Excerpt Inside the Race to Protect Ukrainian Kyiv’s language revitalization program seeks to save Ukrainians’ mother tongue through complex state law. Even if you aren’t Ukrainian, it is still likely that you took part in a small language revolution after... See more
I have twice seen my husband’s life flash before his eyes. The first was years ago when a boozed but otherwise benevolent man accidentally used my head as a table at Notting Hill Carnival, and Luke chivalrously leapt to my aid amid the pandemonium. The se... See more
Upstairs, a language is dying. Nonna is in bed—al lett—and we are in the living room, waiting for the swelling in her legs—i gamb’—to go down. Mum and I rushed here from the other side of London when Nonna called us, worried. She is 93, a matriarch, and t... See more
Είμαστε τυχεροί που γνωρίζουμε οτιδήποτε για τη γλώσσα Ούμπιχ. Τον 19ο αιώνα, δεκάδες χιλιάδες άνθρωποι τη μιλούσαν στις ακτές της Μαύρης Θάλασσας. Οταν η Ρωσία κατέκτησε την περιοχή, οι Ούμπιχ εξορίστηκαν στην Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία. Η γλώσσα τους «πέθαν... See more
