Paraguayan Spanish
The unique and distinct Spanish spoken in Paraguay today, along with Guarani, has a historical explanation. In Paraguay, the Spanish language brought by the conquerors
Peruvian Spanish
Peruvian Spanish has distinctive characteristics with the respect to the Spanish used in the rest of the continent. Let us examine these differences, then. Peruvian
Chilean Spanish
Chilean Spanish, the Chilean dialect or Chilean castellano has three major influences: the indigenous languages (the Mapuche language and the Quechua of the south), “rioplatense”
Ecuadorian Spanish
In Latin America, as in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world, there is a rich spectrum of Spanish variants. While all Spanish-speakers understand each other,
Bolivian Spanish
With 1.098.581 km2 a little over 10 million people, Bolivia has no fewer than 37 official languages! The Plurinational State of Bolivia (its official name)
Language knowledge is key to global competitiveness
Around 200 million school-aged children in China study English yet just 24,000 of 54 million US schoolchildren learn Chinese languages. “If the US, in the
Language, History, and Politics
When is a language really a language, and not just a set of dialects? That is a difficult question to answer, and the Spanish language
Language Preservation Policies
Public policies aiming to preserve a national language are most commonly associated with small nations, whether they be small nation-states (i.e., Iceland, Ireland, and Estonia)
All About the Afrikaans Language
You may have seen monuments that celebrate famous events, global celebrities, or even animals, but have you ever seen a monument dedicated to a language?
Impacts of Poor Translations on Political Diplomacy
In multinational diplomacy, players come from diverse cultures and speak different languages. This raises challenges when cross-cultural translations are needed, even for experts like the
