Mario Saraceni
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Mario Saraceni
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The politics and ideologies of English(es) in the world; the decolonization and deanglicization of English.
Join us! Prof Roberto Trotta, the author of Starborn, will be talking about science communication, 30 April 1400-1500. Link in the attached image.
April 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Andy Kirkpatrick's memoir of his student days in China in the 1970s. Just out.
November 22, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Reposted by Mario Saraceni
Important (if depressing) article about the differential regional impact of the closure of languages programs at UK universities. Clear strategic recommendation: to open language degree programs at one lower tariff university in each linguistic "cold spot"
#langsky #edusky
The short answer for #languages degree programmes at least is yes: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @gsoh31.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Reposted by Mario Saraceni
I am thrilled to share our new paper which investigates the role of continuous measures in linguistic diversity research. We found that children who are exposed to more linguistic diversity (e.g., language, dialect, accent) are perceptually more flexible. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Linguistic diversity shapes flexible speech perception in school age children - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Linguistic diversity shapes flexible speech perception in school age children
www.nature.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:40 AM