Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “Much the most important thing about language is its capacity for generating imagined communities, building in effect particular solidarities. After all, imperial languages are still vernaculars, and thus particular vernaculars among many.” -Linguist Stephen R. Anderson. The mass killing of dozens of people in Norway by an anti-immigrant, anti-multicultural extremist is just one of many warnings to nations around the world that not only is multiculturalism and diverse ethnic studies needed to prevent such tragedies, but so too is multilingualism, or the familiarity and acquisition of multiple languages. But sadly, intolerance, mixed with…
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