The Global Language Network is proud to have offered classes in almost 60 languages since 2005. Of course, as proud as we are of that number, 60 is just a drop in the world’s rich linguistic sea. Linguists have estimated that there are...
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Word of the Week: Dord
The word of the week this week is special because it is not exactly a word at all. On one hand, it is not a real word. On the other hand, it is a collection of letters that are pronounced like any other...
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Word of the Week: Afyonkarahisarlılaştıramadıklarımızdan
Where to even start with that one… Coming from Turkish, the Word of the Week this week is Afyonkarahisarlılaştıramadıklarımızdan. There is definitely no single English word that we might equate to this mammoth one. However, the source of this strange word is not some deep...
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Word of the Week: Fernweh
The new semester is finally here! Our first class of 2018 will begin this Sunday, and we’re excited to start up again. This week our Word of the Week is a word for the feeling that may be bringing many of us to GLN this...
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Word of the Week: Trepverter
Registration is officially open! And as classes come back to GLN, so too does the Word of the Week. In celebration of our new semester, this week we are considering a word from Yiddish, one of our new languages this Spring. The word is Trepverter,...
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Word of the Week: Turkey
According to the University of Illinois, between now and the end of the year Americans will eat almost 70 million turkeys for holiday meals alone. Whether or not you’ll be joining in the feasting, there is little doubt that you’ll see a lot of...
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