THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Anna-Lilja Dawson November 1, 2012
An indigenous language chat application for mobile devices has created a shimmer of hope for the survival of aboriginal culture across the province and country. FirstVoices Chat is an iPhone application with over 100 keyboards for indigenous languages compatible with Facebook Chat and Google Talk.
By Blair Woynarski April 9, 2012
People who know me well understand two things about me: I hate coffee and I love words. Words are my trade and I take care of them. We have a very strange language with a long history, but most people do not stop to think about how it came together. So here is a brief tour of some of the more peculiar points of English.
By Tannara Yelland March 30, 2012
You can say “bitch” on TV.
This is not especially problematic for most people. But this, more than anything, is the problem. While most people will agree that the word “cunt” packs a wallop, both emotionally and linguistically, the same people often will not say the same things about “bitch.”
By Canadian University Press June 30, 2011
If a word or a language can call to mind not just denotations or connotations, but powerful and even painful recollections of a loved one, how wary should we be of limiting our vocabulary?
By The Sheaf April 6, 2011
The Saskatoon Theological Union will offer Japanese among its other introductory language courses. After receiving a request from a member of the Religious Studies department, the Union decided to go ahead with the program.
By Victoria Martinez April 5, 2011
Languages at the University of Saskatchewan are suffering under the budget cuts being implemented across the College of Arts and Science. Though neither the university nor the college budgets have officially been released, students have caught wind of likely funding cuts from tutorial leaders and professors as well as the two town hall meetings held by the college.
By The Sheaf March 7, 2011
Some words and phrases make the transition from subculture to popular culture. But other words should remain rarely used. “Rape” is one of those words.