There are people in Suriname who need to know if a particular statement is true. And public expectations are embodied in the linguistic form and translate tagalog to english. Eitne Karlin, a linguist at Leiden University, had a hard time comprehending this. The grammar of the trio, one of the languages of Suriname, forces its […]
According to a national survey of young Thai youth, four out of ten believe that the “correct” Thai language should be used exclusively in official speech. Facebook and Twitte r reduce the language skills of Thai students. The Ministry of Culture calls on everyone to return to the lost tradition of writing ordinary letters. A […]
Recently, eReflect, a software company specializing in writing, reading, typing and more, discussed the challenge of 21st century language proficiency with Erin Jensen, founder of netlingo.com, which tracks and displays interactions between language and technology and researches the issue of mutual formation of language and technologies. Her website features the largest number of online acronyms […]
The ongoing translation process is a huge problem for the European Union. A colossal number of employees are involved in the field of translation: as in the state, i.e. on a permanent basis and temporary workers such as interns, freelancers, contractors. It is not even possible to reflect the exact official figures of the entire […]
While advances in science and technology continue to close the distance between widely spaced geographic areas, governments, companies and individuals from vastly different cultures will intensify their joint search for more concerted action and effective collaboration. The far-reaching consequences of this development of events further emphasize the need for a particularly sensitive understanding of other […]