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China’s official common language gains further strength against minority languages
Government bodies are adding new protections to the official Chinese language and reducing linguistic diversity.
INTRODUCTION: Linguistic revitalisation is ultimately a struggle for social justice
Policymakers, educators, and communities need to champion multilingual education, preserve heritage languages, and empower marginalised voices.
‘The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet’ by Gerald Roche
An accessible yet complex cross-disciplinary analysis of how state policy promotes some languages while suppressing others.
Challenging assimilation and marginalisation: the case of the Kurdish language
Kurdish speakers are not at all reconciled with the loss of their languages.
Bridging the gap between reality and Japan’s Ainu Cultural Policy
The indigenous Ainu people of Japan are trying to revitalise and reclaim their language, but they face major hurdles.
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