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19.02.2022 - 19.02.2022

Tutela del Multilinguismo: diritti, formazione culturale, media e nuove tecnologie

Global / / Naples
Library of Castel Capuano "Alfredo De Marsico"

Multilingualism preservation: rights, cultural education, media, new technologies. The theme of the conference conceived by dr. Massimiliano Verde, President of the Neapolitan Academy and organized in collaboration with the Council of the Naples Bar Association as well as the “Alfredo De Marsico” Library of Castel Capuano, is multilingualism as a principle and value protected by […]
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19.02.2020 - 19.02.2020

International Mother Language Day

Europe and North America / / Long Beach
International Mother Language Day

Feb 19, 2020 INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY CSULB Linguistics Student Association (LSA) and Linguistics Department at California State University Long Beach celebrate Linguistic Diversity          10:00 AM: 3:00 PM :          Speakers’ Platform For details about the program, refer to the link below: President of Linguistic Student Association andie.niederecker@student.csulb.edu SLA’S Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/csulb.lsa/
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29.11.2019 - 29.11.2019

LINGUE, DIRITTI E LIBERTÀ NELLA SOCIETÀ GLOBALE (LANGUAGES, RIGHTS AND FREEDOM IN THE GLOBAL SOCIETY)

Global / / ROME
CONSIGLIO ORDINE NAZIONALE DEI GIORNALISTI

THE LACK OF PRESERVATION OF REGIONAL LANGUAGES IN ITALY SUCH AS VENETIAN, NEAPOLITAN, AND SICILIAN. THE SITUATION OF INDIGENOUS AND AFRICAN LINGUISTIC COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL. THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND LINGUISTIC LINK BETWEEN NEAPOLITAN AND GREEK. THE ACTUAL SITUATION OF NEAPOLITAN MOTHER LANGUAGE CHILDREN VERSUS THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD.
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16.12.2019 - 16.12.2019

Langues, changements et adaptations : ethnographies et écolinguistiques des communautés côtières nord européennes à l’aune du XXIème siècle

Europe and North America / / Plouzané
Pôle numérique Brest Iroise (PNBI), rue Dumont d'Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France

VF : Ce colloque d’une journée est dédié à la question des langues minoritaires de l’aire culturelle nord européenne. Au travers de différentes présentations de chercheurs confirmés et jeunes chercheurs, les problématiques afférentes aux changements (politiques, environnementaux et socio-économiques) affectant les communautés côtières de cette région sont abordées. Les mécanismes d’adaptations développées par ces communautés […]
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14.11.2019 - 14.11.2019

Postgraduate Linguistics Symposium

Asia and the Pacific / / Adelaide
Department of Linguistics, University of Adelaide

2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Linguistics students at the University of Adelaide would like to mark this by inviting fellow students, staff, researchers and interested others to join us in a Post Graduate Linguistics Symposium. We will be discussing a broad range of topics related to this theme from around the world. This will be a full day event with tea/coffee and a light lunch provided - if you have dietary requirements, please note this where requested in your booking. Looking forward to an engaging and productive day - hope to see you there! NB: Registration essential for catering purposes.
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25.10.2019 - 26.10.2019

Student Conference “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Multilingualism, Language Maintenance, Indigenous Languages” (IFAMSIS)

Global / / Munich
Ludwig-Maximilans-Universität München

This student conference at LMU Munich on interdisciplinary approaches to multilingualism, language maintenance, indigenous languages is inspired by the IYIL. The event is open to all students of LMU and shall provide a platform to present their research and exchange thoughts on these important issues. This shall inspire future research in these fields and enable the interdisciplinary dialogue between researchers and students interested in these topics. The keynote lecture and panel discussion are open to the public - please register in advance!
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19.09.2019 - 23.10.2019

Beyond Words: Dictionaries and Indigenous Languages exhibition

Europe and North America / / Toronto
Canadian Language Museum

Beyond Words: Dictionaries and Indigenous Languages highlights the complex relationship between Indigenous languages and dictionaries over several centuries, from word lists and dictionaries developed for exploration, colonization, conversion and assimilation purposes, to online language materials being developed by Indigenous communities to transmit the elders’ language knowledge to today’s youth. On display at the Canadian Language Museum Thursday, […]
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08.10.2019 - 08.10.2019

Festival Ciné Alter’Natif : Soirée d’ouverture spéciale langues autochtones

Europe and North America / / Paris
Centre culturel canadien

Pour la 10ème édition du festival Ciné Alter’Natif, dédié au cinéma autochtone, le Centre culturel canadien ouvre le festival avec la projection de Sgaawaay K’uuna, réalisé en haïda, une langue dont seuls 20 locuteurs étaient encore vivants au Canada en 2018. Au XIXème siècle, sur l’île reculée de Haida Gwaii, deux familles sont réunies pour […]
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09.08.2019 - 09.08.2019

Inauguration of O Foundation – Marginalized Community Council

Asia and the Pacific / / Bhubaneswar
https://theofdn.org/activities/marginalized-community-council

O Foundation (OFDN), an Indian nonprofit that is involved in the conservation and growth of marginalized groups using Openness and technology is establishing the Marginalized Community Council, an online working group consisting of individuals and organizations that are working towards addressing some of the most vital issues that affect the various marginalized groups—speakers of indigenous and endangered languages, and groups that are marginalized because of geopolitical and socioeconomic reasons.
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04.12.2019 - 06.12.2019

LT4All – International Conference on Language Technologies for All: Enabling Linguistic Diversity and Multilingualism Worldwide

Global / / Paris
UNESCO Headquarters

With a view to provide access to information and knowledge to all language users and facilitate their inclusion and participation in building sustainable knowledge societies, UNESCO, in close cooperation with the Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra (Russian Federation), the European Language Resources Association (ELRA) and its Special Interest Group on Under-resourced languages (SIGUL), and in partnership with UNESCO Intergovernmental Information for All Programme (IFAP) and the Interregional Library Cooperation Centre, as well as with support of other public organizations and sponsors, is organizing this conference with the title “Language Technologies for All: Enabling Linguistic Diversity and Multilingualism Worldwide” at its Headquarters in Paris, France from 4 to 6 December 2019.
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