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The Llanito podcast episode of 12 February an interview to Elena Seoane on linguistic and demographic aspects of Llanito and its future in Gibraltar.

The programme's summary reads as follows:

The interest in Gibraltar’s Llanito language is widespread piquing the interest of linguists in different part of the world. Llanito is a reflection of Gibraltar's past, a marker of its present, and a key to its future. It embodies the complex and multi-layered identity of the Gibraltarian people, capturing the essence of our history, culture, and community.

On 10 December, CanalSur aired an interview to Elena Seoane in which she discusses the linguistic demography of Gibraltar and the rapid changes it is undergoing in this century. She also mentions the reasons for the shift towards monolingualism in Gibraltar. The interview is available here (minute 24 onwards).

Last week our latest book, Gibraltarians and their Language - 22 Linguistic Biographies, was launched in Gibraltar, alongside three publications of Patuka Press, an author collective run by Giordano Durante. Two extracts from the linguistic biographies were read by Humbert Hernandez and Claire Trinidad.

Today, our team member Elena Seoane was interviewed by Jonathan Scott on 'Gibraltar Today'. She talked about Gibraltar English, Llanito, language variation and World Englishes in general. The full interview is available online.