July 24, 2008
by Graham
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Radovan Karadžić

With this man’s arrest at the weekend, broadcasters are once more having to struggle with the pronunciation of his name. The BBC recommendation, which corresponds to that given in most if not all manuals of pronunciation for Serbian, is to … Continue reading

July 9, 2008
by Graham
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French linguistic politics

Language Log today has an example of amazing French official duplicity, arrogance, ignorance and dishonesty. A representative of the Académie Française claims that the minority languages of France are nothing more than debased dialects, unworthy of being recognised as languages … Continue reading