Are Language Barriers Keeping New Discoveries Localized?

The world is brimming with mind-boggling diversity. Plants and animals vary wildly by region, and in order to study a particular species of insect, or bird, or tree, one needs

How Gender Builds Language Barriers

English is a language without gender. Well, sort of. What that debatable affirmation refers to is the lack of gender inherent in lexicons of the English language (i.e., any words

What’s in the Future of Language Translation?

The field of language translation is rapidly evolving, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning. While human translators are still necessary for many contexts, machine translation has made

A Celebration of the Arabic Language and FIFA+

Sports unite people worldwide―and in a special way, it has united people of all backgrounds, languages, and cultures. This year, Qatar, home to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, was awarded

New York Launches Office of Language Access

New York State officially opened its new Office of Language Access (OCA) on October 3rd in its bid to increase people’s accessibility to the state’s communications and services. The office

The Languages That Will Not Auto-Translate

In a steadily globalizing world that’s spinning faster every day, there’s little doubt that auto-translation is here to stay. Despite all the snickering at machine translations, language apps based on

Google Translate Expands with 24 More Languages

“Languages are deeply linked to lives, to cultures, to ethnic groups and political organizations.” Roberto Zariquiey, Linguist Pontifical Catholic University, Peru Spoken by more than 300 million people in dozens

What Is Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in the Context of Language Access?

Language access refers to the services employed by various agencies to remove the communication gap between two individuals who do not speak the same language. In the United States, there

Gender-Neutral Language

Language in Sports: International Communication at an Organizational Level

In our past couple of articles, we’ve talked about methods of communication in both European and world football, but focusing on what happens on the field, most importantly at the

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