Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Multilingual Education and Policy

External reference: https://openalex.org/T10265

  1. Murui-Muina use language differences to mark subgroup identity
    Ethnographic study of how Murui-Muina speakers in the Colombian Amazon use lexical contrasts to sustain four ethnolinguistic subgroups, challenging conventional definitions of language.
  2. Kiswahili dominates religious signboards in Dar es Salaam
    Study of 97 religious signboards in Dar es Salaam reveals how language choice and visual design structure information access and religious identity in Tanzania's urban worshipscapes.
  3. African multilingualism conflicts with imported language theories
    Decolonising African linguistics: critiquing Global North frameworks, exposing research extraction, and reclaiming multilingual realities distorted by colonial legacies
  4. Routine ATC communication shows regional variation in Aviation English
    Analysis of Aviation English communication at international airports reveals regional variation patterns in routine ATC operations, challenging standardization assumptions.
  5. Neoliberal multilingualism shapes mixed-language online practices
    Examine how Chinese-English code-mixing and translingual practices on social media reflect neoliberal multilingualism, gender, race, and regional positioning while revealing tensions between.