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Language variation : papers on variation and change in the Sinosphere and in the Indosphere in honour of James A. Matisoff ; [edited by] David Bradley ... [et al.]

Hmong secret languages : themes and variations / Martha Ratliff -- Variegated tonal developments in Tibetan / Jackson T.-S. Sun -- Some case studies on linguistic variation and their implications / ...
Global Voices Online

July 7 declared World Kiswahili Language Day: A new project seeks to better understand present day dialectal variations in Swahili

In November 2021 during its 41st Session in Paris, UNESCO Member States declared July 7th World Kiswahili Language Day. Kiswahili — also known as Swahili — is a Bantu language native to Eastern and ...

Want to learn a South African language? Your options are limited – here’s why

African languages should be promoted at a national rather than provincial level. Higher education institutions should develop ...
Science Daily

Foreign language learners should be exposed to slang in the classroom and here's why....

Experts say English slang and regional dialect should not be banned from classrooms but when you're getting to grips with a second language how helpful is it to learn non-standard lingo? Experts say ...
The New York Times

William Labov, Who Studied How Society Shapes Language, Dies at 97

He laid the foundation for sociolinguistics, and he showed that structures like class and race shaped speech as much as where someone lives. By Clay Risen William Labov, whose innovative research into ...
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Language in Louisiana community and culture edited by Nathalie Dajko and Shana Walton

Preface -- Nathalie Dajko and Shana Walton -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Connie Eble -- Indigenous languages -- The Chitimacha language: a history -- Daniel W. Hieber -- Kowassaaton Ilhaalos: ...