Your Questions About Language, Answered
As we kicked off our weeklong language series, we asked you what questions you've got on the subject. You responded. Now, we have some answers.
Meet One Family That Speaks Greek, Swedish And English At Home
For his 9-year-old daughter Cassandra and son Philip, Erik Anderlind sees language as "a gateway to learning a culture better."
Translation Technology Is Getting Better. What Does That Mean For The Future?
"What automatic translation does for us as humans is really open doors," says one computer scientist with Carnegie Mellon University's Language Technologies Institute.
'You Have To Have Speed': What It Takes To Be A United Nations Interpreter
Over the course of 22 years as a U.N. interpreter, Lynn Visson interpreted for politicians like Russian President Boris Yeltsin and President Jimmy Carter.
These Polyglots Have Tips For How To Learn As Many Languages As You Want
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Shannon Kennedy and Steve Kaufmann, who each speak more than a half dozen languages.
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Why There's A Language Learning Gap In The United States
"I think Americans have a mindset that, as a country, we're not good at languages," says the executive director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.