Linguistics and Human Languages

Humanities and Medical Science: a novel Programme at the University of Malta

6 Feb 2012

On the 27th January 2012, Professor Juanito Camilleri, Rector of the University of Malta inaugurated a novel Programme aimed at encouraging and coordinating scholarly interest in the relationships between the Humanities, Medicine and the Sciences.

Linguists discuss the steady extinction of world languages

1 Feb 2012

More than half of the world’s languages are spoken by 2 percent of the population, according to a presentation given by linguists Gregory D.S. Anderson and K. David Harrison Tuesday night in a packed room at the Oviatt Library.

Professor J. B. Disanayake - pioneer Linguist

30 Jan 2012

Renowned linguist J. B. Disanayake, Emeritus Professor of Sinhala at the Colombo University, recently returned to the island after completing a very successful term as Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Thailand.