
>
> Framing of language controls what we know
> Daily Trojan, October 5
> The climate of rhetoric that surrounds the November presidential
> elections is a heated one. Certainly, the current political campaign
> offers a unique opportunity to observe the phenomenon of language and
> its influence on politics and on voters.
>
http://www.dailytrojan.com/news/2004/10/05/Opinions/Framing.Of.Language.Controls.What.We.Know-741886.shtml
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