[lg policy] NEWS SPORTS FEATURES OPINION BLOGS PODCASTS PHOTO COLUMNS, OPINION Worldview: Morocco’s language dilemma February 24, 2019 11:05 pm by David Damiano In an increasingly interconnected world, proficiency in multiple languages can be of paramount importance in small and mid-sized countries. Emphasis on teaching foreign languages can have the adverse effect of minimizing the relevance of the indigenous culture. The relationship between globalization and nationalism is one of the defining issues of the 21st century, and language is a forefront component of this conflict. In Morocco, debates over language created very tangible economic consequences and sparked a heated debate about which language or languages the future Moroccan generations ought to speak. Technically, Morocco only has two official languages: Arabic and Amazigh, also known as Berber. Morocco’s geographic relevance as a connecting point between Europe, Africa and the Americas, coupled with its history und
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Harold F. Schiffman
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Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
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- Previous message (by thread): [lg policy] Depoliticising languagesSHARE TWEET Depoliticising languages By Editorial Published: February 25, 2019 1 SHARES SHARE TWEET EMAIL Languages spoken in a country play a pivotal role in forming the collective identity of various ethnicities as a nation, as it simultaneously reflects on the diverse origins and cultural arrangements of these groups. Linguistically, Pakistan’s history has been no less turbulent, even to this day, politics and social structures are deeply divided over conflicts surrounding language, Muhajir and Seraiki sooba are terms pointing at the lingual connotations attached to issues that are more national than of a group or groups. Past week, National Language Day was observed across the country to revive and promote national and regional languages of the country. Apart from languages or linguistic departments being highly neglected ones by both the public and private offices, there are countless lesser known reasons for the loss of the beauty and the richness
- Next message (by thread): [lg policy] editorial image CARMEL ROBINSON Email Published: 10:03 Monday 25 February 2019 Share this article Sign Up To Our Daily Newsletter Enter your email Sign up Sinn Fein has accused Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council of failing in its statutory duty to display bilingual Irish/English street signs. Deputy Mayor, Paul Duffy has called on the Council to adopt a bilingual street language policy. The Deputy Mayor said: “The Council have a number of requests in from communities seeking their street signage to be displayed in Irish and English. “To date the council has failed in its statutory duty to facilitate these requests. Cllr Duffy said: “The Council must now fulfill its duties and facilitate bilingual signage as citizens will not be ignored any longer and legal solutions will be sought.”
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