African + diasporic language studies

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Akademisyen Michel DeGraff eli manm selèk Linguistic Society of America​

Vandredi 30 septanm 2022 a, ‘Massachusetts Institute of Technology’ anonse, sou sit wèb li, pwofesè Michel Anne Frederic DeGraff eli kòm ‘Fellow’ (manm selèk) ‘Linguistic Society of America’ — LSA — ki se Sosyete Lengwistik Etazini. Entwonizasyon lengwis DeGraff kòm manm selèk LSA fikse pou vandredi 6 janvye 2023 a, a kote sèt (7) lòt kònònò wòdpòte ki reprezante plizyè inivèsite nan monn lan. N ap soulinye Linguistic Society of America genyen anviwon 3 000 manm. Men, se sèlman yon 5% ladan yo ki rive jwenn onè ‘Fellowship’ sa a ki se pi gwo distenksyon akademik nan domèn lengwistik. Le Nouvelliste te kontakte lengwis Michel DeGraff pandan wikenn ki sot pase a. N ap pataje reyaksyon li apre li aprann nouvèl ‘Fellowship’ la.

 

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Oxford introduces Igbo language course

University of Oxford introduces Igbo language course February 18, 2022 The University of Oxford, England, has introduced the teaching of Igbo Language as a course in the university. Igbo is spoken mainly by the Igbo people who occupy the South-east region of Nigeria and millions of people of...

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A new dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English

July 2022 The Oxford Dictionary of African American English About the Oxford Dictionary of African American English (ODAAE) An exciting project from the OED and Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research is currently underway. Read...

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The banned language now being taught at Stanford

This language was banned in Ethiopia just 30 years ago. Now, it’s being taught at Stanford Biratu teaching the first quarter of the first year Oromo class sequence. Oct. 20, 2022, Afan Oromo, a native language of Ethiopia, is being taught at Stanford for the first time this fall as a part...

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St. Lucia to fully adopt Kweyol language in public schools

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