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Hmong Hunting in Translation

Ever since I wrote about the Hmong language in A Note on Hmong Language and Culture, I’ve noticed more and more news items regarding the Hmong people. Maybe it’s just the kind of situation where the Hmong have always been...

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The Cherokee Language: Can it be Translated?

Last summer while I was researching various journals on translation testing methods, I constantly ran across articles mentioning the difficulty surrounding Cherokee language testing, specifically in the Bilingual Education Program. Although I don’t have the articles anymore, the gist was...

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Periodic Table Manners, Wordnik.comand other Notes on Language from Erin Mckean

I was first introduced to Erin Mckean through her 2007 TedTalk on the work of lexicographers, and I’ve been a big fan ever since. Her sense of humor, wit, and effervescence when writing or speaking about language are contagious, and...

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Literacy in India & the Jaipur Literature Festival

When the 2nd UN Arab Human Development Report was released last year, I discovered some sobering facts regarding literacy in Arab states. With statistics like 65 million illiterate people in a region composed of 22 countries or “the total number...

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Evaluating Machine Translation:The Present and Future of Multilingual Search

A recent study conducted by researchers at The University of Granada’s School of Translation and Interpretation attempts to analyze and evaluate the results of machine translations done with popular online tools such as Google Translator, Promt, and WorldLingo. The study...

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Poetry in Translation: Revolutionary Verse?

Language Hat posted a translation today of the Russian blogger Anatoly’s thoughts on free verse, specifically regarding Russian poetry. Anatoly writes: There is just such a Problem standing before scholars of literature, a large and natural one: to explain the...

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Mambo Italiano: Musical Terms of Italian Origin

The bulk of the terminology used to describe musical components comes to us from the Italian language. The 18th- and 19th- century heyday of opera and classical string and brass music took place, with notable exceptions, in Italy, and the...

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10 Confusing English Words and How to Conquer Them

Whether it’s a matter of difficult spelling or multiple meanings, these ten words pose a degree of difficulty to a great many English speakers. Below you will find their definitions, with a rundown of ways to make sure you will...

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The Longest English Words (Video)

The following video highlights the longest words in the English language, from supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and antidisestablishmentarianist to some impossibly long chemistry terms. Enjoy!

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New Netherlands Translation Project

New York—home of the Big Apple, the state of opportunity, a region far more diverse than many others—is more than just New York City with its Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Bronx, a place peopled by hundreds of different cultures—it...

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