The Lingo-ist, September 2006
The following articles are from the September 2006 edition of The Lingo-ist
Dialectical Deliberations
Popular culture usually portrays a dialect as a negative, substandard, often rustic form of a language, usually associated with speakers clutching desperately on to the lower rungs of society. Dialects are often thought of as some kind of erroneous deviation from the norm - an aberration of the 'proper' or standard form of language. The fact is that all speakers of any language are all speakers of at least one dialect - standard English for example is as much an English dialect as is any other form of English. No dialect can be truly seen to be linguistically superior to any other. In the translation business, it is extremely important to bear this in mind.
International Business Intelligence Report - Greece
This month Lingo24 turns the International Business Intelligence spotlight on the captivating nation of Greece. As in every issue, we take an in-depth look at the language, the economy and the people of a quite enticing country which can rightly claim to be the birthplace of European cultivation and enlightenment.
The fascinating thing about language
A fiery article with the speed of, well, whatever your ISP allows for, a cloud of keyboard dust and a hearty "Hi Yo Lingo!" - it's The Fascinating Thing About Language. "Hi Yo Lingo, away!" With its faithful Indian companions Gujarati and Urdu, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the cyber-plains led the fight for linguistic law and order in the early days of the Internet. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Fascinating Thing About Language rides again!