UNESCO International Language Day (2nd edition): Protecting Identity and Language

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 12:00am to Friday, February 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Guest speakers: Kristján Árnason (University of Iceland, Claudia Parodi-UCLA), Fernand De Varennes (Linguapax Laureate), Iñigo Urrutia (EHU-UPV), and Pierre Foucher (University of Ottawa), among others.

A two-day conference on linguistic diversity and legal rights of minoritized ethnic groups in commemoration of the UNESCO International Mother Language Day. Sponsored by the Barandiaran Chair of Basque Studies, the Etxepare Institute, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Department of Linguistics, LAIS, and the IHC.