LINGUIST List 23.902 Wed Feb 22 2012 Media: Focus on languages on International Mother Languages Day Editor for this issue: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Brent Woo , Focus on languages on International Mother Languages Day Message 1: Focus on languages on International Mother Languages Day Date: 22-Feb-2012 From: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> Subject: Focus on languages on International Mother Languages Day E-mail this message to a friend In honor of International Mother Languages Day, celebrated on February 21, countries turn their focus to languages. A couple examples of countries supporting language study: Armenia's Parliament held a special meeting to commemorate the work scholars have done on preserving Armenian: http://www.parliament.am/news.php? cat_id=2&NewsID=5027&year=2012&month=02&day=21&lang=eng The Bureau of Ghana Languages urges schools and the Ministry of Culture to concentrate on actively supporting native language use in education and public realms: http://gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.793177 Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 22-Feb-2012       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.