Applied Linguistics

The Logic of Blissymbols

Born from the horrors of war, Blissymbols was a universal language designed for peace, built on pure logic. This post…

3 months ago

The Final Boss: Untranslatable Puns

You can conjugate verbs and debate politics, but can you understand a pun in your target language? This article breaks…

3 months ago

The Billion-Dollar Word: Naming Products for the Globe

What's in a name? For a global brand, it could be a billion dollars. This post explores the high-stakes world…

3 months ago

Feeling Speech: The Tadoma Method

Imagine a conversation without sound or sight, where words aren't heard but are understood through the delicate dance of vibrations…

4 months ago

Translating Poetry’s Untranslatable Soul

Translating poetry is far more than swapping words; it's an art of re-creation. How do you capture a rhyme, a…

4 months ago

The Code of Touch: How Louis Braille’s Fingers Forged a Universal Language for the Blind

Discover the genius of Braille, a revolutionary writing system born from a French teenager's ingenuity. We explore how its simple…

4 months ago

Lost in the Gutter: The Unique Linguistic Challenges of Translating Comics and Graphic Novels

Translating a comic book isn't just about swapping words in a speech bubble; it's a delicate dance between text, art,…

4 months ago

Your Own Words Will Betray You: How Forensic Linguistics Solves Crimes

Every time you write or speak, you leave behind a unique linguistic fingerprint. Explore the fascinating world of forensic linguistics,…

4 months ago

Canali on Mars: The 19th-Century Mistranslation That Invented a World

This post explores how Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli's 1877 description of "canali" (channels) on Mars was translated into English as…

4 months ago

Famous Mistranslations: The “Let Them Eat Cake” of the East

Just as the West has its infamous mistranslation of Marie Antoinette's "Let them eat cake", the East too has seen…

2 years ago

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