cosmopolitanism – Language on the Move

Language and globalization

Do you ever wear language?

"This is English", a shop assistant told me. Language is literally “on the move” in the writing on clothing. We’ve all seen it but may not have taken much notice.…

Alexandra GreyApril 11, 2018

Language and globalization

More on banal cosmopolitanism

My banal cosmopolitan fridge magnets In response to my post about the banal cosmopolitanism of multilingual welcome signs last week, a number of people suggested that they quite enjoy finding…

Ingrid PillerNovember 6, 2017

Language and globalization

Banal cosmopolitanism

Multilingual "Welcome" sign in a shopping mall in Munich, Germany Have you recently seen a “welcome” sign? They constitute a strange genre: ever more ubiquitous on the one hand, yet…

Ingrid PillerOctober 31, 2017

Language and migration

Linguistic diversity and “cosmopolitan bias”

One of the consequences of the recent upsurge in nationalist politics around the world has been a rise in attacks on the idea of linguistic diversity. As national language ideologies…

Philip SeargeantSeptember 18, 2017

Language and globalization

Dreams vs. realities in English

We all have childhood dreams. Mine was to become a writer, which, unfortunately, was not well received by my parents because it is a “hungry” job. Due to the absence…

Jinhyun ChoSeptember 1, 2017

Multilingual histories

Rashid al-Din Monument in Soltaniyeh, Iran (Source: Wikipedia) Recently, I signed a contract for a revised second edition of my 2011 book Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction to be published…

Ingrid PillerNovember 25, 2015

Language learning

Japanese women on the move

Thank you, Ingrid, for drawing my attention to this interesting online forum, Language on the Move, and videos, Japanese on the Move. Based on empirical research on transnational Asian women in London,…

Youna KimMay 10, 2012

Do you ever wear language?

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Banal cosmopolitanism

Dreams vs. realities in English

Cultural brokering

Japanese women on the move

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