Language identifies a culture and helps to shape its identity; the forcible removal of one’s language can cause low self-esteem and an inauthentic identity. Unfortunately, this is a common experience ...

Inside a Barcelona film studio, a technician cues up a scene from the movie Prisoners, showing Jake Gyllenhaal's latest car chase. Then a local actor — albeit one who's slightly older, balder and ...

In 2019, Washington, D.C.’s Pride celebrations became a flashpoint—but not just for the usual political tensions. Organizers of the annual Dyke March barred participants from carrying the Jewish Pride ...

Language is once again a major issue in the city-state. English’s progress risks weakening other languages, starting with Chinese, the largest mother tongue group. Policies to promote bilingualism are ...

Decades after being punished in a residential school for speaking his own language, Sol Mamakwa will hold the powerful to account at Ontario's legislature in the very same language past governments ...

People say that English people are lazy when it comes to learning languages, and that when foreigners coming to England speak English, English people should return the favour. Fair enough! I think ...

Do we need a national language to unify us? Of course not. The many wonderful languages we have worked just as well. Playing with language is akin to playing with fire. It pleases me that the Home ...