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Interview with master student Guillem Belmar
Guillem Belmar comes from Catalonia and studies Multilingualism at the University of Groningen. We had a chat with him and talked about his motivation to come here and his thoughts on multilingualism…
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Minorities & Multilingualism at the 1ste Conference on Frisian Humanities
On 23 to 26 April 2018 the Fryske Akademy organised the first Conference on Frisian Humanities in the Municipal Theatre De Harmonie in Leeuwarden. This four-day conference brought together scholars from different disciplines to Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, the…
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Feest? Het eerste lustrum van Minorities & Multilingualism | Fries
Fries in een internationaal jasje In 2013 startte aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen een hernieuwde opleiding Friese Taal en Cultuur. De studie werd voortaan ingebed in een internationale Engelstalige studie: Minorities & Multilingualism.…
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Time to celebrate? The first lustrum of Minorities & Multilingualism | Frisian
Frisian in an international context In 2013 a new Frisian Language and Culture programme was launched at the University of Groningen. The study of Frisian was now embedded in an international oriented…
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Gronings is alive and kicking!
Our mysterious-looking Professor Goffe Jensma talks about Gronings and the project Wordwaark, a new language database. Gronings is alive! That the Groninger language is alive and kicking, was demonstrated at The Dag…
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Lecture: Exploring Language in the Amazon
What happens when you’re a linguist that steps out of a motorboat into an indigenous village in the Amazon? In this lecture, linguist Bernat Bardagil-Mas will talk about his time among the…
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Minority Languages in Social Media
On December 22th, students from the master Multilingualism presented their posters based on their original language research. Among the subjects they presented were: linguistic landscaping, sign language and religion, language attitudes towards Frisian…
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Interview with singer-songwriter Marlene Bakker
Marlene Bakker sings in Gronings, the dialect spoken in the Dutch province of Groningen. We had a chat with her and talked about what this minority language means to her and how…
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Catalonia: nearby, but far away
Catalonia: nearby, but far away The event ‘Catalonia Nearby’ was a great success! In an attempt to provide more information about the Catalan situation, the referendum and the events leading up to…
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27th November 2017: Catalonia Nearby
27th November 2017: Catalonia Nearby An evening for speakers and discussions on the Catalan situation, in comparison to Fryslân Many Frisians feel solidarity for the Catalans. The emotions related to speaking a…
