In the world of science and technology, new words are coined, and some of them stick, and the words themselves lead interesting lives and have surprising effects -- technical, social, even political. In his book Virtual Words Jonathon Keats explores the origins, uses, and impact of terms like microbiome, copyleft, Panglish, and singularity.
Jonathon Keats, Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology Oxford U. Press, 2010
Jonathon Keats at University Press Books, the Berkeley Art Museum, and Modernism Gallery
In the world of science and technology, new words are coined, and some of them stick, and the words themselves lead interesting lives and have surprising effects -- technical, social, even political. In his new book Jonathon Keats explores the origins, uses, and impact of terms like microbiome, copyleft, Panglish, and singularity.
Vicente Rafael, The Promise of the Foreign: Nationalism and the Technics of Translation in the Spanish Philippines Duke U. Press, 2005
What do language and the act of translation have to do with the projection of imperial and military power? Vicente Rafael makes important connections and points to efforts to Americanize the English language in this nation's early years. He also discusses the politics of monolingualism, the notion of the melting pot, and the US military's use of interpreters in Iraq.
Leanne Hinton, Flutes of Fire Heyday, 1994
Leanne Hinton et al., How to Keep Your Language Alive Heyday, 2002
So many languages around the globe, too many threatened with extinction. What's going on, and in what ways are indigenous languages especially vulnerable? Leanne Hinton is an authority on how and why languages are being lost, the significance of language diversity, and the ways in which indigenous tongues can be revitalized before it's too late. (Holiday encore presentation.)
Leanne Hinton, Flutes of Fire Heyday, 1994
Leanne Hinton et al., How to Keep Your Language Alive Heyday, 2002
So many languages around the globe, too many threatened with extinction. What's going on, and in what ways are indigenous languages especially vulnerable? Leanne Hinton is an authority on how and why languages are being lost, the significance of language diversity, and the ways in which indigenous tongues can be revitalized before it's too late.
