Stories about Language from July, 2009
Slovakia: Sts Cyril and Methodius Day
The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia writes about Sts Cyril and Methodius Day in Slovakia.
Taiwan: Is “adogah” a racist term?
Adogah (阿兜仔) is a Hoklo Taiwanese word used to refer to foreigners in Taiwan. Dan Bloom had an article in the Taipei Times discussing the use of the word. He...
Japan: On How to Perceive the Japanese Web (Part Two)
Part Two and Part Three of this post highlights some of the discussions in the blogosphere and Twittersphere that followed the conterversial interview “The Japanese web is ‘disappointing': An interview...
