Language Articles

Culture and Society » Language | By Cheow Yu Yuan @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 4:12 AM

If you are running an international business, business translation service is definitely essential for you. With translation services, you will be able to expand into overseas markets by translating your website, brochures, or instruction manual into the local country's language. There are 2 types of translation. The first one is called inbound translation, which means translations for internal use. This type of translation can be less than perfect as the objective here is to get th... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Stephen Campbell @ Sunday, 9th March 2008 @ 10:47 PM

If you are eager in learning to speak Japanese, you may be interested in a strategy known as pictorial learning. Utilizing pictures, you can polish your knowledge to work at a heightened level. Images offer essential clues to work with brain retrieve data. Using imagery can significantly help you for your Japanese language learning. This method helps you to elevate your memorization ability and improve your Japanese Vocabulary Below are tips to help you learn to speak Japanese: 1. ... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Peter Finch @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 2:16 PM

Sometimes you need to communicate with foreigners in their language. It could be a trip abroad, or a visit by foreigners that make it necessary to learn at least the basic phrases of a language. You could also fall in love with a person from another nation. Now the best way to pick up a foreign language quickly is to spend some time trying to communicate with someone, whose mother tongue is that particular language. Let us take a look at some essential phrases in Romanian, if you want to be able... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Peter Finch @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 7:39 PM

There are times when you need to learn the basics of a foreign language, well, at least the necessary phrases. It could be a visit to a foreign land, or having some foreigners visit you. You might even fall in love with someone from a different country. Of course, the quickest way to learn a foreign language is to spend some time with a native speaker of that language. If you are inclined towards communicating with Romanians, here are some essential phrases in that language. Most new le... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Stephen Dolan @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 1:03 PM

Spanish is everywhere and you can learn it as a hobby to go on vacation in Spanish-speaking countries or to conduct business in Spanish-speaking regions. If you believe that you want to learn this romantic language, then one of the best ways to do it in your native country is at home, at your own pace. The most frequently used and best ways to learn Spanish in the comfort of your own home are using language audio CDs or online Spanish courses. It's Fast and Fun to Learn Sp... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Stephen Dolan @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 1:33 AM

Have you ever wanted to learn a foreign language? Although there has been a language requirement in high school for a long time, experts have only recently begun to assert that learning another language can have many benefits. In fact, it is now recommended that children begin learning a foreign language as soon as possible, because most young children find it easier to learn a language than adults and older children do. Overcoming Obstacles Yes, many people find learning a langu... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By R.T. Markovsky @ Thursday, 28th February 2008 @ 8:46 AM

Let's start by giving some reasons why learning Japanese might be of interest to you. ** You may be about to travel to a Japanese speaking country ** You have an opportunity to occupationally train some colleagues who only speak Japanese ** You want basic Japanese for business reasons and want to become more valuable at your job by being bilingual ** You are a fan of Japanese animation films, video games, manga comics and want to want to enjoy them more fully without rel... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Christine Harrell @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 10:21 AM

As the Latino population continues to grow on the west coast, an increasing number of employers are encouraging employees to learn Spanish. Seattle has a booming Spanish-speaking population, increasing not only the demand for, but also the wages of those who can fluently speak Spanish. The Spanish Speaking Population in Seattle is Rising Fast According to Real Change News, the Latino population in Seattle is expected to grow to more than 1 million people by 2030, an increase of ... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Boyd Norwood @ Tuesday, 26th February 2008 @ 6:53 PM

It Is Not Difficult To Learn To Speak German. German words, unlike English words, are easy to figure out how to say and how to write because they are spelled phonetically. All you need to do is learn how to pronounce the sounds and you are set. If you speak English, it will be even easier for you because German and English evolved from the Germanic (also known as Proto-Germanic) language. Both English and German make up the largest Germanic languages in the world. Not only are Ge... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Boyd Norwood @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 1:03 AM

There are many reasons why someone would want or need to speak another language. Let's take German for example--why is German a good language to learn to speak? First, your resume will look more impressive when stating that you speak a second language. Since German is the second most used language in Europe, it will be a great second language to have in your repertoire because you will obviously be able to communicate with more people. Also, many studies have shown that those who ... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Peter Finch @ Saturday, 2nd February 2008 @ 9:18 PM

