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In this second part of the article, there's a lot of talk about Basque — and Greek. I also ask: When does a language become another language?
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Was Irish invented in the twentieth century? Did Galician emerge in the nineteenth century? Of course not, but some say so.
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Answering this question helps us to understand the value of translation.
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Let us imagine what it would have been like to travel from Lisbon to the Pyrenees 700 years ago.
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This week, I decided to change the title of this newsletter to make it more in line with what I wish to write about: languages, books and travels. From…
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In the previous issue, we travelled from Lisbon to Bucharest aboard the word "books". This time around, we're heading to the other side of the…
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This is a newsletter about languages and books. Today, I decided to travel through Europe, looking at "books" — the word itself in the plural form — in…
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Ukraine is a multilingual country and Ukrainian is very close to the languages of neighbouring countries. Is this an exceptional situation?
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Walking into a bookshop in Manchester, I am reminded of a delightful book about translators and end up discovering the history of the word 'emotion'.
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The word "saudade" is often included in lists of untranslatable words. And yet, this beautiful Portuguese word can certainly be translated.
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In Spain, some people believe Spanish is now spoken by fewer people than in the past. It's simply not true.
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Receiving a book is always a pleasure — even when it is written in a language you don't understand. A few days ago, I received this in my mailbox… Just…
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