Languages
IAL: Hopes Pinned on Esperanto
You may have noticed that the only International Auxiliary Language we mentioned by name in our introductory article was Esperanto. There’s a good reason: Esperanto
January 27, 2022
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Fix Your Gender-Biased Machine Translation
The de facto paradigm in machine translation still relies on a rudimentary framework known as phrase-based statistical machine translation, which refers to an approach to
January 25, 2022
Literary Translation and the Race Issue
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, the Dutch translator that was set to translate Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb, stepped down from the translation job three days
January 18, 2022
Languages
International Auxiliary Languages, Anyone?
Not so long ago we would have laughed at the idea of carrying around a tiny computer. That was the realm of Star Trek-level science
January 12, 2022
Spielberg Wants No Subtitles for This Story
The classic Broadway musical and film, West Side Story, has made its way back to the big screen. And this time, it was directed by
January 4, 2022
Languages
RAE’s Latest Word Additions to the Spanish Dictionary
Oftentimes one of the best things about conversing with others is learning and implementing all kinds of new words. Even better when done in another
December 30, 2021
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Zuckerberg’s Meta (Linguistic) Fumbling
Mark Zuckerberg announced at the end of October 2021 that Facebook was changing its name to Meta. No doubt we’re pretty familiar with the word
December 27, 2021
Indigenous Languages’ Environmental Words of Wisdom
Climate solutions may become more feasible if our language reflects humans’ efforts to protect the Earth. Imagining a shift in language—one that puts humanity’s relationship
December 21, 2021
The Influence of Arabic in Western Languages and Culture
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Arabic is about as far removed from Western languages as you can get. After all, Arabic is spoken in
December 15, 2021
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The Future of Video Is Multicultural: Are You Ready?
The cultural landscape of the U.S. and elsewhere has been in flux for a while, and we’re now seeing the effects fit into place. How
December 11, 2021
Canada and the Use of Technology for Indigenous Languages Preservation
When a language dies, we lose a culture. We lose a sense of identity and belonging. Imagine that the language you speak is slowly becoming
December 8, 2021
Why the Translation of Latin American Writers Matters
Getting English language pieces translated into other languages is a bit of a no-brainer when a literary work is successful; however, the same mindset rarely
December 4, 2021
