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Background: 

Background The Council of Europe: Founded in 1949 46 member states Distinct from the EU Based in Strasbourg on the principles of: Democracy The Rule of Law Human Rights

Winston Churchill: 

Winston Churchill In 1946 gave two key speeches which changed our understanding our Europe 5th March – Fulton 19th September - Zurich

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Linguistic Diversity - 1: 

Linguistic Diversity - 1 6000-7000 languages 6bn people | 189 states Losing 1 language a day 3% languages in Europe >50% world’s population estimated as plurilingual Some facts: Some research: Languages borrow Languages are related Multilingual (L >300) Babies hear >40 vowels Children learn all languages equally easily

Linguistic Europe: 

Linguistic Europe ≧ 225 languages 3 main families Germanic Romance Slavic all 3 in Trieste most use the Latin alphabet, but ....

Linguistic Diversity - 2: 

Linguistic Diversity - 2 Russian German English French Italian Europe: most common mother tongues: Europe: common immigrant languages (London): Arabic Turkish Kurdish Berber Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, ….

www.alpeadria.org: 

www.alpeadria.org Deutsch Hrvatski Italiano Magyar Slovensko English

Polyphiloprogenitive ..(T.S. Eliot)In the beginning was the Word: 

Polyphiloprogenitive .. (T.S. Eliot) In the beginning was the Word In principio era il Verbo (from logos...)

Language Migration: 

Language Migration

Language Migration: 

Language Migration Base Language

Language Migration: 

Language Migration Local Separation Experience Knowledge Base Language

Language Migration: 

Language Migration Local Separation Experience Knowledge Base Language

Language Migration: 

Language Migration Local Separation Experience Knowledge Base Language Local evolved

Language Migration: 

Language Migration Local Separation Experience Knowledge Base Language Base Local evolved

Language Migration: 

Language Migration Interacts ind. Local Separation Experience Knowledge Base Language Base Local evolved

Language Migration: 

Language Migration Interacts ind. Local Separation Experience Knowledge Base Language Base Local evolved New Language evolves

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Frontiers

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Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. Frontiers

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Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. International Political, Borders, Wars Frontiers

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Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. International Political, Borders, Wars Cultural Behaviour Meanings Frontiers

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Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. No Frontiers International Political, Borders, Wars Cultural Behaviour Meanings Frontiers

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Science maths astronomy medicine physics Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. No Frontiers International Political, Borders, Wars Cultural Behaviour Meanings Frontiers

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Science maths astronomy medicine physics Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. No Frontiers Philosophy Religion International Political, Borders, Wars Cultural Behaviour Meanings Frontiers

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Science maths astronomy medicine physics Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. No Frontiers Philosophy Religion Arts, drama, architecture International Political, Borders, Wars Cultural Behaviour Meanings Frontiers

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Science maths astronomy medicine physics Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. No Frontiers Philosophy Religion Arts, drama, architecture International Political, Borders, Wars Cultural Behaviour Meanings Growth Age Frontiers

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Science maths astronomy medicine physics Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. No Frontiers Philosophy Religion Arts, drama, architecture International Political, Borders, Wars Cultural Behaviour Meanings Growth Age Knowledge base Intercultural Und Frontiers

Information Highway: 

Science maths astronomy medicine physics Natural Seas, lakes, .. Mountains, .. No Frontiers Philosophy Religion Arts, drama, architecture International Political, Borders, Wars Cultural Behaviour Meanings Information Highway Growth Age Knowledge base Intercultural Und Frontiers

Raichle Neuro imaging: 

Raichle Neuro imaging Marcus E. Raichle. M.D. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis High Low Brain activity SEEING + HEARING WORDS Indeed, all areas involved in each of the separate activities are now involved simultaneously. Above: the result of experiments where people were confronted with simple reading (left picture) or simple listening (right picture) tasks. Amount of activity in different areas of the brain is shown by color shades. High activity is yellow, low activity is blue. Other colors mark a range of intermediate degrees of activity (see legend to the top right). We can clearly see that different language activities are handled in different areas of the human brain. What will happen if we present two tasks simultaneously?

Language is the light of reason..,: 

Language is the light of reason.., “words are the signs of ideas...” Language diversity (opportunity v. threat) Diversity implies Knowledge Frontiers Culture “invisible cities” (Italo Calvino on translation) Myrddin “I know why men are troubled...” My languages define me

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As pine trees Hold the wind’s imprint After the wind is gone, is no longer there So words Retain a man’s imprint After the man is gone, is no longer there George Seferis (Greek Poet – 1966)

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British School Trieste 2006