Irina Dumitrescu 11/27/24 Irina Dumitrescu 11/27/24

The Treachery of Translation

Three novels explore the idea of translators as traitors to themselves.

Will Buckingham 11/27/24 Will Buckingham 11/27/24

The Survival of Tâi-gí

A new generation of activists revives interest in a native language as Taiwan seeks distance from China.

Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (Tr. Ellen Jones) 11/26/24 Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (Tr. Ellen Jones) 11/26/24

To Read

“I’d be lying if I said I’ve always enjoyed reading.”

Imogen West-Knights 11/21/24 Imogen West-Knights 11/21/24

The Promise of Duolingo

The language-learning app won’t make you fluent, but maybe that’s not the point.

Julia Webster Ayuso 11/21/24 Julia Webster Ayuso 11/21/24

Can a Comma Solve a Crime?

How forensic linguists use grammar, syntax and vocabulary to help crack cold cases.

Amado Anthony G. Mendoza III (Tr. Kristine Ong Muslim) 11/19/24 Amado Anthony G. Mendoza III (Tr. Kristine Ong Muslim) 11/19/24

In Loving Memory: Soldado Tenso Conserbado (1898-1976)

“Conserbado believed that everything he wrote was God’s gift to mankind.”

Ross Perlin 11/14/24 Ross Perlin 11/14/24

AI Won’t Protect Endangered Languages

Combinations of characters on a screen mean nothing without agency and intention.

Winthrop Rodgers 11/14/24 Winthrop Rodgers 11/14/24

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.

Teresa Grøtan (Tr. Caroline Waight) 11/12/24 Teresa Grøtan (Tr. Caroline Waight) 11/12/24

Death in Grammar

“Oh, how I admire the capacity of the Spanish language to express uncertainty so precisely!”

Guka Han (Tr. Katie Assef) 11/12/24 Guka Han (Tr. Katie Assef) 11/12/24

Earshot

“Day after day, I kept turning up the volume of the music, but it only seemed further and further away. After a few months, it had disappeared completely.”

The Dial 11/12/24 The Dial 11/12/24

Editors’ Note

Issue 22: Language