The Last Lingua Franca

The Last Lingua Franca
Title The Last Lingua Franca PDF eBook
Author Nicholas Ostler
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 353
Release 2010-11-23
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 0802717713

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Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses what language will overtake its dominance as English-speaking nations are challenged by the rising wealth of Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Machine Translation and Foreign Language Learning

Machine Translation and Foreign Language Learning
Title Machine Translation and Foreign Language Learning PDF eBook
Author Kizito Tekwa
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 189
Release 2024-01-02
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9819986028

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The book investigates how machine translation (MT) provides opportunities and increases the willingness to communicate in a foreign language. It is informed by a mixed methods methodological approach that analyzes quantitative and qualitative data of questionnaires and real-time instant messages (IM). The book is unique because it contains tables, figures, and screenshots of actual real-time IM exchanges. It is innovative in discussing IM translation, a novel form of MT, and demonstrates how the technology offers English foreign language learners, in this case, Chinese college students, communication opportunities while increasing their willingness to communicate. The study provides an interesting insight into IM user profiles, clients, and usages. Smartphone screenshots are the locale of the study whose findings have far-reaching implications for students, language and translation instructors, and curriculum designers.

The Way of the Linguist

The Way of the Linguist
Title The Way of the Linguist PDF eBook
Author Steve Kaufmann
Publisher AuthorHouse
Pages 142
Release 2005-11
Genre Linguistics
ISBN 1420873296

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The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We think nothing of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic locations are now destinations for mass tourism. Small business people are dealing across frontiers and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our finger-tips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western extremity of Europe seems to have an unrivalled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Do we not lose something by relying on the wide spread use of English rather than discovering other languages and cultures? As citizens of this shrunken world, would we not be better off if we were able to speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Certainly Steve Kaufmann thinks so, and in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages fluently and observe first hand some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia. Why do not more people do the same? In his book The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels anyone can learn a language if they want to. He points out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He relates his evolution as a language learner, abroad and back in his native Canada and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to achieve second language fluency. Many people have taken on the challenge of language learning but have been frustrated by their lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kind of study practices that will achieve language breakthroughs. Steve has developed a language learning system available online at: www.thelinguist.com.

Machine Translation and Global Research

Machine Translation and Global Research
Title Machine Translation and Global Research PDF eBook
Author Lynne Bowker
Publisher Emerald Group Publishing
Pages 97
Release 2019-05-01
Genre Computers
ISBN 1787567230

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Lynne Bowker and Jairo Buitrago Ciro introduce the concept of machine translation literacy, a new kind of literacy for scholars and librarians in the digital age. This book is a must-read for researchers and information professionals eager to maximize the global reach and impact of any form of scholarly work.

Applying Mobile Technologies to Chinese Language Learning

Applying Mobile Technologies to Chinese Language Learning
Title Applying Mobile Technologies to Chinese Language Learning PDF eBook
Author Xiaoge Xu
Publisher
Pages 324
Release 2021-10
Genre Chinese language
ISBN 9781799881148

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"This edited book include tips and success factors for instructors and learners of Chinese as a second language and shares the knowledge and skills on how to take full advantage of features and functions of mobile devices to enhance Chinese language learning in a unique, memorable, and beneficial way"--

Future Hype

Future Hype
Title Future Hype PDF eBook
Author Robert B. Seidensticker
Publisher ReadHowYouWant.com
Pages 382
Release 2006
Genre Electronic books
ISBN 1442963077

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Computers and Translation

Computers and Translation
Title Computers and Translation PDF eBook
Author H. L. Somers
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing
Pages 374
Release 2003-01-01
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9789027216403

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Designed for translators and other professional linguists, this work attempts to clarify, explain and exemplify the impact that computers have had and are having on their profession. The book concerns machine translation, computer-aided translation and the future of translation and the computer.