• Y Wladfa

    How a part of Patagonia came to speak Welsh after settlements were formed in the nineteenth century, with the goal of preserving the language.

    Y Wladfa

    How a part of Patagonia came to speak Welsh after settlements were formed in the nineteenth century, with the goal of preserving the language.

  • Spanish and Greek

    These two languages spoken in different parts of the Mediterranean have evolved to sound remarkably similar over time.

    Spanish and Greek

    These two languages spoken in different parts of the Mediterranean have evolved to sound remarkably similar over time.

  • Checkmate

    The Persian origins of the phrase 'checkmate' comes from when the game of chess made its way from India to Iran.

    Checkmate

    The Persian origins of the phrase 'checkmate' comes from when the game of chess made its way from India to Iran.

  • Translating Camus

    Is it possible to accurately translate the French word 'maman' into English? We take a look at the iconic opening line of Albert Camus' novel L'étranger.

    Translating Camus

    Is it possible to accurately translate the French word 'maman' into English? We take a look at the iconic opening line of Albert Camus' novel L'étranger.

  • Sarkese

    The linguistic legacy of the Normans lives on (just) in the Channel Islands to this day through its native dialects, including on the tiny island of Sark.

    Sarkese

    The linguistic legacy of the Normans lives on (just) in the Channel Islands to this day through its native dialects, including on the tiny island of Sark.

  • Vozdh

    How Stalin weaponised and appropriated language to help construct his cult of personality in the Soviet Union.

    Vozdh

    How Stalin weaponised and appropriated language to help construct his cult of personality in the Soviet Union.

  • Assabenedica

    A conversation I had one day about this ancient Sicilian greeting piqued my curiosity on its possible Arabic roots.

    Assabenedica

    A conversation I had one day about this ancient Sicilian greeting piqued my curiosity on its possible Arabic roots.