RePatriation, by Ihotu Oglegba, features Nsibidi, an indigenous symbol system from southeastern Nigeria. From the recent Translation issues? exhibition by Royal College of Art Africa Society at the Africa centre, London #Nsibidi #Writing #Nigeria #Art www.africacentre.org.uk/Event/a-roya...

Adventures in Swahili: If you're supporting Kenyan runners in the London marathon today, give them a boost in Swahili: Endelea ! Naweza! (Go for it! You can do it!) #Swahili #LondonMarathon26 #Motivation #Langsky #London #Kenya #Runners

Multilingual tiles on the beautiful "Head, Heart, Hands" mural of Cockpit studios, Deptford. Public art les by local artist Amber Khokhar. A celebration of community and history ❤️ cockpitstudios.org/head-heart-h... #London #Langsky #Multilingualism #Art #Craft #Diversity #Lewisham #Community

Evolution of the Phoenician alphabet - the first widespread phonetic alphabet, which inspired the Greek alphabet - explained at the excellent Byblos exhibition, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. Writing became more democratic as a result! #lingsky #alphabet #Byblos #ima #musee #Paris #Lebanon #writing

Workshop in Abuja on literary translation: "literature penned in the indigenous language is nearly non-existent. Traditional publishers won’t touch literature written in indigenous languages, nor will they publish translations of popular Nigerian English literature" leadership.ng/nigeria-uk-t...

🗓️ On 14 May 2026, I will be giving an in-person talk making the case for linguistic reflexivity in research (Birkbeck, University of London). All welcome! Free tickets: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event... #research #langsky #ResearchMethods #reflexivity #LinguisticReflexivity #ResearchingMultilingually

Incredible multilingual polyphonic music from Suzume no Tears (sparrow's tears) at SOAS tonight, blending Japanese and Bulgarian folk music (& more)! UK tour: in #Birmingham on Saturday 28 March. Surge Forward meets Club Integral Midlands Branch share.google/FXZHk3KlXgbm... #Gigalert #民謡 #UK

Surge Forward meets Club Integral Midlands Branch

Club Integral Midlands Branch returns to The Edge - our wonderfully refurbished stomping ground - for a night of live music in collaboration with Surge Forward. An evening featuring three duos: Suzume...

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Beautiful multilingual poetry collection by the Congolese community of Liverpool! A creative response to the Nkisi, spiritual objects from the Kongo region. In Lingala, English, French etc. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/if-o... #poetry #multilingualism #history #Congo #Liverpool #Lingala

If Objects Could Speak | Poetry by Congolese Association Merseyside

A collection of poetry written by members of the Congolese community of Liverpool

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My proudest achievement is building a book family that powers this prize In 10 years, Jhalak Prize has grown from a single prize to a portfolio of 3 awards: 1. Jhalak Children’s & Young Adult Prize, 2. Jhalak Poetry Prize 3. Jhalak Prose Prize BEHOLD THIS EXCELLENCE! #jhalakprizeat10

Letter to the University of Essex VC - please sign to save Languages and Linguistics from cuts to all but French & Spanish, and merger w/ another department tinyurl.com/SaveLingLang... #Langsky #Lingsky #HE #StopTheCuts #Essex #ModernLanguages #BSL

Save Languages and Linguistics at Essex

To add your signature to this letter, please complete this form: Save Languages and Linguistics at Essex (Google Form) Dear Prof Bowen and members of the Executive Committee, We, the undersigned, ...

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Highly recommended art exhibition!Of interest to linguists as many Igbo & Yoruba terms are explained, and indigenous graphic languages uli & nbidisi are showcased ❤️ Nigerian Modernism | Tate Modern share.google/LAdOHsGigPh6... #Nigeria #Igbo #Yoruba #art #Langsky #Lingsky #uli #nbidisi #London

Free talk and performances about multilingualism on 21 April (British Academy) - showcasing British Sign Language, Welsh and "an English shaped by isiZulu, isiXhosa, and German": How languages make us: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a... #London #multilingualism #lingsky #identity

Save the date! On Tuesday 24 March at 2pm UK time, Dr Paul Clist from University of East Anglia will present "Bilinguals in the Lab: Why Does Randomising Language Affect Cooperation?" It draws on experimental work in Uganda. Join us! Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/k16YaHVH1U

‘The world’s top AI models can be prompted to generate near-verbatim copies of bestselling novels, raising fresh questions about the industry’s claim that its systems do not store copyrighted works.’ www.ft.com/content/e4b7...

