Tag: language

• Native vs. second-language speakers

  Native vs. foreign speakers of a language Even as a native we make mistakes in our own language. Some words are just meant to give us a bit of trouble. In Danish and English for instance the words “lie/lay” – “ligge/lægge” are know to be common mistakes among even native speakers. In Denmark it seems to […]

  Sembach

  06/09/2013

  Grammar, Translation

  foreign, language, mistakes, native, problems, speakers

• Conceptual Translations?

  I came across this post about, whether a conceptual translation of e.g. the book “Sports” is thinkable. The post is in Danish, so for those of you, who don’t understand Danish, I’ll sum up the main points. Kan man forestille sig en konceptuel oversættelse? Mr. Vinum asks, what do you do, when the central of what is […]

  Sembach

  05/02/2013

  Translation

  concept, conceptual, conceptual literature, Kenneth Goldsmith, language, translation, trilogy

• Language Family & Similarities

  Similarities When going on holiday or learning a new language, we often spot similarities between our own language and the foreign language. The similarities can either be big or minor – but why the similarities? Language scientists have found out that many languages are connected and bear similarities, why they have been divided into language […]

  Sembach

  12/12/2012

  Communication

  families, Indo-European, language, Language families, language tree, similarities, similarities between