What happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer, with Babel translator) back and forth between 5 different languages? This interseting website lets you do just that, and the reults are sometimes poetic and often hilarious. Ad...More
What happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer, with Babel translator) back and forth between 5 different languages? This interseting website lets you do just that, and the reults are sometimes poetic and often hilarious. Add Chinese, Japanese, and Korean to the mix, and the results are even more distorted than with German, Italian, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
If you think you know a lot about word origins and etymology, it's the perfect time for you to try ETYMOLOGIC, a tough and educational word game (don't worry, it's fun too!)
How Language Works: the Cognitive Science of Linguistics. Edition 3.0. An introductory course in linguistics. Freely available for downloading and mirroring. Author: Michael Gasser, Indiana University.