Short summary Returning from a won battle, Macbeth and Banquo met three witches. They announce them the next Macbeth’s coronation as king of Scotland. Shortly after, once told it to her wife, Ma...
Gertrude, or the well-known “Nun of Monza”, is certainly one of the most interesting and mysterious characters of The Betrothed, the most famous novel of Alessandro Manzoni. Italian students usually d...
Language attitudes in sociolinguistics Language attitudes in multilingual settings are significant and say a lot about this language. A language is a powerful tool used for the purpose of communicatio...
Throughout our life on earth, we exist in language, and we live with language. This basic ability, which constitutes our flow of thought, has been the subject of curiosity by philosophers for centurie...
Do you think that Spanish is the same around the world? For a non-native Spanish speaker, it may come as a surprise that Spanish is different in Spain and in Latin America. These differences, while s...
During a conversation with somebody, you involuntarily show your background. It can be expressed through various means like the choice of words and your pronunciation. For the majority, these could s...
Welcome to the second topic in our Art 101 series – Illuminated manuscripts. Today we will be taking a whistle-stop tour through the history of illuminated manuscripts across Europe from...
What is the Situation Today? Nowadays in so many parts of the world people are able to speak more than one language. It is because increased social mobility and globalization created a demand for bili...
Status of the Language Hawaiian or otherwise known as ’Olelo Hawai’i Makuahine is a language that is spoken on the Hawai’i Islands. It is the statutory provincial language in State of Hawai’i and it i...
Old English started developing after the Germanic tribes invaded the islands. This can be found in the most influential account Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum written by a Catholic monk Bede. ...
When speaking modern English, we use only one second-person pronoun you. It can be used when the speaker is referring to a single person or many. Yet language users can also mention thou which is also...
“An Essay Towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe”, written by William Penn, consists of a peace proposal. In the tenth section, the author lists seven benefits that result from it....
What is the “Language Planning”? The term “language planning” was first introduced in literature by Haugen (1959). He used it to describe the efforts carried out in Norway to a...
In the previous episode, we’ve seen the status planning If you missed it, you can click here: 2. Corpus planning Quoting Wright (2007): “corpus planning is an attempt to change the forms and st...
Previously… National language planning is made up of three elements: status planning, corpus planning, and acquisition planning. The spread of Icelandic The dissemination of the linguistic patte...
Monolingualism in Europe Monolingualism, usually, does not dominate in countries. Especially, Europe does not have monolinguistic states. This situation has been intensifying due to migratory phenomen...
Nowadays, there is nothing that doesn’t go through the drafting of documentation: contracts, powers of attorney, articles of association, financial statements. Due to increasing globalisation and mult...
Translation choices: the translator’s dilemmas Let’s suppose you are reading the translated version of your favourite book… How would you feel if you come across one or more foreign words during...
So, what ’twere like ‘i the early 1000s? Wait, let us rephrase! So, what was it like in the early 1000s? This question covers various spectrums like everyday life, customs, social norms,...
If you are lucky enough to be in Catalonia on the 23rd of April, you will experience one of the most beautiful and unique celebrations of this region, On that day, every year, Catalans celebrate ̶...
It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t love chocolate. People can have it in endless ways nowadays; mixed with hot milk in a cup, in thousands of different desserts and candies, wine, etc. ...
Latin languages are Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Romanian. Spoken areas in the European continent are as follows; The spread of Latin languages originating from the Italian peni...
A root is the basic unit of a word and cannot be further divided. Word roots carry most of the meaning, and by learning them we can better wise up to the whole language. Therefore, For people who want...
The Middle Ages The middle Ages is somewhere between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance and Reformation. The adjective “medieval,” coined from Latin medium (middle) and aevum (age), ...
WHAT IS ROMANTICISM? Romanticism started very late 18th century. This period, though by far the shortest, is at least as complex and diverse as any other period in British literary history, and...
As the leading language of international discourse in the 21st century world, English became one of the most spoken languagages in the world and the common tongue of education, business and entertainm...
You should know these phrases if you are having a trip to France in case you come across some people with no knowledge of English or would rather not speak English as French people don’t much li...