September 17, 2021
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MT: A Tool for Human Evolution?
As we’ve established before, Machine Translation is a trend on the rise, threatening to swallow whole any translators who don’t seek to adapt to the
March 12, 2018
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Is language dying or evolving?
Evolution doesn’t imply improvement or progressive change towards perfection. In a straight darwinian sense, evolution means adapting to one’s environment in order to survive and
December 11, 2017
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Monkeys Can Now String Words Together to Make Sentences
I have already touched upon how our simian relatives seem to be making strides in communication with language here. Now word comes from the Ivory
December 9, 2009
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English: The New Latin?
English is the one language that can be found in every corner of the world. It is taught and recognized on every continent and its
July 31, 2009
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Endangered Languages
Some of the casualties of globalization and rampant cultural hegemony that has defined the world have been regional languages, many of which were not written
March 20, 2009
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History of English Lesson
How I love the history and development of languages! It is a never-ending labyrinth of discovery and surprises, all reflecting the wonderful creative nature of
March 13, 2009
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Language Change and Politics:
While language change may occur at varying speeds and due to diverse and numerous causes, many changes have political roots or explanations. Much of language
December 5, 2008
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The Past Tense – Then and Now
English is evolving in numerous ways on a daily basis, be it through new words put in use (as cited here last week), new expressions,
December 2, 2008
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