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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.

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Challenges to preserving and promoting linguistic diversity in Sri Lanka

  • Dr Romola Rassool,

Sinhala, Tamil and English are recognised in the Sri Lanka’s constitution, but other languages are severely marginalised.

INTERVIEW: Australia is a multilingual society & accepting multiculturalism means taking language seriously

  • Professor Ingrid Piller,

The dominance of English in Australia has negative consequences for people who don’t speak it perfectly.

Linguistic colonialism impairs educational and mobility justice for minority students in Vietnam

  • Dr Trang Thi Thuy Nguyen,

The dominance of the Vietnamese language means that speakers of ethnic languages are marginalised.

Tibetan language, epic, and the bards safeguarding heritage

  • A/Prof. Tim Thurston,

How Tibetan Bards are making traditional language practices visible despite pressure on minoritized languages in China.

How Japanese fathers can support children’s Japanese language learning in Australia

  • Dr Miyako Matsui & Dr Kaya Oriyama,

Minority language transfer can be very difficult in a nation such as Australia where English dominates.

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