Language and Linguistics

News Summary - 7/07 (The Daily Record)

7 Jul 2008

Pretrial detention is not equivalent to serving time for a crime when it comes to defining multiple convictions for sentencing purposes, the Court of Special Appeals has ruled, reversing the mandatory prison sentence of a Baltimore County woman.

Jamaicans Debate Translation Of Bible To Patois (The Morning News)

7 Jul 2008

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Plans to translate the Bible into patois - Jamaica's unofficial language - have ignited a fiery debate that stretches beyond the shores of this island nation.

Anne Arundel Education Notes (Baltimore Sun)

6 Jul 2008

Introducing a group of about 40 fourth- through sixth-graders to Chinese culture, language and customs, the Maryland Summer Center for Chinese Studies will conduct its two-week summer program at Meade Middle School from tomorrow through July 18.