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This is a guest post by Jesse Reyes at SpanishHackers.coms My first foray into foreign languages was learning Spanish. When I decided to learn the language I had no idea where to start. I found a lot of information online. Some was very helpful, some…
Translation services continue to help companies reach their global marketing objectives. We need to learn two things about the financial unrest in modern times; 1. Economic centers are moving fast, and, 2. Emerging markets in the world are now multicultural and multilingual. Brazil, Russia, China and India are…
Arabic, according to the latest statistics, is the 5th most spoken language in the world. There are 60 countries where the language is spoken, with a total of 242 million people speaking Arabic as their first language. The primary country where it is spoken is…
American Sign Language or ASL is now one of the most studied modern or foreign languages in different colleges and universities in the U.S. This is good news because learning ASL is proven to have benefits, even if a student does not have plans of…
The languages of the United Kingdom evolved some 2,000 years ago – a great mix of various words that were created, borrowed and handed down by the different tribes that occupied Britain through the course of its history. Still, while (British) English is now the…
Perhaps one of the most fascinating languages in the world, the Arabic language is unique in so many ways. It is also one of the most spoken languages, ranking fifth just behind the English and Hindi languages, based on the latest published statistics from Ethnologue….
Although there are some differences in the Korean language when you factor in the regional accents and dialects from the other regions such as Busan and Jeolla, the language spoken in Jeju Island is separate and distinct from the Korean language spoken in the mainland….
New words get included in the dictionary all the time, but the process of adding new words is not that simple. Who makes the decision and what processes do they use in making the decision on whether a word should be included or not? The…
Language revival and rediscovery is on the rise in various parts of the world and in the U.S., fourth graders are today learning that Tongva or Gabrielino was the original language spoken all over Los Angeles. Almost lost It had been 50 years since Tongva…
Although the word “malarkey” has been in use since 1929, its origin is still a mystery. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “malarkey” as foolish ideas or words. It can also mean foolish or insincere talk. VP Biden’s remark Although a little antiquated, the word is still…
Languages are living creatures, and, as such, they are born, grow, and develop with the passage of time. This evolution often occurs through the adoption of sounds or words from other languages, which are called cognates. “Cognate” comes from the Latin word “cognoscere,” which means…
There is an ongoing debate in the medical field on whether drugs can be used to enhance memory and assist humans with learning or improving skills. For instance, proponents of nootropics, also called “smart drugs,” believe that we can learn languages faster or develop improved musical skills with the aid of medication….
