Intervista ma’ Franco Rizzo
Illum il-Ħamis 14 ta’ Mejju 2020 u jien Adrian Grima qed nitkellem mal-artist viżiv Malti Franco Rizzo, li qiegħed Seoul. F’Malta l-ħin huwa l-10.00am, waqt li Seoul huwa l-5pm. Franco,…
Lingwaġġ Kożmopolita
Dan il-video kommoventi tal-kanzunetta “Fomm ir-Riħ” mill-aħħar album tal-Brikkuni ġegħelni naħseb mill-ġdid fuq dak li qed nagħmlu fid-Diploma fil-Letteratura Maltija aħna u niddiskutu l-idjoma l-ġdida tal-letteratura “Postnazzjonali” u “Kożmopolita” li…
Tsunamis, Wheels, War Chests and Foot Soldiers
Adrian Grima, Department of Maltese, Faculty of Arts This is a time for metaphor. Crises are murky and metaphors can provide clarity and insight. They allow us to think and…
Coronavirus: A rediscovery of the vocabulary
Matthew Vella | Malta Today | Sunday 6 April 2020 Prof. Adrian Grima from the University of Malta’s Faculty of Maltese posts regular updates on the use of Maltese words…
Il-kważi-limerikki tal-Covid-19
F’dawn il-limerikki mnebbħin mill-imxija tal-Covid-19 immur kontra n-natura u l-ispirtu tal-limerikki: l-umoriżmu. La huma tad-daħq u lanqas psataż. Niddubita tistax issejħilhom limerikki. Jixbhu lil-limerikki biss fl-istruttura. Imma lanqas hemmhekk ma…
L-imxija tal-COVID-19 u l-Malti
Jien m’iniex lingwista. Dawn l-għaxar kummenti ddiskutejthom ma’ kollegi li huma lingwisti, l-aktar ma’ Dr Michael Spagnol, imma fl-aħħar mill-aħħar fihom se ssibu r-riflessjonijiet tiegħi. Nittama li jgħinukom tapprezzaw dejjem…
Of course it’s poetry
Adrian Grima | Malta Today, 17 March 2020 I’m no longer a fan of the idea of literature as an instrument of social change. I’m referring to ‘literature’ here as…
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