Colin Reilly

Lecturer in Linguistics @stiruni. Interested in translanguaging, multilingualism, linguistic ethnography, language policy.

[Swahili Dialects Project @SwahiliDialects]

Please join us on 7th July to celebrate World Kiswahili day with our free online event filled with poetry, literary translations, linguistic talks and more 🎉https://t.co/7ZTjSuqqzc Karibuni sana!

[Swahili Dialects Project @SwahiliDialects]

Annah and Merceline reflect on the use of languages in recent protests and how Gen Zii draws on the multilingualism of Kenyan communities. Don't miss this great piece https://t.co/fvfY8KKOCA #multilingualism #Kenya #GenZii #Swahili #Sheng

[Yohane Gadama @YGadama]

An incredibly informative and insightful documentary (in Chichewa).
Thank you, @MayesoGwedela and Dr. Tiwonge Phiri, for your time and effort in putting this together and all the work you are doing for patients with movement disorders.

[Colin Reilly @ColinFReilly]

Registration is now open for our @BritishAcademy_ conference 'Linguistic Injustice and Inequality in the Public Domain'

6th-7th March 2025, University of Stirling

https://t.co/60FmX8Mql8

[Colin Reilly @ColinFReilly]

@hmking_linguist Congratulations Dr King!

[Dr Zakeera Docrat @zakeera_d]

17th Biennial International Forensic & Legal Linguistics Conference 2nd call for papers is out👇. Closing date 13 January 2025. 1st time 🇿🇦 is hosting! We'll be proposing new approaches for ensuring linguistic equality in courts⚖️. #forensiclinguistics

[Kingsley Ugwuanyi, PhD @KingsUgwuanyi]

OPPORTUNITY FOR YORUBA LINGUISTS IN THE UK

Come work with me at @SOAS University of London as a #Yoruba language teacher: https://t.co/eDaZJxUlrT

[Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @PaulJMeighan]

Proud to share my first bilingual article published in Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) and English, “Addressing intergenerational loss and trauma: Gaelic language revitalization and community self-determination”.
https://t.co/7zFWdYOLAF

[Dr Zakeera Docrat @zakeera_d]

10 days until the 1st call closes. Make sure you submit your abstract for the 17th Biennial Forensic and Legal Linguistics Conference. Be part of history as South Africa🇿🇦 hosts for the 1st time #forensiclinguistics #accesstojustice @ActionLanguages

[Speak for Yersel Republic of Ireland @SFY_ROI]

The big day is finally here!

Announcing the launch of Speak for Yersel (ROI), a new citizen science resource for mapping linguistic variation across Ireland!

https://t.co/uerEc4IuR8

[Ian Cushing @ian_cushing]

if you are an early career academic and interested in bidding for a project which has language, education, and social in/justice as a core theme, then i would be happy to offer some support and advice with this funding scheme!

[Dr Zakeera Docrat @zakeera_d]

Good to see our Chief Justice asking this question. Fantastic to have judges writing bilingually and openly promoting the use of our langs in court. @ActionLanguages
#forensiclinguistics #access to justice #indigenouslanguages

[Susanna Sacks @susannalsacks]

We've received some amazing proposals, with exciting connections, but we're hoping for as expansive a discussion as possible, so would love to add more! How does development shape literature? What happens when literary scholars dip a toe in economic waters? Is it all a spiral?

[Benjamin Dalton @BenBGDalton]

Very excited to launch the CfP for the 2025 @NNMHRmed Congress: “TONGUES: Medical Humanities across linguistic and cultural frontiers” 🚨🚨🚨 @DrStevenWilson called for a multilingual medical humanities, and we’re answering that call! Abstracts for papers in any language welcome!

[Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @PaulJMeighan]

Sharing a talk on Gaelic language reclamation and revitalization processes for Future Multilingual titled “Language Reclamation: Dr Paul Meighan”.
Watch ⬇️
https://t.co/jsZAko6WEQ

[Chichi @NwodaChinazor]

Excited to announce that Volume 22 of the SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics is now officially published!

A huge thanks to all the authors for their amazing contributions.

Edited by @NwodaChinazor & @KingsUgwuanyi

Check out the latest volume here:

https://t.co/aVasA2Wn84

[Colin Reilly @ColinFReilly]

Great to see a conference accepting papers in isiXhosa, Afrikaans & English

[Dr Zakeera Docrat @zakeera_d]

17th Biennial Forensic and Legal Linguistics Conference 1st call for papers is out👇. Papers may be submitted in isiXhosa, Afrikaans & English. Loving this😍 @ActionLanguages & @Taalraad #forensiclinguistics #indigenouslanguages #accesstojustice