Within the sphere of the sociolinguistics class I did for undergrad, I learned about language policy to an extent ( Read more... )

This is a question for our resident Balticists, and it's both a how-do-you-say (sorry!), and a question about contemporary sociolinguistic and language-policy situations ( Read more... )

Just read an interesting article in the International Herald Tribune: "Belgium teeters on a linguistic edge." It's a little long to post the full text, but it makes for an interesting read.

Liedekerke has only 12,000 inhabitants, but its elected council has caused a stir by insisting on the "Flemish nature" of the town. Not only must all city ( Read more... )

Brasilia Governor Bans Verb Form, Citing Inefficiency

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) - Brazil's Federal District Governor Jose Roberto Arruda “fired” the present participle from his administration, citing inefficiency ( Read more... )