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Languages

What Are Dead Languages?

“Latin is a language as dead as dead can be,” runs an old schoolroom verse, “it killed the ancient Romans and now it’s killing me!” Humor aside, this student jingle
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Languages

Ancient Tablets and AI Translation

Translating between two languages is a matter of carefully constructing sentences which best convey the meaning of the original text. As such, it isn’t about a rudimentary word-per-word switch from
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Dialects, Ethnolects, and Sociolects

Why do we speak the way that we do? Examples of our particular language varieties are scattered everywhere throughout our everyday lives—whether we say you guys or y’all, soda or
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For Translation Buyers

Is Bengali about to Boom?

From its earliest days as a trading lingua franca to the present day, Bengali has played a leading role in the cultural and economic development of South Asia. Its 200
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Languages

All About the Afrikaans Language

You may have seen monuments that celebrate famous events, global celebrities, or even animals, but have you ever seen a monument dedicated to a language? Located in South Africa, the
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Languages

One Town, Five Official Languages

Deep in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, a huge municipality (about the size of Tennessee) is establishing a unique linguistic legacy: it has five official languages! Sharing borders with
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