It has become commonplace to hear that English is now a sort of “global” language, or lingua franca. Although this might be partly true, is it right to draw the conclusion that native speakers of ...

The babel fish from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is becoming more and more realistic. Now Google is also bringing its real-time translator to Germany, which can translate spoken language ...

Introduction to the basics of the German language, acquainting students with the essentials of oral and written German and introducing cultures and societies of contemporary German-speaking Europe. HU ...