AI’s ‘memorisation’ problem: the novels it can’t forget

Research that shows LLMs memorise more training data than previously thought raises questions about copyright infringement

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We are pleased to invite you to an evening talk with bestselling author and EU Prize for Literature winner Tatiana Țîbuleac, who will discuss how #Moldovan, #Romanian and diasporic history and identities reflect throughout her writing. 🗓️ 13 March at 5pm ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Great blog by Denise Amankwah, highlighting how to involve young people in planning initiatives that explore and celebrate multilingualism: naldic.org.uk/internationa... #NALDIC #Multilingualism #RepresentationMatters #YouthVoices #Collaboration #Languages #Lingsky #Langsky

International Mother Language Day: Youth Voices - NALDIC

On International Mother Language Day (IMLD), many of us working in multilingual education celebrate the day by developing, refreshing or sharing our resources

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The daily barrage of misogyny, as encountered by a 15 year old on social media. #Misogyny #YesAllWomen #HateSpeech #StopHatingWomen #SocialMedia #VAWG #Discourse #UK The Guardian

I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous

Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

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400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close. This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it. 📍 Southend rally | 5 February

Excellent article about how language acquisition is positioned as a test of one's commitment to citizenship, disregarding the reality of language learning - and facilitating discrimination/abuse on linguistic grounds: theconversation.com/english-less... #lingsky #immigration #English #policy #ESOL

English lessons shouldn’t be an immigration test – why the UK’s new policy risks deepening exclusion

The UK government says tougher English rules will aid integration. Esol experts warn they risk turning language learning into a tool of exclusion.

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Job opportunity for translator specialising in translating from an endangered language into English, in any genre. The endangered language can belong to oral or semi-oral traditions, collaborative or community-based practices, and non-standardised forms. www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve... #langsky

Call for Applications: Wasafiri Translator in Residence – Endangered Languages

We are excited to open applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages — and invite proposals from translators…

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It’s Sunday and the world is burning, but you can’t fight if you’re burned out, so take care of yourself. Read. Create. Check on your friends and family. Spend time with your pet. Go for a walk. Watch a movie. Eat tacos. Hope you have a good one.

Abhorrent islamophobia from Reform UK, and as usual linguistic diversity is painted as un-British. We are all free to express ourselves in whichever language we please: shock, horror, "The signs are written in a different language"! #hatespeech #lingsky #multilingual share.google/9zKXeZTVQoaq...

Reform UK’s London mayor candidate condemned for burqa stop and search remarks

Laila Cunningham accused of endangering Muslims after saying it ‘has to be assumed’ people hiding their face for a criminal reason

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Gĩkũyũ word of the day: "ngarĩ" (meaning leopard in English). According to the Rebel Girls book about the late Kenyan activist Dr Wangarĩ Maathai, Wa-ngarĩ means "belonging to the leopard". Gĩkũyũ is a tonal language spoken by over 4 million people in Kenya. #Gĩkũyũ #Bantu #Kenya #langsky

! Murcia Today - Spain Decides Spanish Is Too Hard, Makes English Official Language share.google/WXmXiThI8EXj... #Langsky #España

Spain decides Spanish is too hard, makes English official language

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New article from me today about the new study of Finland's basic income experiment that found recipients of unconditional income had 33% better mental health than the control group that got the same amount of money with conditions. I also dive into a lot of other evidence about UBI and mental health

Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Experienced 33% Better Mental Health.

New research from Finland's basic income experiment proves that simply trusting people with money—not just the money itself—significantly improves mental health

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My 5 y.o. asking a family member, in English : "What Greek word is the same in French?" Received the answer : "McDonald's!" 🤣 Of course, he was hoping to elicit the word κακά / caca... C'est kif-kif! 🤣 #translanguaging #langsky #Greek #French #English #humour

Please support staff at the university of Essex, who are at risk of massive redundancy in particular in my former department of Language and Linguistics, by sharing this letter and writing to your MP to express concern if you live in any of the constituencies near the University. #Essex #HE #Lingsky

David Burton-Sampson MP@davidbsampson.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We have written a further letter to the Vice Chancellor at the University of Essex further to meetings held over the last week and additional questions and concerns that have been raised!

📣We're launching the MCCRA research workshop series! 🎓The inaugural talk, 27 January at 2pm UK time, will be by Prof. Kristian Gleditsch. ✏️Sign up below to get invited to our monthly online research talks on armed conflict and/or language in African countries. forms.office.com/e/k16YaHVH1U

📯 Babel No53 is online now! Trinidadian English Creole, Estonian humour, the roots of fruits, and much more 🖥️ Digital subscribers can read on at: cloud.3dissue.com/18743/41457/... ✉️ Print copies will be posted out through December 🏪 Subscribe at babelzine.co.uk