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· June, 2009
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Stories about Language from June, 2009

28 June 2009

Bahrain: What Does “Madrasah” Mean?

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · ·

26 June 2009

Russia: Buckwheat

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · ·

“Lao help Lao” mentality

Written by Mong Palatino · ·

24 June 2009

Russia-India: A medieval journey to India

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · ·

China: When plans overtake change

Written by Oiwan Lam · ·

23 June 2009

Bahrain: Should “Native Speakers” Be Given Preference?

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · ·

Trinidad and Tobago: Fighting Words

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

Japan: On How to Perceive the Japanese Web (Part One)

Written by Tomomi Sasaki ·

Reporter Yuka Okada from the Japanese tech news site ITmedia brandished her well-regarded interviewing skills for a one-on-one session with Mochio Umeda. The result was “The Japanese web is ‘disappointing':...

19 June 2009

Iran: FaceBook in Persian

Written by Fred Petrossian · ·

Iran: Google translates Persian

Written by Fred Petrossian · ·

18 June 2009

Philippines: Word of the year

Written by Mong Palatino · ·

17 June 2009

Pakistan: Chinese And Japanese Characters On Public Transport

Written by Rezwan · ·

16 June 2009

India: rights of the linguistic minorities in Mizoram

Written by Rezwan · ·

15 June 2009

North Africa: Berber Books Online

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · ·

Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas: Online Poetry

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

12 June 2009

Haiti: All Things Haitian

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

Indonesia: Wayang Kulit

Written by Mong Palatino · ·

10 June 2009

Russia: Aleksandr Pushkin

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · ·

Japan: Social translation tool

Written by Oiwan Lam · ·

9 June 2009

Cayman Islands: Native Tongue

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

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