by Beyond Words Solutions | November 14, 2019 | Language & Culture
During the just ended Peace Summit in France, Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya declared there were key differences between French- and English-speaking Cameroonians because of their contrasting experiences under colonial rule: “My country is complex....
by Beyond Words Solutions | February 25, 2019 | Language & Culture, Language, Culture & Technology
Language extinction is a slow but sure process. I have always been intrigued by that sad reality. This was rekindled after I watched a performance of Lena Herzog’s “Last Whispers” at the Kennedy Center, DC yesterday.A three-part immersive audio/visual/virtual reality...
by Beyond Words Solutions | September 12, 2018 | Language & Culture, Uncategorized
Commonly dubbed ‘Africa in Miniature’, for its cultural, ethnic and geographical diversity, this Central African nation is home to over 277 living languages (273 indigenous, 4 non-indigenous, 12 institutional, 101 developing, 88 vigorous, 56...
