Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Talks About the Winter Solstice in China

22 December 2017 (Friday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, : Dr Lisa Lim talks about the winter solstice in China that is a time for family, harmony and lavish meals, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“The shortest day of the year – or longest night – is celebrated with dishes symbolising togetherness”

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http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2125269/winter-solstice-china-time-family-harmony-and-lavish-meals

Source: SCMP

Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Talks About Where the Cockatoo Got Its Name from

10 December 2017 (Sunday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, : Dr Lisa Lim talks about where the cockatoo got its name from, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“The name of the bird, one species of which is often spotted in Hong Kong, comes from Malay via Dutch”

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http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2123331/where-cockatoo-got-its-name-not-english-cock

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Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Talks About Indian Words Enter Oxford English Dictionary

24 November 2017 (Friday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, : Dr Lisa Lim talks about Indian words enter Oxford English Dictionary, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“Do you know your annas from the your abbas, your bhindi from your gosht? Indian English words derived from a variety of subcontinent’s languages follow Chinese guanxi and Singaporean kiasu into official lexicon”

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http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2121293/indian-words-yoga-poses-menu-items-enter-oxford-english

Source: SCMP