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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

Linguistic landscapes

Multilingual Macau

The front cover of the tourist map of multilingual Macau Last week I had the privilege of visiting the University of Macau and in Macau I discovered yet another unique…

Ingrid PillerApril 22, 2013

English as a global language

Italy in Karachi

Pompei Restaurant, Karachi (Source: fcpakistan.com) A few days ago I had an Alice-in-Wonderland experience. Having lived all my life in Karachi, I had until then never heard of the Pompei…

Muhammad Ali KhanJuly 6, 2012

English as a global language

Global toys in a local world

Recently, I had occasion to visit a toy store in Isfahan to buy a present for my seven-year-old cousin, who had invited me to his birthday party. Grand, impressive and…

Vahid ParvareshMay 25, 2012

Linguistic landscapes

Pencils on the move

Sadly, my sabbatical is drawing to a close and one of the things to think about now is souvenirs. My sabbatical involved visits to Germany, Iran and the United Arab…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 26, 2012

English as a global language

انگلیسی، آن نا-زبان

Persian version of my blog post about English as the non-language of globalization. Translated by Niloufar Behrooz (نیلوفر بهروز) (نوشتار شماره ٢ در مجموعه نوشتار های کوتاه درباره ی…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 7, 2011

Linguistic landscapes

The world in Arabia

The world in Arabia I spent my last day in the Middle East at Dubai Mall, the self-proclaimed “Centre of Now.” The mall guide has the heading “Welcome to Everything.”…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 21, 2011

Language and tourism

Finding Switzerland in Japan

As a non-speaker and non-reader of Japanese I went to Japan fully expecting to be confused. However, the only confusing moment I experienced had nothing to do with anything Japanese:…

Ingrid PillerOctober 6, 2010

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

More on banal cosmopolitanism

Banal cosmopolitanism

Multilingual Macau

Global toys in a local world

Pencils on the move

انگلیسی، آن نا-زبان

The world in Arabia

Finding Switzerland in Japan

نام های تجاریِ نویسه گردان

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