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Linguistics Everyday


Jul 10, 2020

In episode 7, Cara and Ed discuss the value of an official language in the modern nation state, how language influences identity and what the language situation is in South Sudan, from Juba Arabic to English and a bit of Swahili.

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South Sudan Civil War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84fjG22fCrE

Peace in South Sudan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_lXeyYuOnk

South Sudan Travelogue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAH7UyI4mHM

Article on Language Policy in South Sudan
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/14/for-south-sudan-declaring-independence-from-arabic-is-not-so-easy-language-politics-juba-khartoum-english/