Europe

Greece, photographed by Isaac Ohringer

Chiara Lewis, European Staff Writer 28/10/2023 Chiara Lewis, European Staff Writer 28/10/2023

Protecting or persecuting the French language? The unpleasant underbelly of France’s linguistic watchdog, L’académie française

From regional language policy, écriture inclusive, to linguistic evolution and xenophobia, European staff writer Chiara Lewis offers an eloquent and probing critique of the famed Académie Française.

Faith Martin, European Staff Writer 23/10/2023 Faith Martin, European Staff Writer 23/10/2023

Russkiy Yazyk, Eesti Keel: Speaking Russian in Estonia

In this intriguing investigation, European Staff Writer Faith Martin probes the Estonian struggle with the Russian language. Her linguistic musings take us from a bar in Talinn, down the cobbled streets and towards the Russian border.