Mexico in the spotlight of polyglot studies
https://doi.org/10.24833/2410-2423-2023-1-34-107-112
Abstract
This paper is a review of the Polyglot Conference 2022 in Cholula and the 3rd International Seminar on Linguistics & Polyglot Studies, both united by the topic of Mexico’s linguistic and cultural heritage. Discussed are the social and psychological aspects of polyglottery, language museums, Mexican Spanish, works of Yuri Knorozov, written sources of the Nahua culture, reading acquisition in modern and ancient languages, counting systems of Australian Aboriginals, and broader issues of multilingual and minority language studies.
About the Author
G. А. Kazakov
MGIMO-University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Grigory Kazakov, PhD, is Executive Secretary of Linguistics & Polyglot Studies and Associate Professor at Department of English No.3.
Research interests: language education, polyglottery, psycholinguistics, psychology of expertise, language and religion, translation of sacred texts, Scouting pedagogy.
76, Prospekt Vernadskogo, Moscow, 119454
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Kazakov G.А. Mexico in the spotlight of polyglot studies. Linguistics & Polyglot Studies. 2023;9(1):107-112. https://doi.org/10.24833/2410-2423-2023-1-34-107-112
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