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Linguistic diversity and public health: sociolinguistic perspectives on COVID-19

Call for papers for a special issue of Multilingua devoted to “Linguistic diversity and public health: sociolinguistic perspectives on COVID-19” edited by Ingrid Piller, Jie Zhang, and Jia Li. The…

Ingrid PillerMarch 16, 2020

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Coronavirus meets linguistic diversity

Before celebrating China’s Spring Festival, my husband and I were talking about new sources of local economic growth thanks to President Xi Jinping’s visit to Tengchong right after his first…

Li JiaMarch 4, 2020

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Fighting COVID-19 with folklore

Jin Gang performing a fiddle story about the heroism of health workers Nothing seems further from the fight against COVID-19 than traditional folklore. However, an ancient Mongolian art form, the…

Gegentuul BaioudFebruary 27, 2020

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Racism hinders the fight against COVID-19

The official WHO name of the disease I am a citizen of Wuhan. Like millions of other Wuhan residents who now live in a state of fear and anxiety, the…

Zhang Jie 张洁February 25, 2020

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Fighting the coronavirus in local languages

Disinfectant activities I am writing this from my village in the mountainous Tibetan regions of western Sichuan Province, in China. We have been on lockdown for almost a month, and…

Yu LhaFebruary 17, 2020

Coronavirus meets linguistic diversity

Fighting COVID-19 with folklore

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