For this blog post, I will be analysing a speech given by Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), at the SNP Party Conference in 2018. Nicola is interesting because she operates a unique role within British politics. She is well established, having served as Scotland’s First Minister since 2014, and a key […]
Author: harry
Multilingualism: A Mercedes-Benz Story
Unlike the new Jurassic Park movies, this blog post isn’t another example of aggressive Mercedes-Benz marketing. Instead, I will be discussing language issues in the new corporate world by touching upon my own personal experience. The phenomenon of globalisation means that it is possible for an increasing number of companies to engage with markets in […]
The Cornish Language
The Cornish language underwent a revival in the 20th Century, culminated with its recognition as a minority language under the Europea Charter for Regional or Minority languages (RMLs). In this blog post I am going to talk to you about the Cornish language. For me, this example of a regional minority language, captures many examples […]
English without the English
If we don’t have the U.K., we don’t have English,” – Danuta Hübner, MEP There has been no small degree of speculation as to what form the role of English will take in the post-Brexit era of the EU institutions. From Macron to the countless political journals, some of which will be referenced here, there […]
The grey area of racism against the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community
If you haven’t seen the Guy Ritchie film, Snatch, get your headphones out of your bag and take the two minutes to watch the below clip. This blog post is going to touch upon an element of ‘Bad Language’ prevalent in the UK, which has sometimes been referred to as ‘The Last Acceptable Racism’. This […]
Putting the English on English Medium Instruction
For an opening piece of knowledge, the phrase ‘to put some English on it’ is an American phrase for applying spin or curve to a ball in sport. In a similar manner, this blog post will give you my own spin on English Medium Instruction (EMI). Every day is a school day as they say. […]