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Translating the Untranslatable

Translating the Untranslatable

by translations.co.uk | Grammar, Language, Linguistics

No matter how fluent the translator, some concepts or words are always going to be difficult or even almost impossible to translate directly between languages. Because of the way languages develop, some concepts can only be clearly expressed by either an awkward...
What are Genderless Languages?

What are Genderless Languages?

by translations.co.uk | English, Grammar, Interesting, Language, Linguistics

A genderless language is one with no grammatical gender distinctions, and therefore doesn’t apply categories like male and female to nouns, articles, adjectives or verbs. Many organic and constructed languages are genderless or partially genderless, and a variety are...
A History of the French Language

A History of the French Language

by translations.co.uk | French, Grammar, Interesting, Language

French as we know it is one of the European Romance Languages, meaning that the modern-day dialect is derived from Latin. Before the Roman conquest began in 58BC, France was mainly inhabited by speakers of Celtic languages like the Gauls and the Belgae, and older...
The Piraha: a Challenge to Modern Linguistics

The Piraha: a Challenge to Modern Linguistics

by translations.co.uk | Grammar, Interesting, Language, Linguistics, Universal Grammar

Linguistics in the news The debate about language is never far away from the news, and the publication this year of The Kingdom of Speech by Tom Wolfe reignited the debate. The author examines the theories of the linguist Daniel Everett and philosopher Noam Chomsky,...
An Introduction to Universal Grammar

An Introduction to Universal Grammar

by translations.co.uk | Grammar, Interesting, Language, Linguistics, Universal Grammar

Universal Grammar (UG) is the controversial idea that language is a universal, evolved and specific capacity for learning and arranging grammatical constructions, hard-wired into our brains. Under UG the ability for human beings to learn language is specific, in that...
What is ‘Correct’ English, Anyway?

What is ‘Correct’ English, Anyway?

by translations.co.uk | English, Grammar, Interesting, Language, Linguistics

As children many of us are taught that speaking ‘correct English’ is something to aspire to. Sometimes this means pronouncing words with clear diction (health and safety rather than ‘elf n’safety), as well as using grammatical constructions considered ‘correct’. I am...
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