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The idea of a Declaration was first proposed in 1984, where a Brazilian by the name of Francisco Gomes de Matos introduced to the International Federation of Modern Language Teachers (FIPLV), a plea for a Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights. [6] He listed some of the principal linguistic rights, together with their educational implications.
Linguistic rights include, among others, the right to one's own language in legal, administrative and judicial acts, language education, and media in a language understood and freely chosen by those concerned. Linguistic rights in international law are usually dealt in the broader framework of cultural and educational rights.
According to the European Union survey "Europeans and their Languages" ("Special Eurobarometer 243", February 2006), [6] 56% of EU citizens (25 member states) speak a language other than their mother tongue, while 44% admit to not knowing any languages other than their native language. Additionally, 28% know two foreign languages.
The 18th International Congress of Linguists took place in 2008 in the city of Seoul, South Korea. [11] The Swiss Linguistics Society (SSG) proposed that the 19th congress would be organized in Ferdinand de Saussure’s city Geneva, one century after he died, to commemorate his important contributions to the field of linguistics.
Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology (COMELA) Days of Swiss Linguistics (DSL) Generative Linguistics in the Old World (GLOW) International Conference on Sociolinguistics ("ICS") 4th International ESP Conference, Nis, Serbia [1] Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender Conference, (LILG) [2]
International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, [ 1 ] it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly with the adoption of UN resolution 56/262 [ 2 ] in ...
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In 1969, the society's name was changed to International Linguistic Association, as an acknowledgment of the fact that its membership now extended far beyond New York City. The ILA holds an annual meeting every April (usually in New York) and sponsors individual talks on six Saturdays during the academic year.