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Essex cricket chairman resigns over racist language claim
from: BBC News Essex chairman John Faragher resigns with immediate effect over a historical allegation of using racist language in a board meeting.
Bringing Attention to the Maori Language, One Song at a Time
“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music. From: New York Times
Quebec Language Debate Spurs Eerie Sense of Déjà-Vu
For a Montreal-based Times correspondent, proposed language legislation brings back memories of the 1970s. From: New York Times
Amid U.S.-China Chill, Harvard Moves a Top Language Program to Taiwan
French Language Laws Renew Rift With Quebec’s English Speakers
Covid: Deaf woman wins claim over lack of sign language at briefings
A lack of sign language at government briefings amounts to discrimination, a High Court judge finds.
George Orwell – Politics and the English Language
Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent, and our language—so the argument runs—must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any… Leggi tutto »
Lima, Jaime de Magalhães – Rogações de Eremita
EText-No. 29884 Title: Rogações de Eremita Author: Lima, Jaime de Magalhães, 1859-1936 Language: Portuguese Link: cache/generated/29884/pg29884.epub EText-No. 29884 Title: Rogações de Eremita Author: Lima, Jaime de Magalhães, 1859-1936 Language: Portuguese Link: 2/9/8/8/29884/29884-h/29884-h.htm EText-No. 29884 Title: Rogações de Eremita Author: Lima, Jaime de Magalhães, 1859-1936 Language: Portuguese Link: cache/generated/29884/pg29884.mobi EText-No. 29884 Title: Rogações de Eremita Author: Lima, Jaime de Magalhães, 1859-1936 Language: Portuguese Link: 2/9/8/8/29884/29884-8.txt Link: cache/generated/29884/pg29884.txt.utf8 EText-No. 29884 Title: Rogações de Eremita Author: Lima, Jaime de Magalhães, 1859-1936 Language: Portuguese… Leggi tutto »
Joaquim de Araujo – A estatua do poeta
EText-No. 24845 Title: A estatua do poeta – Ode nacional Author: Araújo, Joaquim de, 1858-1917 Language: Portuguese Link: cache/generated/24845/pg24845.epub EText-No. 24845 Title: A estatua do poeta – Ode nacional Author: Araújo, Joaquim de, 1858-1917 Language: Portuguese Link: 2/4/8/4/24845/24845-h/24845-h.htm EText-No. 24845 Title: A estatua do poeta – Ode nacional Author: Araújo, Joaquim de, 1858-1917 Language: Portuguese Link: cache/generated/24845/pg24845.mobi EText-No. 24845 Title: A estatua do poeta – Ode nacional Author: Araújo, Joaquim de, 1858-1917 Language: Portuguese… Leggi tutto »