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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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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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Languages

Yiddish Language 101

“He’s just extra meshuggeneh today,” I sigh when our cat is sprinting around the apartment, knocking tchotchkes off the shelves left and right. As someone raised in Brooklyn, such phrases
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Languages

Are There Official Language Watchdogs?

Language institutions play a vital role in regulating and preserving the languages that are spoken worldwide. These institutions are responsible for setting the standards and rules that govern a language,
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Languages

Climate Crisis and Language Loss?

When concerns regarding the climate crisis are voiced in the West, the conversation is often oriented around Western concerns. Which is not an entirely unreasonable reality. But it is important
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For Translation Buyers

Korean Language: North and South

Spoken by around eighty million people, Hangugeo (or chosŏnmal) is the official language of both South and North Korea. However, after almost eight decades since the division into North and
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