International Mother Language Day
国际母语日
International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. (国际母语日是一个纪念活动,它于每年的2月21日在世界范围内举行,旨在增强语言和文化多样性的意识和提倡多语制。)It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. (1999年11月17日,它被联合国科教文组织正式予以公布。)Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.(它的庆祝活动也被联合国大会正式承认,在联大的决议中, 2008年被确定为国际语言年。)
International Mother Language Day originated as the international recognition of Language Movement Day, which has been commemorated in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) since 1952, when a number of University of Dhaka students were killed by the Pakistani police and army in Dhaka during Bengali Language Movement protests.(国际母语日肇始于语言运动日的国际承认,而自从1952年起,语言运动日在孟加拉国(前东巴基斯坦)已开始被纪念,其时,在孟加拉语言运动的抗议中,许多达卡大学的学生被巴基斯坦警察和在达卡的军队所杀害。)
[edit] History历史
Main article: Bengali Language Movement
文章:孟加拉语言运动
On 21 March 1948, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the Governor general of Pakistan, declared that Urdu would be the only official language for both West and East Pakistan. (1948年3月21日,巴基斯坦总督穆罕默德.
阿里.金涅[Mohammed Ali Jinnah]宣布乌尔都语将成为西巴基斯坦和东巴基斯坦唯一的官方语言。)The people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), whose main language is Bangla, started to protest against this. (东巴基斯坦[如今的孟加拉国]的人民,因他们的主要语言是孟加拉语,开始抗议这个决定。)On 21 February 1952, (8th Falgun 1359 in the Bangla calendar), students in the present day capital city of Dhaka called for a provincial strike. (1952年2月21日[孟加拉历1359年11月8日],在如今都城达卡的学生号召在全省范围内进行罢工。)The government invoked a limited curfew to prevent this and the protests were tamed down so as to not break the curfew. (为防止罢工,政府进行了有限度的宵禁,而为了不违反宵禁令,抗议活动被加以抑制。)The Pakistani police fired on the students despite these peaceful protests and a number of students were killed. (尽管抗议以和平的方式进行,巴基斯坦警察依然对学生开了枪,许多学生遭到杀害。)4 people of them was Abdus Salam, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Abul Barkat and Abdul Jabbar(遇害者中的4位为:阿布杜斯.撒拉姆[Abdus Salam]、拉斐.乌丁.阿慕德[Rafiq Uddin Ahmed]、阿布尔.巴尔卡特[Abul Barkat]和阿布杜尔.贾巴尔[Abdul Jabbar]。)
[edit] Annual themes 每年的主题
The observances of International Year of Languages tend to have a theme, indicated either in the formal program set for observance at UNESCO headquarters, or more explicitly in the publicity.(国际语言日的纪念活动趋向于有一个主题,该主题有两个呈现的方式,或是在联合国科教文组织总部举行活动纪念活动的正式项目上指明,或是更明确地体现在公告上。)
- 2000, Inaugural celebration of International Mother Language Day
- 2000年,国际母语日创立庆典
- 2001, Second annual celebration
- 2001年,第二次年度庆祝
- 2002, Linguistic Diversity: 3,000 Languages in Danger (slogan: In the galaxy of languages, every word is a star)
- 2002年,语言多样性:3000种语言处在危险的边缘上(标语:在语言的星河中,每个词就是一颗星星)
- 2003, Fourth annual celebration
- 2003年,第四次年度庆祝
- 2004, Children learning (the observance at UNESCO included "a unique exhibition of children’s exercise books from around the world illustrating the process by which children learn and master the use of written literacy skills in the classroom")
2004年,儿童学习(联合国科教文组织的纪念活动包括“来自全球范围的儿童练习簿的独特展览,它形象说明了课堂上儿童学习和掌握书写技能的过程。)
- 2005, Braille and Sign languages
- 2005年,布莱尔盲文和手语
- 2006, Languages and Cyberspace
- 2006年,语言和电脑空间
- 2007, Multilingual education
- 2007年,多语教育
- 2008, International Year of Languages
- 2008年,国际语言年
- 2009, tenth annual celebration
- 2009年,第十次年度庆祝
- 2010, International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
- 2010年,国际文化和睦年
[edit] International observances
国际纪念活动
International Mother Language Day Monument, Ashfield Park, Sydney, Australia. Unveiling ceremony, 19-Feb-2006
国际母语日纪念碑,阿什菲尔德公园,悉尼,澳大利亚。揭幕仪式,2006年2月19日
- The Linguapax Prize is presented annually on International Mother Language Day.
- 每年的国际母语日都颁发凌跨帕克斯奖(Linguapax Prize)。
- UNESCO sets the theme for each International Mother Language Day and holds related events at its headquarters in Paris on or around 21 February each year.
- 联合国科教文组织确定每一个国际母语日的主题,在每年2月21日或前后在它的总部巴黎组织相关活动。
- In 2008, the International Year of Languages was formally launched on International Mother Language Day.
- 2008年,国际语言年于国际母语日正式启动。
[edit] See also 请参阅
References 参考资料
External links 外部链接
英文出处:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mother_Language_Day。
Received on the date of 2011-6-1
注:大卫语言工作室
黄达武助理研究员
提供汉译稿。英文原稿对所涉人、物的个人观点,不代表大卫语言工作室的观点。
2011-6-1