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Portugal Portuguese vs. Brazilian Portuguese

Portuguese is ranked as the fifth most spoken language internationally. So, the assumption that many make is that it’s spoken in only Brazil or Portugal is incorrect. Portuguese is spoken by Brazilians, and the people of Mozambique, Sao Tome, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, etc. In East Timor’s Tetum region and Macau, it’s the co-official language […]

Filipino, Tagalog or English?

The Philippines is a rich and vibrant country home to 180 languages. Though the 1987 Constitution states that the official language is Filipino, with English and Tagalog being designated as official languages. But that has done little to discourage the use of other languages in the country. Interestingly Spanish is to be promoted but on […]

Important Facts About The Japanese Writing System

Modern day written Japanese uses a combination of two types of characters. The first is called logographic kanji which has mainly been adopted from Chinese characters and the other is syllabic kana. Kana consists of syllabaries used for grammatical elements and native Japanese words while katakana is used for emphasis. All written Japanese is a […]

East Asian languages

The vast majority of East Asian languages are related to many language families. Chinese seems to be one of the most dominant root languages especially across Mainland Southeast Asia owing to the various linguistic features shared amongst them including tone and syllable. Chinese influence comes as no surprise as Chinese culture dominated the area through […]

February 23, 2017
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What Languages Are Really Spoken In America?

The obvious answer to this question is that Americans speak English. However, in America, we speak a dialect of the original English, called American English. That being said British English is a dialect too, even though its considered an original dialect. The English language spoken in various parts of the US varies. The differences are […]

The Indo-European languages

The history of all Indo-European languages stretches back to one single prehistoric root language which was spoken during the Neolithic period. Even though researchers have no written records of this language, aspects of the religion, culture and its people offer some insight into the so-called Proto-Indo-European people. Much about their culture and inherited language can […]

October 21, 2016
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Business languages of the Middle Eastern Region

The Middle East is often enshrined in propagated myths and cultural misunderstandings. Often times this leads to problematic interpretations of how things should be handled, and when it comes to business, this is especially so. If one plans to exercise a form of business deal in a middle eastern area, it’s significantly important they not […]

September 8, 2016
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Is English REALLY the International Language?

The answer to this question depends on whether you’re having a calm discussion about it in the classroom or a heated shouting match in a bar. In the classroom, the conclusion would be “yes – sometimes and for some things,” in the bar the answer is whatever the biggest and toughest guy says. Who Makes […]

What is Spanglish? Chinglish?

Language is always evolving, due to a variety of different pressures and circumstances. One of the things that influences the evolution of any language is the exposure of its speakers to other languages. In every language, around the world, there are occurrences of loan words: words which originated in one language and then are adopted […]

Languages of the Rainbow Nation

With the passing of Nelson Mandela on December 5, 2013, there is renewed interest in examining his life, his struggles, and his accomplishments. This is an opportunity for many who did not follow the story of the arc of his life to learn of the country from which he hailed. The Rainbow Nation A rainbow, […]

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