by Libby Mimnagh | Feb 13, 2019 | Culture, Traditions
Different countries and cultures have extremely diverse and varied stories and traditions regarding how human language came to be. Language myths often serve to offer an explanation for concepts such as the origin of language, the development of language and the...
by itltranslations | Feb 6, 2019 | Google Translate, Languages
You may remember last year we posted a blog entitled “Does Google Translate have a Sexism Problem?“, in which we discussed the finding that Google Translate was injecting gendered stereotypes into English translations when the original text had no such...
by Libby Mimnagh | Jan 30, 2019 | Culture, Languages, linguistics, Traditions
Avoidance speech is a group of sociolinguistic phenomena in which a restricted speech style must be used in the presence of, or in reference to, certain relatives. Avoidance language is found in many Australian aboriginal languages, Austronesian languages as well as...
by Libby Mimnagh | Jan 25, 2019 | Culture, Indigenous Languages, Languages
It is Australia day on Saturday (26th January) and despite this day being a public holiday across Australia, many people in Australia will not taking part in the celebrations. In fact, huge protests occur every year, sometimes at Australia day events, with estimates...
by itltranslations | Jan 16, 2019 | Languages
Here at ITL we are fascinated with languages, and how they work. In today’s blog we wanted to talk about an interesting phenomenon known as ‘taboo deformations’. This refers to the process of transforming a word that is taboo into something else less inflammatory....
by Libby Mimnagh | Jan 9, 2019 | Culture, Indigenous Languages, Languages
You might not be aware, but 2019 is the International Year of Indigenous languages (IYIL2019). But what does this mean? The idea of an international year is to raise awareness about a topic or theme that is of global interest or concern, inciting action to be taken...
by itltranslations | Jan 8, 2019 | Business, Culture, International Markets, Languages, Translation
If you’re considering getting your web content translated, watch this short video to help you make up your mind! For help with your website translation Click...
by Libby Mimnagh | Jan 2, 2019 | Accents and Dialects, Languages
Here at ITL we think multingual people are amazing. Languages are so important, and to be able to speak multiple different is, in our opinion, one of the most valuable skills a person can have. With that in mind, we decided to get together a list of well known...
by itltranslations | Dec 19, 2018 | Business, Culture, Languages
We thought as Christmas is nearly upon us we would get into the Christmas spirit by learning how to say ‘Merry Christmas’ in multiple languages! After all, Christmas is all about joy and togetherness, so what better way to bring people together than by...
by Libby Mimnagh | Dec 12, 2018 | Culture, Languages, Traditions
In this weeks blog, we will be delving into different Christmas tranditions from around the world. If you’ve been keeping up with our Instagram Advent Calendar, you might have seen some of these facts behind the doors! Did you know… 1. People in Iceland...
by Libby Mimnagh | Dec 5, 2018 | Culture, Languages, Translation, words
In this weeks blog, we decided to look into the interesting etymologies of words we all use, but probably haven’t given much thought into their origins. Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed...
by Libby Mimnagh | Nov 21, 2018 | Accents and Dialects, Culture, Languages, linguistics
It is easy to forget just how much of an impact the language we speak has on our life. We take language for granted as our means of communication, but the language we speak actually has much more impact on our lives than most of us realise. Would it surprise you to...
