Evolving metaphors and contextual understanding of the Japanese language
Evolving metaphors and contextual understanding of the Japanese language Ever since we as human kind developed spoken and written language, we have ingrained metaphorical descriptions of the world in our nature, which corresponds to our way of thinking. However, the ways in which these metaphors arise and function in culture depends on what society we […]
Sport rivalry at the highest level – the Olympic Games 2020/21 in Tokyo
History and genesis of the Olympic Games To grasp and understand the history and meaning of the Olympic Games in its entirety, we must go back in time to Ancient Greece, more precisely to the year 766 BC, when the first games took place in Olympia. They were organised under the patronage of the god […]
How are colours seen in different parts of the world?
Colours – they paint beautiful pictures in front of our eyes every day. However, they definitely have more functions. They carry hidden meaning and, depending on the culture in question, they can be understood in completely different way. Therefore, if we have contact with people from other countries it is worth understanding reality from their […]
The varieties of the German language
Language varieties are an integral part of nation’s linguistic identity. They don’t only testify to the linguistic richness of a country, but are evidence of the cultural richness of a nation. One of the languages with linguistic variants is German, which belongs to the Western group of Germanic languages. It’s one of the official languages […]
Dying languages
Ongoing globalisation is a process that has been caried out in the world for many years. With the help of technology, the unification of countries and the development of civilisation, our planet is becoming more and more a global village every day. We can write books and have very long discussions about the validity of […]
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is an Asian language spoken by around 70 million people. It’s a language spoken in Vietnam as well as in the Cambodian and Vietnamese diaspora all over the world, for example in USA. The Vietnamese minority is quite big in Poland, that is why translations from and into Vietnamese are quite common. Vietnamese belongs […]
Polish language schools in different parts of the world
To say that the Polish language is a tough language to learn and use is a bit of an understatement. A more correct statement is to say that the Polish language is the hardest language in the world to learn written in the Latin alphabet. Undertaking the study of our native language is quite a […]
Global importance of Spanish language
Spanish language is the secondmost popular language in the world, right after English . It’s estimated that this language is used globally by 500 million people. More and more people decide to start a Spanish language course, which is resulting in the wide popularization of this language. The benefits of knowing Spanish are apparent in […]
