Put your language on the map! Help us build a map of language diversity worldwide by adding your uni Who are we? What do we do? How does the website work?
Language Landscape is a not-for-profit organisation based in London, UK which aims to raise awareness of language diversity. We run this website and outreach programmes to bring together language communities online, to help people to better understand the languages spoken around them and to help to raise the profile of minority and endangered languages. The website enables anyone with an internet
Operating as usual
21/09/2020
Saturday is . To celebrate holds the Einar Haugen lecture. This year will be entirely online on Wednesday 23rd September. The topic is Language Learning in a Post-COVID world. https://bit.ly/3hQMU3S.
Language Learning in a Post-COVID World - Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan How is COVID-19 affecting second language acquisition? The 2020 Einar Haugen Lecture will be given by renowned researcher Lourdes Ortega.
We are hiring! LL are looking for a web developer with experience in Python, Django, Word Press and database migration. More info and application details on our blog page: https://bit.ly/3hIEU58
08/06/2020
Language documentation often relies on linguists travelling across the world to collect data. This way of working is not sustainable in times of COVID, but potentially, this can be a good thing. Read more in our new blog post: http://languagelandscape.org/blog/
08/05/2020
New post on LL blog: our picks for quarantaine entertainment featuring minority languages https://bit.ly/3dvf430.
What have you discovered recently? Reply with your top picks in film, tv and games.
03/04/2020
Sadie Ryan from the Accentricity podcast is raising money for food deliveries to vulnerable people during lockdown - a special linguistics lockdown episode of is promised if she reaches £250 in April - donate here https://t.co/SrFtsM5vLg
Accentricity's Lockdown Linguistics Help Sadie Ryan raise money to support Social Bite
03/04/2020
Just in time for the weekend bit.ly/39z9euY a guest blogpost in our 'meet a fieldworker' series from Sadie Ryan of on finishing a PhD whilst starting a linguistics podcast - thanks Sadie!
Meet a Fieldworker: Sadie Ryan | Language Landscape Meet a Fieldworker: Sadie Ryan Leave a reply This time on our “Meet a Fieldworker” series, Sadie Ryan, who produces the Accentricity podcast series, writes a guest post about what it’s like to start a linguistics podcast and how doing research for a podcast is different to conducting research ...
28/03/2020
On how affects the indigenous population in Amazon Frontlines
Indigenous race into Ecuador's Amazon to escape coronavirus Fearing repeat of history, Indigenous groups in Ecuador rush back to their territories in an attempt to escape COVID-19.
We hope that everyone is healthy and washing their hands, but if you're under quarantine and are looking for something non-coronavirus related to read check out our latest 'Meet a Fieldworker' post where I chat with Eleanor Ridge about the use of technology and software in the field! http://languagelandscape.org/blog/meet-a-fieldworker-eleanor-ridge/
Meet a Fieldworker: Eleanor Ridge | Language Landscape Meet a Fieldworker: Eleanor Ridge Leave a reply In May 2019, Eleanor Ridge and I sat down and had a conversation about the role technology plays when conducting linguistic fieldwork. Eleanor talks about using apps like SayMore for collecting metadata, language anotation tools like ELAN, and FLEx, as...
06/03/2020
nice article on refugees and asylum seekers learning https://bit.ly/38o3rI0. everyone should be offered refuge, asylum and language learning. check out our recordings of Welsh from around the world https://bit.ly/2THWXhJ none from Wales yet!
'I was lucky': the asylum seeker campaigning for others to learn Welsh Ivorian Joseff Gnagbo backs moves to give asylum seekers and refugees in Wales the opportunity to learn the language
01/03/2020
The world's most spoken languages - with a great visualisation of native vs. L2 speakers: shorturl.at/lJLU5
11/02/2020
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
07/02/2020
This year LL will celebrate International Mother Language Day in Glasgow, Scotland with . Details TBC soon. Meanwhile check out our previous events https://bit.ly/31yzFhX, from talks to record-a-thons. Get in touch if interested in partnering with us for an event.
As a UK-based organisation, Language Landscape would like to emphasise that we are open, to the EU, to all languages and to all ideas. That's why we are committed to open-access publishing. You can access our publications here: https://bit.ly/2GCxCzR
Resources | Language Landscape Resources This page contains downloads for making your own recordings and publications relating to Language Landscape. We’ve also included links to other projects including language maps which inspired the conception and design of Language Landscape. If you have a language map or other project tha...
