Quebec Project Revives Native American Language
Mar 28, 2010
An initiative on a First Nations reserve in Quebec City aims to restore a dying language, the Montreal Gazette has reported. The Yawenda Project is reinstating Wendat as a second language among the 1,500 people of Wendake, Que. The program was launched in August 2007, and entered a new stage in … » read more
Burmese Face Language Barrier in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mar 28, 2010
Officials in Fort Wayne, IN, are working on ways to deal with the language difficulties faced by the city's estimated 6,000 Burmese immigrants. Language has been highlighted as an issue following the controversy over a local laundry, where a discriminatory sign was posted banning Burmese people from … » read more
BBC Uses Google Translate for Global Experiment
Mar 21, 2010
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) brought together speakers of six different languages for a six-hour conversation last week. SuperPower Nation Day was billed by the BBC as "an experiment in multi-lingual debate and discussion." The event involved participants communicating with each other by phone … » read more
Linguist Warns Against Corruption of Chinese Language
Mar 14, 2010
One of China's leading linguists has criticized the increasing use of English in its language. Huang Youyi, Vice President of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) and Secretary-General of the Translators' Association of China, warned his country that "If we do not pay attention and we do not take measures … » read more
Suspects to Be Given Right to Interpretation
Mar 14, 2010
A proposal put forward by the European Commission will give suspects the right to translation and interpretation during criminal proceedings. The new regulations aim to guarantee a fair trial for people arrested and charged in European countries where they do not understand the language. At the moment … » read more
Linguist Announced to Replace NYT Language Writer Safire
Mar 14, 2010
The New York Times Magazine has named a successor to the late language columnist William Safire. Benjamin Zimmer will take over from the controversial "language maven," who died in 2009 after 30 years writing the On Language column. Zimmer is Executive Producer of VisualThesaurus.com and … » read more
New Laws to Strengthen Welsh Language
Mar 07, 2010
Lawmakers in Wales have proposed new legislation that would punish companies that fail to provide services in both English and Welsh. The government of the Welsh Assembly will require major firms in areas such as electricity, gas and telecommunications to comply with the regulations, or face fines … » read more
Fans to Translate Japanese Nintendo Game
Mar 07, 2010
A unique collaboration will see a much-anticipated video game released in Spanish, thanks to the translation work of 50 fans. Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, created for the Nintendo Wii, is already successful in its native Japan, and is due for release in an English-language version this month. But … » read more
Argentine Film Wins Foreign Language Oscar
Mar 07, 2010
An Argentine thriller has won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a category usually dominated by European contenders. The Spanish-language The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos), a crime drama about an investigator's obsession with a murder case, was a hit in Argentina, but … » read more
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