Published On - May 26, 2010
Laz Language on Decline in Turkey
Turkish is the only official language of Turkey, but it is far from the only language spoken there. Unfortunately, many of the minority languages are on the decline. ...
Published On - May 19, 2010
Deaf Hip-Hop Singer Snags Recording Contract
Deaf hip-hop artist Sean Forbes just signed a recording contract with Web Entertainment and BMI, according to the Detroit Free Press. Forbes is the co-founder of the Deaf Professional Arts Network also known as D-Pan, which makes sign-language remakes of popular music videos....
Published On - May 18, 2010
Translation Device for World Cup Fans
The 2010 World Cup is set to take place in South Africa next month, from June 11th to July 11th. Teams from 32 different countries will travel to the country to compete for the championship. Of course, with the World Cup will come hordes of foreign football fans, all ready to party. Some of them [&h...
Published On - May 17, 2010
Shanghai Tries to Clean Up Its Chinglish
For the next 6 months, Shanghai will be hosting the 2010 World Expo. According to the New York Times, the Chinese government is preparing for the event, in part, by mounting a campaign to clean up the muddle of malapropisms affectionately known as “Chinglish.”...
Published On - May 17, 2010
Dutch or French in Belgium?
Belgium is like two countries rolled up into one-French-speaking Wallonia and Dutch-speaking Flanders. Soon, the tension between the two may split the country apart. The conflict between the two language groups goes back to when the country was founded in the 19th century. At that time, the country&...
Published On - May 7, 2010
Real-Time Mobile Translation To Be Available Soon
At the Mobile Voice Conference last week in San Francisco, two companies displayed products that can turn your cell phone into an instant translator, although neither is available for consumers yet and both have very limited capabilities....
Published On - May 6, 2010
Vermont Artist Highlights Endangered Alphabets
On average, 10 languages disappear for good each and every year. Tim Brookes, a Vermont travel writer and artist, is trying to raise awareness of this issue with his new exhibition: 13 rare alphabets carved and painted into real Vermont maple....
Published On - April 30, 2010
US Foreign Service Language Courses Free Online
Interesting in studying a new language on your own time? All of the study material used by the US Foreign Service is available for free, online, on the fsi-language-courses.org web site. ...
Published On - April 28, 2010
The French Language Thrives In Surprising Places
French conservative Éric Zemmour argued in his best-selling book French Melancholy that the French language is on the decline....
Published On - April 20, 2010
New Compilation Features Motown Hits In Many Languages
These days, it's taken for granted that American music will be produced in English and marketed throughout the world in the same language. However, that wasn't always the case, as a new Motown compilation illustrates....