Supporting Manchester’s language communities
20 Sep 2022
A free panel event presented by the Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative Manchester (Wednesday 19 October, at 5.30pm)
The Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative Manchester present a free event taking place on 19 October at 5.30pm in the University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School penthouse event space.
‘Supporting Manchester’s language communities: Language endangerment and maintenance’ includes a cross-disciplinary panel and Q&A session, language activity stands and a drinks reception.
The panel will explore key themes relating to the endangerment and maintenance of languages from a range of perspectives, will discuss the importance of multilingualism and intergenerational transmission among different communities in Manchester and will address questions including the following:
- How do languages die?
- What is lost when a language dies and why should we care?
- How can languages be maintained in traditional and in urban contexts such as Manchester?
- What is the impact of multilingualism on language endangerment and language maintenance?
Panellists include:
Chair: Dr Serge Sagna, Lecturer in Linguistics at The University of Manchester
- Julia Sallabank, Professor of Language Policy and Revival at SOAS
- John Claughton of the World of Languages, Languages of the World initiative
- John Wilson of World of Languages, Languages of the World and Head of Modern Languages at Cheadle Hulme School
- Munira Alsusa, headteacher of Manchester Arabic School
Register:
Places are free and can be booked via Eventbrite
The event is open to all University staff, students and members of the public.
This is a hybrid event and can be attended in person or via Zoom. In-person attendees will be welcomed with a wine/beer/soft drink reception, a goodie bag and the opportunity to take part in language activity stalls.