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Interactions between indigenous and migrant minority languages in changing multilingual environments

AktualitéitenVon Peter Gilles 18. Juli 2012 Kommentar hinterlassen

Conference call for papers 17-19 July 2013 University of Luxembourg Luxembourg Keynote speakers Stephen May, School of Critical Studies in Education, University of Auckland (New Zealand) Guus Extra, Chair of Language and Minorities, Tilburg University (Netherlands) Melissa G. Moyer, Departament de Filologia Anglesa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Catalonia) Theme Minority languages,…

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Reise durch Luxemburg – Teil 1: ÖSLING / ÉISLEK (Juli 2012)

Sproch vum MountVon Joshgun Sirajzade 1. Juli 2012 Kommentar hinterlassen

Zu Schreibweise und Auswahl der Belege siehe die allgemeine Anmerkung am Ende des Textes. (Alle mit @ gekennzeichneten Orte sind über einen Klick auf das @-Zeichen mit Google Maps verbunden.) Im Ösling erheben sich mit Op Kneiff@ und dem Buergplatz zu Huldange@ nicht nur Luxemburgs höchste Höhen, die aus etwa 560 Metern über dem Meeresspiegel…

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Aschreiwungen an d’Lëtzebuergesch-Formatioune vun elo u méiglech

AktualitéitenVon Peter Gilles 1. Juni 2012 Kommentar hinterlassen

Och an dësem Semester bitt de Laboratoire fir lëtzebuergesch Sprooch- a Literaturwëssenschaft erëm seng zwou Formatiounen un: Master académique en langues, cultures et médias – Lëtzebuerger Studien (http://malux.uni.lu) Formation continue ‚Lëtzebuerger Sprooch a Kultur‘ (http://laf.uni.lu) D’Aschreiwung ass op vum 1. Juni bis 1. September 2012 . All relevant Infoe fënnt een op den Internetsitte vun…

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Von Nidderkluddescht bis Knapphäischterbëlleg (Juni 2012)

Sproch vum MountVon Joshgun Sirajzade 1. Juni 2012 1 Kommentar

Zu Schreibweise und Auswahl der Belege siehe die allgemeine Anmerkung am Ende des Textes. Jedes Land erfindet sich seine Orte, die es nur in der eigenen Sprache gibt, sonst nirgends – meist nicht einmal auf der Landkarte. Verwendung finden solche fiktive Ortsnamen, wenn man ganz allgemein ausdrücken will, dass es sich um eine Ansiedlung irgendwo…

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Eine Buchsbesprechung aus dem Jahre 1841

SproochgeschichtVon Fernand Fehlen 22. Mai 2012 Kommentar hinterlassen

So bescheiden wie die Anfänge der Luxemburger Mundartliteratur sind auch die Anfänge der Buchsbesprechungen im Grossherzogtum. Am 10. März 1841 ist im Journal de la Ville et du Grand-Duché du Luxembourg (im weiteren als Journal bezeichnet) die Besprechung von Koirblumen um Lamperbièreg geplekt zu lesen, ein am Anfang des Jahres erschienener schmaler Gedichtband von Jean-François…

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