Tag Archives: critical language awareness

New English Today, new Feature!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Robin Straaijer

Another chance to get involved in our project! The latest issue of English Today is out now and it contains another feature article from this project. In this feature I ask the following questions about how linguists should engage with the … Continue reading →

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European Day of Languages

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Robin Straaijer

It’s the 26th of September and that means that it’s the European Day of Languages. On the eve of the closing event of the “European Year of Languages” (2001) the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe declared a “European Day of … Continue reading →

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Raising critical language awareness

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Robin Straaijer

This August, we will be bridging the unbridgeable at the 17th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics in Zürich, Switzerland (click image to conference website). We will convene an informal meeting to discuss the public discourse on usage & normativism … Continue reading →

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