Languages

How Translation Is Changing the World

How Translation Is Changing the World

The worldwide web must also be wordwise. Slowly but surely, we’re getting there. In today’s interconnected world, is language really still a barrier? The answer is yes, but not for long. The world’s population is projected to reach seven billion by the end of 2011. Nearly two billion of these…

Why Foreign Language Education Matters

Why Foreign Language Education Matters

It is no exaggeration to say that bolstering foreign language education for ensuing generations is vital to our nation’s economic and national security. Imagine a storeroom full of hundreds of hours of audio recordings and documents in Farsi, Pashto, Urdu, or Korean. The materials might hold the clues to prevent…

How many languages are there in the world?

How many languages are there in the world?

7,097 languages are spoken today. That number is constantly in flux because we’re learning more about the world’s languages every day. And beyond that, the languages themselves are in flux. They’re living and dynamic, spoken by communities whose lives are shaped by our rapidly changing world. This is a fragile time: Roughly…