Abu Dhabi – Language on the Move

Linguistic landscapes Next Gen Literacies

Seeing the linguistic landscape through the eyes of Barbie and Ken

Figure 1: Multilingual sign in Abu Dhabi with power disparities indicated through order and size of text In the critically acclaimed Barbie movie, released in cinemas in mid-2023, Barbie and…

Sarah HopkynsDecember 8, 2023

Covid-19

Linguistic diversity and inclusion in the era of COVID-19

Editor’s note: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a renewed focus on linguistic diversity and the way it intersects with social inclusion. In this latest contribution to our series of language…

Sarah HopkynsJuly 17, 2020

Linguistic landscapes

Happy Birthday, UAE!

The United Arab Emirates are celebrating another National Day! And they are doing it in style! I was lucky to enter the country exactly on its 40th birthday and so…

Ingrid PillerDecember 5, 2011

Linguistic landscapes

نام های تجاریِ نویسه گردان

Persian version of my blog post about transliterated brand names Translated by Setareh Felfelian (ستاره فلفلیان) London Dairy ad on a building in Abu Dhabi, UAE Igloo ad on truck…

Ingrid PillerAugust 12, 2010

Linguistic landscapes

Transliterated brand names

London Dairy ad on a building in Abu Dhabi, UAE Igloo ad on truck in Abu Dhabi, UAE I’ve just come across a 2006 University of South Africa MA thesis investigating…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 15, 2010

Linguistic landscapes

Halloween Mystery

This chocolate wrapper turned up in my child’s trick-or-treat bag and now we don’t know which language Prestÿ is! Anyone out there who can help? One dad in our trick-or-treating…

Ingrid PillerNovember 2, 2009

Language learning

Ramadan Kareem! Or: Urban Etiquette for Monolinguals

Muslims around the world were celebrating the holy month of Ramadan recently and the greeting de jour here in Abu Dhabi was Ramadan Kareem!, which literally translates as “Ramadan is generous.” Ramadan…

Ingrid PillerOctober 11, 2009

Language learning

Learning another language at church?

You know you live in a truly multilingual and multicultural place when your local church does not only advertise their times of worship but also the languages in which the…

Ingrid PillerOctober 11, 2009

Seeing the linguistic landscape through the eyes of Barbie and Ken

Happy Birthday, UAE!

نام های تجاریِ نویسه گردان

Transliterated brand names

Halloween Mystery

Ramadan Kareem! Or: Urban Etiquette for Monolinguals

Learning another language at church?

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