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English Language and Hegemony

From websites to social media, from advertisements to novels, English-language content holds powerful sway across the globe. As the world’s most widely spoken language, with over 1.5 billion speakers worldwide,
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Are There Untranslatable Words?

Hygge. Saudade. Toska. Mamihlapinatapai. If you know what these words mean in their respective languages, do you think you’d be able to translate them into another one? So-called “untranslatable” words
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Do You Speak Tutnese?

Humanity’s linguistic history is rife with languages which have passed out of use. As cultures interact, their languages evolve (consider the difficulty you might have understanding an English speaker from
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Interstellar Language Evolution

In a galaxy far, far away… …there might be humans that don’t understand the phrase “in a galaxy far, far away”! Given the dramatic effects of isolation on language, interstellar
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What Are Language Isolates?

A language isolate is a language that appears to have no demonstrable relationship to other languages, as though it developed in isolation (hence the name). In other words, they’re languages
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The Original Rosetta Stone

When most Americans hear the phrase “Rosetta Stone,” they probably think of the famous language-learning software. The Rosetta Stone, the software program, is named after an important engraved fragment of
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Do You Speak Aranese?

Chances are high that you do not speak Aranese. In fact, it is very likely that you’ve never even heard of Aranese! This is the language spoken by the inhabitants
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