Until recently, the Talmud, one of the central texts of Rabbinic Judaism, had been written in a blend of Hebrew and Aramaic. But Jordan’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies decided to embark on a massive project to translate the text into Arabic, an effort that took six years. The 20 volumes of the translated text [...]
Other names for assault rifles disguise what they are
December 21, 2012 By
Other names for assault rifles Are there other names for assault rifles besides assault rifles? In the wake of the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, talk shows are devoting significant airtime to discussions on guns. Are American gun-control laws too lax? Do we have a culture that glorifies violence? Are there certain weapons that should [...]
Multilingual Christmas Project: Slovakia
December 21, 2012 By
Slovakia Images (left to right): Nativity scene in Bratislava’s Hviezdoslavovo Square, map of Slovakia, and the Slovakian flag. Profile: Adriána Lajdová Birthplace: Slovakia Raised in: Slovakia Age: 38 Speaks: Slovak Also speaks: Czech, English, Spanish Adriána website “Merry Christmas” in Slovak: Šťastné a veselé, krásne Vianoce “Happy New Year”: Šťastný Nový rok “Happy Holidays”: [...]
Multilingual Christmas Project: Taiwan
December 19, 2012 By
Taiwan Images (left to right): A Christmas tree in a Taiwanese village, map of Taiwan, and the Taiwanese flag. Profile: Jackie Shun-hsieh Yeh Birthplace: Taiwan Raised in: Taiwan Age: 27 Speaks: Mandarin Chinese (traditional Chinese) Also speaks: Taiwanese “Merry Christmas” in Chinese: 聖誕節快樂 “Happy New Year”: 新年快樂 “Happy Holidays”: 祝你假期愉快 Jackie on Christmas in [...]
Multilingual Christmas Project: Colombia
December 10, 2012 By
Colombia Images (left to right): Christmas decorations in a Bogota plaza, map of Colombia, and the Colombian flag. (Bogota plaza photo: Edwod2001.) Profile: Sara María Gómez Rivera Country of birth: Colombia Raised in: Colombia Also speaks: American English, Brazilian Portuguese “Merry Christmas” in Spanish: Felíz Navidad “Happy New Year”: Felíz Año Nuevo “Happy Holidays”: [...]
Multilingual Christmas Project: Russia
December 3, 2012 By
Russian Federation Images (left to right): Spasskaya Tower, map of Russia, and the Russian flag. Profile: Maria Arykova Country of birth: USSR Raised in: Russia Also speaks: English, French, Italian “Merry Christmas” in Russian: С рождеством (S rozhdestvom) “Happy New Year”: С Новым Годом (S novyim godom) Maria on Russia’s New Year’s customs: The [...]
Multilingual Christmas Project: Russia
December 3, 2012 By
Russian Federation Images (left to right): Spasskaya Tower, map of Russia, and the Russian flag. (Spasskaya Tower photo, Sergey Rodovnichenko.) Profile: Alexander Salikhov Country of birth: USSR Raised in: Russia Also speaks: English, German, French, Serbian “Merry Christmas” in Russian: С рождеством (S rozhdestvom) “Happy New Year”: С Новым Годом (S novyim godom) “Happy [...]
2012 Multilingual Christmas Project
November 29, 2012 By
RedLine’s Multilingual Christmas Project (2012) THE PROJECT: RedLine publishes content of interest for people who value multilingualism and cultural exchange. To that end, we would like to publish first-person accounts of holiday traditions from you, someone with a linguistic and cultural background that readers will find compelling. Below is our 2012 Holiday Questionnaire; it includes [...]
The last two speakers of a dying language (sort of)
September 27, 2012 By
How the story goes Over the last five years or so, various news outlets and blogs have published a story about the last two speakers of a dying language. In the small Mexican town of Ayapa in the southern state of Tabasco, a dying language—called Ayapan or Ayapaneco—has only two remaining speakers. The problem? They’re [...]
The Speech Accent Archive
September 19, 2012 By
What is the Speech Accent Archive? The Speech Accent Archive is the brainchild of Steven Weinberger, a linguist at George Mason University. Weinberger, his researchers, and scores of volunteers have created an online archive of different accents of English speakers. Each volunteer reads the same elicitation paragraph, a four-sentence, 69-word text that “contains most of [...]
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