The Language Blog

Published On - January 26, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Festival

Chinese New Year 2009

Today is Chinese New Year an ancient festival which is celebrated not only in China but around the world. This year is the ‘Year of the Ox’ which symbolises prosperity through fortitude and hard work....

Published On - January 26, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate

Cheeseburgery Hamburgers

After hearing a recommendation that bloggers should use computerised translation to provide foreign language replicas of their own blogs, Tony Barber decided to put Google Translate to the test. I won't spoil it for you - the full article is here but there is one section that made us laugh for good ...

Published On - January 23, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Irish, Language

Lá Nua Closes Its Doors

Lá Nua, the only Irish language newspaper published on a daily basis, has closed down due to a lack of funding. Lá Nua, which means “New Day” in Irish, stopped its presses at the end of the year. The newspaper had been in print for more than 20 years, but according to Eurolang.net, there simpl...

Published On - January 22, 2009

Alicja Brady Language Blog

Chinese Censor Obama

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Published On - January 16, 2009

Alicja Brady Sci FiTags: Language, Star Trek, Translation

Star Trek: The next generation of gadgets

According to National Geographic, every 14 days another language passes into oblivion. New languages are created at a much slower rate. Usually, new languages evolve naturally from older languages over time. On the other hand, sometimes new languages are simply created from fiction. These languages ...

Published On - January 9, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Apple, Coolgorilla, iPhone, Travel

Talking Translator

Have you ever been stuck in a foreign country desperately wanting to ask a local a question but limited by your language skills? Well the iPhone and iPod touch from Apple in conjunction with Coolgorilla have the solution. Coolgorilla develops software applications for iPods and Mobile phones. They h...

Published On - January 9, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Language

Texts: A New Tool in the Struggle for Language Diversity?

Text messaging is quickly becoming one of the most common methods of communication worldwide. In fact, last year in the US, text messages surpassed voice calls in popularity. However, the Wall Street Journal notes that texting can pose problems for some non-English speakers. Most of the time, when p...

Published On - January 7, 2009

Alicja Brady Language Blog

New spelling in Brazil

Could you imagine what would happen if you had to adopt a new set of spelling and grammar rules? Well that’s exactly what has just happened in Brazil....

Published On - January 7, 2009

Alicja Brady Language Blog

My friend can speak that language…

… So why do I need a translator? During one of the medical industries biggest exhibitions, Medica 2008, we spoke to hundreds of people regarding their translation requirements. Surprisingly many of the companies confirmed that their translation is done by employees who happen to speak the fore...

Published On - January 2, 2009

Alicja Brady Social MediaTags: India, Language, Social media

Creating a More Linguistically Diverse Internet

The Internet has long been dominated by English-language content, but that may change over the next few years. The New York Times reports that many companies are responding to increased demand for content in languages other than English by translating existing online content and providing new tools ...