Stories about Language from October, 2007
Ukraine: Kovbasa/Kolbasa
Ukrainiana writes about Ukraine's kovbasa/kolbasa.
Bahrain: Divided By Dialect
In Bahrain this week: the disappearing sea, culture shock in the UK, Ramadan drama serials, a diagnosis of leukaemia - and speaking 'Shia'!
Bahrain: Dreaming Prepositions
Bint Battuta in Bahrain, a translator by profession, is now dreaming prepositions.
Algeria: The Tamazight Quran
Algerian blogger Lameen Souag discusses the Tamazight Quran.
Language death: evolution, natural selection or cultural genocide?
We live in a world of just 194 countries, give or take, but speak between 7,000 and 8,000 languages. That linguistic diversity is fast disappearing, often thanks to the privileged position given to colonial languages, as well as the globalization of media and technology. But is this really cause for alarm?
Albania: Online Bookstore
Albanian blogger Elvis Plaku writes about the launch of an Albanian online bookstore.