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English as a global language

English, China, and the Olympic Games

The rise of China has been one of the defining characteristics of the early 21st century. The increase in China’s economic, geopolitical, and military clout has been accompanied by a…
Language and law

Lawyers need to know more about language

2019 Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists Note: This post was co-authored with Alexandra Grey. The Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) was held…
Multilingual histories

Erasing diversity

Barely legible today but evidence of 'super-diversity' in the 9th century: Runic graffiti in Hagia Sophia On a parapet in Hagia Sophia’s gallery there is an obscure little graffiti written…
Language and law
Language learning is integral to practice-based legal education
English as a global language
Multilingual Hong Kong
Language learning
Who profits from an early start in English?
Vietnamese nail technicians
Language at work
The sociolinguistics of nail care
Language and migration
Bitter gifts: migrants’ exclusive inclusion
Language and social justice
Why a multilingual social imagination matters