By Sarah-Claire Jordan Translation is no easy task no matter what language pair is involved. However, each pair does have specific and generally unique challenges that translators must deal with. When it comes to translating from English into Italian, there are some things that translators need to keep in mind. Of course, if they are […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan English is by and far the most common business and commerce language, so much so that it has come to be the lingua franca of the world, practically. Anyone who is anyone in international business has at least a basic level of English that is used to communicate with clients via email, […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Just like many countries in Western Europe, Italy is made up of different regions that each have their own distinct culture. The predominant language of Italy, Italian, comes from the Tuscan language, which in turn came from Vulgar Latin, just like all other Romance languages. It may surprise you to know, however, […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan The “Porteño” Pope With Pope Francis making his U.S. debut this week, a lot of people are probably wondering how he will deal with giving speeches, addresses, and even homilies in a country that doesn’t have nearly as many Spanish speakers as his native Argentina. Pope Francis is fluent in both Spanish […]
During Roman conquest the Latin language became widespread in the region that includes present-day Europe and the Mediterranean basin, and so overlapped pre-existing languages, called substrata languages. This dominance was to be tested by subsequent barbarian invasions which gave rise to various Italic dialects. Interestingly, recent theories assert the father of these dialects is not […]
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 […]
