Nov 20, 2023 | Arts & Culture, Featured
Words by Julianne Evans Picture from Canterbury Museum via Wikimedia Commons, Chatham Islands people, 1910 Ta rē Moriori, the language of the Chatham Islands, is one of New Zealand’s indigenous languages but has no native speakers, something linguist John...
Apr 30, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
Associate Professor Mark Amsler from the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Auckland talks about his big question, “what is context?” Amsler is currently working in the areas of medieval studies, history of linguistics, and cultural...
Apr 26, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
Professor Robert Greenberg from the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Auckland talks about his big question, “Why are language issues so politicised and so emotionally charged in various parts of the world?” Greenberg’s current...