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Translating from Latvia’s Threatened Languages
A conversation with writer and translator Will Mawhood, whose translation of poetry from Livonian, a threatened language in Latvia, appears in our Deadlines issue, alongside an introduction on the literary traditions of Livonian and Latgalian.
The Mitten
“Maybe I did in fact return the woman’s mitten, for the line between reality and fantasy is so tenuous.”
On Nietzsche Mountain
“They don’t go to Nietzsche to reflect on or question themselves, but to confirm their beliefs.”
“You Don’t Have an Age”
Medical exams to determine the age of asylum seekers are putting minors at risk.
An Agreement on the Matter
“After pulling out her chair, she squeezed herself into the space under the desk, closed her eyes, and slept.”
The Treachery of Translation
Three novels explore the idea of translators as traitors to themselves.
The Survival of Tâi-gí
A new generation of activists revives interest in a native language as Taiwan seeks distance from China.
The Promise of Duolingo
The language-learning app won’t make you fluent, but maybe that’s not the point.
Can a Comma Solve a Crime?
How forensic linguists use grammar, syntax and vocabulary to help crack cold cases.
Stories from the Kurdistan Region
A conversation with Winthrop Rodgers, whose article on efforts to preserve Yazidi oral storytelling was published in our Language issue.
In Loving Memory: Soldado Tenso Conserbado (1898-1976)
“Conserbado believed that everything he wrote was God’s gift to mankind.”
AI Won’t Protect Endangered Languages
Combinations of characters on a screen mean nothing without agency and intention.
Saving Yazidi Song
In the face of genocide, displacement and technology, a new project hopes to preserve an oral storytelling tradition from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.
Death in Grammar
“Oh, how I admire the capacity of the Spanish language to express uncertainty so precisely!”
