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Extinct or not extinct: the wonderful story of the Manx language
Extinct or not extinct: the wonderful story of the Manx language By: Desi van der Kleijn A few weeks ago I was browsing the map on the Endangered Languages Website (www.endangeredlanguages.com) to…
November 10, 2016Hey, kakker!
“Ik wil pepernoten.” “You sound like an absolute kakker,” said my friend Aukje. “What the hell is a kakker?” I asked. “A snob,” she replied. Is there a change in personality when…
September 15, 2016Symposium
Symposium: The dynamics of Europe’s minority-majority discourses: From ‘minority’ to ‘co-nation?’ The Campus Fryslân and the Department of Frisian Language and Culture invite you to a symposium featuring Prof. dr. Tove H.…
August 30, 2016The Accidental Refugee
The Guardian and several other European newspapers published an article today about the rather Kafkaesque situation of Mr. L. L, a Chinese tourist, lost his way in the German asylum seeker’s system.…
August 9, 2016Let’s Talk About Walls, Baby
In response to the recent refugee crisis, Europe has been rapidly erecting border walls. In the near future, if building continues at this pace, Europe will have more physical barriers between neighbors…
August 9, 2016M&M Matching day 2016
Well, it’s that time of the year again! Time for Matching Day, an annual event for prospective students to come and meet with the staff of the M&M department to see…
June 17, 2016How does Frisian sound in Dutch?
Do Frisians sound friendly? Wealthy? Attractive? Or maybe weird? In a study following up on the one mentioned in this blog a few weeks ago, the Multilingual Melodies group is currently investigating…
June 7, 2016We are making a MOOC!
Hi everyone! My name is Gerbrich de Jong. Since March this year I have been working on a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) called ‘Introduction to Frisian language and culture’. It will…
May 31, 2016How many f***s does Gordon give?
Recently one of our international students wrote a paper on the famous British chef Gordon Ramsay, and his equally renowned use of swear words. Gordon Ramsay is the epitome of a heavenly…
May 27, 2016Kun je Friezen herkennen in het Nederlands? Doe mee!
Op dit moment zijn wij binnen het Multilingual Melodies project bezig met een onderzoek naar het herkennen van taal. We willen van het Fries te weten komen hoe het herkend wordt in…
May 19, 2016