New blog post by Cassy Kist on our collaboration with Glasgow Life for the Refugee Festival in summer 2019 http://languagelandscape.org/blog/kelvingrove-art-gallery-museum/
Giving visitors a friendly ear at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum: A reflection on the Language Landscape (LL) Glasgow Record-a-thon | Language Landscape Giving visitors a friendly ear at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum: A reflection on the Language Landscape (LL) Glasgow Record-a-thon Leave a reply By Cassandra Kist, LL volunteer and post-graduate researcher based at University of Glasgow Although the January rain and grey winter is very present, I...
There are now over 1000 recordings on Language Landscape! Thank you everyone, and keep mapping your languages!
16/10/2019
We just found about this great new resource on Siberian languages https://cutt.ly/AesDSMJ Check it out!
We've reached over 1.5k of likes and followers! And, thanks to your constant support and contributions we are about to hit the 1,000 mark on number of recordings on the LL site as well. We've been working on a few new projects and we'll be posting more about these soon. Watch this space and keep speaking your languages X Samantha, Charlotte, Karolina and Ebany
Don't forget to visit the event 'Map Your Language: Oxford's Language Landscape' at Ertegun House, Oxford, from 5pm today!
24/05/2019
Interesting article from The Guardian about storytelling around the world https://bit.ly/2UMJSag
And how do stories start and finish in your language(s)?
'Here is a story! Story it is': how fairytales are told in other tongues From Korea to Germany to Nigeria, every culture has its own versions of ‘once upon a time’ – and most are more interesting than the English
09/05/2019
Happy everyone! we've got so many languages on our site: signed, spoken, written and sung in Europe and beyond throughout the world. Our latest recording (number 902!) https://bit.ly/2Yn80xL is about sneezing in . upload your own
Language Landscape Language Landscape is a tool for mapping where languages are spoken around the world
Happy World Poetry Day! Celebrate the first day of spring by writing a poem about it or simply listening to some poems from around the world. What’s your favourite? bit.ly/2UMWYjV
Language Landscape Language Landscape is a tool for mapping where languages are spoken around the world
Join us in the celebration of women on International Women's Day by taking the time to read about the fieldwork and experiences of linguist Martine Bruil, one of the amazing 3.5 bn women we share this planet with, as she talks about her experiences with fieldwork as a linguist and mother in Ecuador. Happy International Women's Day! http://languagelandscape.org/blog/meet-a-fieldworker-martine-bruil/
Meet a Fieldworker: Martine Bruil | Language Landscape Meet a Fieldworker: Martine Bruil Leave a reply Last month, I chatted with Dr. Martine Bruil from Leiden University about what it’s like to conduct fieldwork with indigenous people and pursue a career in academia as a linguist and a new mother. We talked about the very real dangers that are presen...
02/03/2019
On Friday 8th March from 7pm, we'll be at Weston Library in Oxford for Babel: Library Lates event https://bit.ly/2UbFai2. Come and visit us to make a recording in your language(s) about what means to you
Library Lates: Babel This Library Late event is a chance to immerse yourself in a multicultural experience with music, dancing and fun language activities.
21/02/2019
On this day we would also like to acknowledge the work and legacy of Alan R King who worked tirelessly to support indigenous and minority languages such as Nahuat-Pipil, Lenca and Euskera, and passed away yesterday. He will be greatly missed. More about his work can be found on www.tushik.org
Happy International Mother language day to one and all and a BIG thank you to all our contributors and followers who have added their languages to the LL map. It would not exist without you!
20/02/2019
We all adapt our speech to fit in. Can you think of how you do it? https://bit.ly/2NefEpC
Fitting in: why Polish immigrant children say 'aye' to the Glasgow vibe A study of Polish children in Glasgow reveals how they successfully navigate complex social rules relating to language to blend in with their peers.
In the first blog post of our new series "Everything you wanted to know about language(s), but were too afraid to ask…" we answer the question "How do you shout in click languages?" https://bit.ly/2UVXKeb we are now taking topics and questions for future blogposts! tweet us, comment on the blogpost or comment below to ask your questions…
Everything you wanted to know about language(s), but were too afraid to ask….How do you shout in click languages? | Language Landscape Everything you wanted to know about language(s), but were too afraid to ask….How do you shout in click languages? Leave a reply One of the things that I love about being a sociolinguist is that everyone shares the capacity to communicate and therefore tends to have something to say about language ...
07/02/2019
Interested in journalism and indigenous issues? This might be for you: https://bit.ly/2HYrQfm
JUO Master in Sámi Journalism from an Indigenous Perspective Language of instruction: EnglishStudy place: Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, NorwayAre you already a journalist working within indigenous media?
16/03/2020