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There are many benefits to being bilingual.
School is a key location for young people to learn and speak Welsh.
The way questions on language were posed call the results into question.
The controversial reality show is only part of the picture when it comes to class and education in Indian marriage negotiations.
Signs in languages other than French could be seen as an outstretched hand in yet another episode of linguistic tensions, but also as an indicator that French is indeed losing ground.
Ukrainian language education in the Canadian Prairies was shaped by shifting policies governing non-English immigrant settler language instruction in a larger settler colonial context.
Non-standard ways of speaking are often deemed inferior, affecting schooling, social lives and job prospects.
For most Québec residents, there is broad consensus that French should be protected. But many of us believe that multilingualism need not threaten French.
The federal government must appeal this ruling — not because it disagrees with it, but because such a consequential decision requires greater appreciation of the Crown and its constitutional nuances.
Linguistic rights are human rights that apply to majorities and minorities alike, not just at the discretion of those who hold power.
Following the Sept. 20 federal election, an important question must be asked: How is the Canadian electoral process accommodating the country’s increasing linguistic diversity?
Which languages get to “count” as bilingual in Canada? And who gets to be the “right” kind of bilingual?
Experts disagree on what makes someone truly bilingual, and how the human brain accesses multiple languages.
Pitting the representation of historically marginalized groups on the Supreme Court against another constitutionally protected minority — Canada’s francophones — is a misguided race to the bottom.
The federal government’s ambitious new plan to modernize the 51-year-old Official Languages Act is the most significant proposal on the status of French in Canada since 1982.
A recent survey reveals a general uneasiness about using French among both francophone and anglophone public servants in administrative regions where bilingualism is required.
Studies of bilingualism show that accents and vocabulary can change depending on your circumstances.
Why the benefits of bilingualism aren’t consistent.
Gaelic speakers need opportunities to use their language in a wide variety of social and everyday settings to avoid its presence being eroded.
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Professor of Linguistics, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Professor, Research Chair in Language Rights, Faculty of Law | Professeur, Chaire de recherche Droits et enjeux linguistiques, Faculté de droit. 2021 Fellow, Fondation Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior linguistics researcher, Charles Darwin University
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Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Director of the Child Language Lab, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Child Language Lab, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Education, University of Sheffield
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Professor, Education & Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, University of Greenwich
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Professor of French and Postcolonial Studies, University of Strathclyde
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Associate professor in Psycholinguistics in Bi-/Multilinguals, University of Reading
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PhD researcher, King's College London
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Professor of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University
