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Notebooks from Gagauzia
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The latest presidential election in Moldova served as a reminder, if one were needed, of the persistence of deep divisions within Moldovan society, particularly with regard to the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia. The discrepancy between the Romanian-speaking Moldovans and the Gagauz, of Turkish origin, is part of a historical trajectory that is all the more fascinating in that it is likely to shed light on the future of many peoples on the fringes of Europe. Here's an overview of a little-known land.
Bichig Mongolian", a thousand-year-old script in survival mode
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Mongol bichig", or "Mongolian script", is one of the two scripts currently used in the Republic of Mongolia. Its use declined throughout the 20th century, with the imposition of the Cyrillic alphabet under Soviet influence in the 1940s, so that today only a minority of the population master it. In recent years, however, there has been a revitalization of Bichig Mongolian, which could regain its status as Mongolia's official script in the next few years. Here's a look back at the history and use of this script.
The Forest of Brushes - Chinese Calligraphy
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The Chinese art of calligraphy[1] has been esteemed in China for two thousand years as the ideal aesthetic act of artistic accomplishment. Considered superior to painting, which is a direct offshoot of it, calligraphy occupies the minds and eyes of the Chinese from their first contact with writing, which constitutes its semantic support and repertoire of forms.
Cyber-learners and cyber-teachers: between autonomy and solitude
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Faced with the imperatives of fast, efficient teaching, the prestigious "Encyclopédie de la Pléiade. Le langage" (Paris: Gallimard, 1968: 685), edited by A. Martinet, refers to the appearance on the market of electronic devices and language laboratories "without which no college, at least in North America, would dare open its doors to a youth enamored of speed and technology"; the work expresses the hope that "this revival is the culmination of the long-ignored efforts of linguists on the bangs of official doctrines".