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Unpresidential Ways of Delivering the Spoken Word
February 10, 2020
Whether Donald J. Trump is re-elected in 2020 or not, he will long be remembered for his "unpresidential" delivery of controversial ideologies. Some linguists have harshly criticized the... Read More
Comparative Diversity: Where Do Names Come From?
February 6, 2020
The history of names is ancient. In fact, no one really knows the origin of most given names. However, evidence from archaeological studies suggests that the earliest names likely had an original... Read More
Can You Trust Machine Translation for Business Documents?
January 7, 2020
Effective business translation for documents, contracts, notices, etc. need be contextually accurate, if not perfect. This includes localization for dialectal differences in meaning and scope.... Read More
Arabic Languages of the Middle East
January 7, 2020
For thousands of years, Arabic has made numerous cultural and linguistic contributions to millions of people living in many parts of the Middle East. The term "Arab" is not used to define a race... Read More
Language Production and Processing in the Human Brain
December 12, 2019
Philologists have long debated "how long ago" humans started talking to each other. Since words left no traces in the archaeological records of time, there is a shortage of direct evidence but... Read More
The East Slavic Languages of Ukraine
December 11, 2019
Unfortunately, Ukraine has been in the news a lot lately and for all the wrong reasons. Nonetheless, as our Congress tries to decipher all that was going on politically between the two nations,... Read More
Will Demand for Translation Service Providers Continue to Grow?
November 7, 2019
If you are old enough to remember mainframe computing, you might remember the IBM battle cry, "We'll be a paperless society by the end of the 1970s." Half a century later, we still use a lot... Read More
Can Learning a New Language Slow the Onset of Dementia?
November 6, 2019
You may have heard or read that learning a foreign language can prevent dementia, or at least slow the progression of the disease. In order to explore this idea further, let us look at what we... Read More
Should You Rent or Buy Event Broadcasting Equipment?
October 28, 2019
Whether you are hosting a large multilingual corporate conference or accompanying a foreign church group during their stay in town, translation excellence comes from having the right equipment and... Read More
How Many Languages Are Spoken in the United States?
October 28, 2019
Since the earliest immigrants set sail from the old world in search of a new place to call home, America has been one of the world's biggest melting pots for language and culture and most are... Read More
