Category Archives: Language Awareness/Cultural Diversity

Obstacles Encountered When Translating Rare Languages and How to Overcome Them

Posted on March 16, 2012 by The Language Shop

We were recently asked to translate three documents from English into thirteen languages, including: *        Arabic *        Amharic *        Burmese *        Chin *        Farsi *        French *        Karen *        Karenni *        Nepali *        Somali *        Spanish *        Swahili *        Tigrinya … Continue reading →

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Obstacles Encountered When Translating Rare Languages and How to Overcome Them

Posted on March 15, 2012 by The Language Shop

We were recently asked to translate three documents from English into thirteen languages, including: *        Arabic *        Amharic *        Burmese *        Chin *        Farsi *        French *        Karen *        Karenni *        Nepali *        Somali *        Spanish *        Swahili *        Tigrinya … Continue reading →

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Inch’Allah dimanche (Sunday God Willing) Yamina Benguigui, 2001

Posted on February 1, 2012 by The Language Shop

I recently enjoyed watching Inch’Allah dimanche, a French/Algerian film with English subtitles on Netflix. Even though there is some violence in the film, it is very easy to watch as the plot flows fairly smoothly. However, I wished the subtitles … Continue reading →

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Jamaican Language and Cultural Identity

Posted on July 13, 2011 by The Language Shop

It has been said that how a person speaks may identify where they are coming from but not necessarily where they are going. Access to travel and emigration have impacted upon the evolution of Jamaican Language, sometimes called Jamaican Creole, … Continue reading →

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