Category: Language
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Why Every Paralegal Should be Familiar with Language Services
As demands for legal services for non-English speaking clients continues to grow, language barriers are a common and on-going challenge for paralegals. The world…
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Easiest Second Languages for English Speakers
How Similar Languages Make Learning Easier It is common knowledge that English originated in Northern Europe and later spread across the globe. Yet, many…
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Why Should I Learn Italian?
“La bella lingua” is appreciated all over the world as one of the most beautiful spoken languages. It is the 8th most spoken language…
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Italian Gesticulation
The fact that Italians talk with their hands is generally accepted as a stereotype, a joke, and the truth. Far from simply being an…
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Can One Language Define a Country? A Look at the New Ukrainian Language Law
As of February 23, Ukraine, a country that has faced four months of protest in bitter winter conditions, has been retaken by the people.…
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How Language Affects Our Perception of the World
Ask someone to describe a smell, and you will often receive an answer that is vague, confused, overly simplified, or uses other odors as…
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How Eliminating Language Barriers Helps People Understand the Value of Water
Let’s say you want to tackle the issue of clean water access. Around the globe, 783 million people lack access to safe, clean water,…
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What Language do you Tweet?
Keypoints The Dominance of English on Twitter What’s the most popular language for a Tweet? Still English. According to a study by French media…
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How Arabic Can Help Expand Your Solar Energy Business
Introduction When investors think of energy in the Middle East, they probably think of oil, but with new developments in the region, it may…
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Deciphering Language in the Genes
Researchers have isolated a gene that appears to affect the production of language. It was discovered when half of a single large family in…