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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The intriguing nature of the ancient monuments and their history never cease to amaze us. It doesn’t matter in which part of the world we grew up, we all seem to be attracted by the mystery of o...
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...