Language Articles

Culture and Society » Language | By Anna Woodward @ Wednesday, 9th April 2008 @ 4:10 PM

Language disconnects resulting from translation errors can be costly sometimes irreparable to a business. These sorts of breakdowns can jeopardize the customer relationship and the identity of the company in expanding markets. Accurate language translations allow for effective communication across the world. Translation, or interpreting the meaning of a text, should communicate the same general message in another language. The translated text is translated into the target language, thus p... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Corbin Newlyn @ Wednesday, 2nd April 2008 @ 1:26 AM

There is no doubt that the Spanish language is one of the best and more useful languages that you can attempt to learn in this day and age. The reason for this is that it is a language that is very widely spoken around the globe and is growing at a rapid pace, increasing the demand for people who are bilingual. When people begin to study Spanish, the majority of students discover that it is a fun language with rules that do not vary much and that Spanish pronunciation is quite simple. Spa... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 6:48 PM

Although France is a signatory to the European Charter for Regional Languages, it has failed to ratify it because to do so would be in contravention of the current French constitution. In any event, it has been official French state policy since 1539 to promote French to the detriment of the other regional languages. This primer only focuses on languages native to France so it excludes languages such as Portuguese and Arabic (in all its forms) spoken by large but more recent immigrant com... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By TJ Leary @ Monday, 24th March 2008 @ 12:29 PM

German is a West-Germanic language that began to develop around the 6th century AD. At around that time, the southern dialects of old Frankish (including the forerunner of modern German) underwent significant phonetic changes (known as the High German shift). There was, however, little unifying force driving the development of the language until the middle ages and this partly explains the vast array of regional variants of German still found not only in Germany but across Austria and Switzerlan... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Jim Ada @ Wednesday, 19th March 2008 @ 7:27 PM

So you've decided that it's time to learn a new language. Whether you want to learn for a business trip or because you're going on the trip of a lifetime, learning a new language can be fun and rewarding. What language do you want to learn? Maybe it's Spanish. Maybe Swahili. It doesn't matter what language you want to learn or why you want to learn it. What does matter is what do you do to best accomplish the feat of learning the new language? There are many... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Cheow Yu Yuan @ Tuesday, 18th March 2008 @ 5:16 AM

As business globalization technology reaches across most nations, business translation is very important if you are providing your products or services in other countries. This is important because you will need to submit business plans and documents to your local managements. As different countries have different accounting and documentation practices, this is where business documentation translation plays an important role. To translate documents well, you need a good translator. Someon... more...

Culture and Society » Language | By Derek Dashwood @ Monday, 17th March 2008 @ 8:25 PM

It is a fascinating difference that may have to do with climate. After the Ice Ages, fewer people had trickled back into Britain even by the time of the Romans. In contrast, people in Gaul had been able to survive even the Ice Ages, and their populations expanded much more quickly than further north in Britain. So, even yet, the Germanic Franks,like Julius Caesar before them, arrived, saw and conquered Gaul. But unlike Julius Caesar, who had brought Latin and a greater civilization, the m... more...

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...