Language can hurt, exclude, and perpetuate inequality—often without even realizing it. Phrases like “Na Slovenku po slovensky” (“in Slovakia, speak Slovak”) or mocking someone for his or her speech disorder may be innocent, but they have deeper meaning. In an interview with our colleague Jaroslava Rusinková from the Department of Sociolinguistics, you’ll learn about:
- where freedom of speech ends and responsibility begins,
- which language strategies make disinformation convincing,
- and why language is never completely neutral and how it influences our thinking.
You can read the interview here.