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The European Union’s Multilingualism Policy

The European Union’s Multilingualism Policy

May 29, 2011 | Alpha Omega Translations | Add a Comment

In 1958, there were just four official languages of the European Economic Community (which was the first iteration of today’s European Union, or EU): Dutch, German, Italian and French. These languages represented the languages of the first six countries to join the Community. Today, European Union membership has been extended to countries beyond typical Western [...]

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A Look At Language Families

A Look At Language Families

March 23, 2011 | Alpha Omega Translations | 1 Comment

There are approximately 6,912 living languages in the world today. Most languages belong to larger language groups or families, which is a group of similar or related languages that developed from a common ancestor, referred to as protolanguage (“proto” means “early” in Greek). Let’s take a look at a few major language groups, including an [...]

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