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Me and My Censor

  • Murong Xuecun,

It is 2013. For four full months, Liu Lipeng engages in dereliction of duty…

Gelao: A highly marginalized language of China

  • Prof. Yancheng He & Prof. Yongxian Luo,

The Gelao language may be left without native speakers in just two to three generations, but researchers are trying to preserve it.

Language maintenance among the Baduy of western Java, Indonesia

  • Prof Eri Kurniawan and A/Prof Michael Ewing,

The language and culture of the indigenous Baduy people of Indonesia is facing pressure from outside influences. Researchers are trying to help.

中国的官方通用语言在少数民族语言面前进一步强化

  • Dr Alexandra Grey,

并非所有国家的宪法都涉及语言问题 …

A stateless language: The linguicide and suppression of Kurdish across borders and dialects

  • Ziba Akbari,

The survival of Kurdish language/s needs global recognition of linguistic diversity as essential cultural heritage.

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