From February 27 to March 1, scholars, practitioners and community members gathered at USC for a three-day interdisciplinary ...

For as long as she can remember, Sonja Lanehart has been fascinated by how people speak. In particular, she was interested in the differences she noticed between how white people spoke, when compared ...

Language has the power to shape our perceptions and interactions with the world. Different languages can coexist, but their dynamics are shaped by the communities that speak them – and how those ...

Linguistic diversity, sustainability, and the future of the past / Suzanne Romaine -- When is an "extinct language" not extinct? : Miami, a formerly sleeping language / Wesley Y. Leonard -- Evaluating ...

Russell H. Kaschula receives funding from the National Research Foundation and the National Department of Higher Education and Training (UCDG Grant funding) Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini does not work for, ...

Emma Asonye has received funding from National Science Foundation, University of New Mexico Office of Research and Grants. Deaf rights to language, expression, literacy and education have been ...

Researchers incorporate language ideologies, along with the impact of interaction between individuals with opposing preferences, on the language shift process. The team chose a quantitative approach ...