Whenever you visit a foreign country or foreigners come to visit yours, or you simply fall in love with a person coming from other country, you have to know for the beginning some essential phrases in that language. The good news is that if you spend much time with a native speaker, you can learn the language in no time. Now let us see some basic phrases in Romanian, if you are interested in communication with Romanians. As most of the learners prefer accurate presentation, we will offer ... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Wednesday, 30th January 2008 @ 8:13 AM

It is probably important to begin by specifying what exactly language translation is and, perhaps more importantly, what it is not. Known simply as translation within the industry, it is the process of taking a "written" message in one language (the source language) and expressing it in another language (the target language). It is not, as is often incorrectly assumed, the same as Interpretation which is facilitating conversations between people. Think the United Nations, the European Pa... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Monday, 21st January 2008 @ 8:43 PM

French is one of the many so-called Romance languages that grew out of "Vulgar Latin". It is part of the linguistic subgroup known as Langue d'oil that developed in northern France in the middle ages. It differs from the other two main subgroups spoken in France, Langue d'oc (also known as Occitan) and Franco-Provencal spoken in southern France, in that it was heavily influenced by the Germanic languages brought in by the invading Franks. In practical terms what we now ... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Joseph Jordan @ Sunday, 13th January 2008 @ 10:01 PM

There are many reasons you should learn Japanese Today. Japan is the seventh largest country in the world, so leaning Japanese and speak it fluently could open many opportunities for you. You can become Japan experts in a variety of different fields such as tourists, journalism, science, technology, humanities and social sciences. Japanese is probably one of the most popular languages to learn for English speakers. It is a gateway to other Asian languages & cultures and Japanese-speakers... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Tuesday, 8th January 2008 @ 10:49 PM

Luxembourgish is a West Central German language belonging to the High German language family (to which modern-day German belongs) spoken along the banks of the Moselle since Frankish times (circa 1000 AD). There is, however, no defined geographic boundary as such between Luxembourgish and the neighbouring related West Central German languages with the change between one language and the next being gradual (called a dialect continuum by linguists). This means that it is difficult, if not i... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Sunday, 6th January 2008 @ 9:02 AM

Whilst perceived in many quarters as a legacy of pre-Roman Gaul, Breton is in fact a much more recent arrival. Although a Celtic language, it is instead descended from the Celtic languages on the British Isles and was brought from there to Brittany by settlers some time in the late 3rd, early 4th century AD. It established itself in Lower Brittany and was the language of the elite until the early middle ages when French began to make inroads. Over the following centuries, Breton fell fou... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Saturday, 5th January 2008 @ 11:16 PM

Often incorrectly referred to as Provencal in English, Occitan (or Langue d'oc) is one of the many so-called Romance languages that grew out of "Vulgar Latin". Whereas the Langue d'oil dominated the north of France, the Langue d'oc dominated much of the south. Historically, it was dominant from Aquitaine in the west, across the Pyrenees to Languedoc-Roussillon and along the Mediterranean Coast to the French and Italian Alps. Occitan was very influential in the early... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Tuesday, 1st January 2008 @ 8:23 PM

In addition to Spain's four constitutionally protected official languages (Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Castilian [known as Spanish outside Spain], Galician, Basque), the country has a myriad of unofficial languages enjoying little or no support from the central government. Whilst some, such as Aranese, Aragonese, Fala, Leonese and Calo, are spoken by very small groups of people, others, namely Asturian and Extremaduran, have a much stronger base. Aragonese It developed from "Vu... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Friday, 28th December 2007 @ 8:26 PM

Officially known as Euskara, very few modern languages have as much mystery surrounding their history or origins as Basque. With no known relations, Basque is known in linguistic circles as an "isolate". Early inscriptions indicate that the language pre-dated the Roman invasion. Why Basque managed to survive while Iberian and Tartessian died out only adds to the mystery surrounding it. Luckily from Basque's perspective, Roman attention tended to be more on the Mediterranean ... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Friday, 28th December 2007 @ 8:22 PM

Galician is a Romance language that grew out of "Vulgar Latin". It initially developed in the late first millennium amongst the Romanised Celts in modern-day Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal. Galician and Portuguese are considered to have been a single language (Galician-Portuguese) until the middle ages but diverged somewhat over the subsequent centuries largely as a result of the political separation. Following the separation, Galician lost much of its literary and academi... more...