Panel: Languages of Myanmar Adapting to the 21st Century
Session 7, Friday 5 March 14.45 - 16.15 While Burmese has become the language of national communication, local languages have profited from eased censorship requirements as well as the new opportunities offered by low-cost digital productions and online publications. Subtitled music videos, interactive dictionaries and phrase books with linked audio files no longer need professional equipment and large budgets. Local communities are making good use of these new possibilities to promote their cultures and languages, as numerous Facebook pages, websites, and YouTube videos in numerous languages prove. These technological innovations and their ready availability provide a good opportunity for language...