Why do “The Language Scientists” keep saying that Leicester is a great location to discuss multilingualism? In this episode, Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta interviews Dr Michelle Harrison, a lecturer in French & Francophone studies at University of Leicester to discuss multilingualism in Leicester. In addition to discussing Dr Harrison’s experience working with Leicester’s Golden Mile and the many languages found here, she describes, a new collaborative project, “Diaspora Leicester in Translation: Living Heritage and Memory in Sayings, Poems and Songs”. This is a new project collecting and comparing sayings, poems, and songs from the many languages found in Leicester. 

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To read about Diaspora Leicester in Translation, visit: https://dlit.le.ac.uk/  

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