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Language and migration

Language and migration in Parramatta

Parramatta Anglican Church (©Sadami Konchi) The deadline to submit abstracts for papers to be presented at the 46th annual conference of the Australian Linguistic Society (ALS) at the University of…
Language and law

How Judges Think About Language

(Image credit: Scott Graham on Unsplash) Judges are masters of applying the law, but how well do they truly understand the language they use? During a judgment-writing course in my…
Language in Australia

Closing the Gap Languages Target: an update

Image Credit: Dreamtime Creative by Jordan Lovegrove, Ngarrindjeri; from 2023 Annual Closing the Gap Report and 2024 Implementation Plan (p. 10) © Commonwealth of Australia, Commonwealth Closing the Gap Implementation…
Intercultural communication
Temples helping heritage language maintenance in Australia
Linguistic landscapes
From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape
Linguistic landscapes
Banal nationalism for breakfast
English as a global language
Multilingualism 2.0
English as a global language
Italy in Karachi
Language and social justice
The cult of personal responsibility