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Multilingual Books June Newsletter
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Thanks for reading the Multilingual Books newsletter, your source for foreign language news, information, and product information and specials from Multilingual Books. In this issue:
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FSI Amharic Basic Course Digital Edition
Now in a Digital Edition with MP3 audio and PDF text! Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia, and is the native language of some 6 million people. It is a member of the Southern Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages.This course is divided into two volumes. The first part concentrates on speech and grammar; the second volume includes an introduction to the writing system, a Reader, and a Glossary. And now FSI Amharic in a digital format with MP3 audio and PDF text, all on a CD-ROM! And you can get both levels for the special price of $99! Just remember to include the promo code AMHARIC99 in the promo field when ordering to get this special price! |
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Feature Article
Web 2.0 beats Jai Ho, Noob, and Slumdog, as the 1,000,000th English Word"As expected, English crossed the 1,000,000 word threshold on June 10, 2009 at 10:22 am GMT. However, some 400 years after the death of the Bard, the words and phrases were coined far from Stratford-Upon-Avon, emerging instead from Silicon Valley, India, China, and Poland, as well as Australia, Canada, the US and the UK,” said Paul JJ Payack, president and chief word analyst of the Global Language Monitor. "English has become a universal means of communication; never before have so many people been able to communicate so easily with so many others."
The English language is now being studies by hundreds of millions around the globe for entertainment, commercial or scientific purposes. In 1960 there were some 250 million English speakers, mostly in former colonies and the Commonwealth countries. The future of English as a major language was very much in doubt. Today, some 1.53 billion people now speak English as a primary, auxiliary, or business language, with some 250 million acquiring the language in China alone.
These are the fifteen finalists for the one millionth English word, all of which have met the criteria of a minimum of 25,000 citations with the necessary breadth of geographic distribution, and depth of citations.
1,000,000: Web 2.0 – The next generation of web products and services, coming soon to a browser near you.
999,999: Jai Ho! - The Hindi phrase signifying the joy of victory, used as an exclamation, sometimes rendered as "It is accomplished". Achieved English-language popularity through the multiple Academy Award Winning film, "Slumdog Millionaire".
999,998: Noob - From the Gamer Community, a neophyte in playing a particular game; used as a disparaging term.
999,997: Slumdog - a formerly disparaging, now often endearing, comment upon those residing in the slums of India.
999,996: Cloud Computing - The ‘cloud’ has been technical jargon for the Internet for many years. It is now passing into more general usage.
999,995: Carbon Neutral - One of the many phrases relating to the effort to stem Climate Change.
999,994: Slow Food - Food other than the fast-food variety hopefully produced locally (locavores).
999,993: Octomom - The media phenomenon relating to the travails of the mother of the octuplets.
999,992: Greenwashing - Re-branding an old, often inferior, product as environmentally friendly.
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Trivia Contest
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This month's quiz The first entry with all correct answers will win a Foreign service Digital course in French, Italian or Spanish. Send answers to multilingualbooks@gmail.com. No purchase necessary to enter. What language is spoken in Papua, New Guinea? What language is spoken in Cape Verde? Which food is the most popular in the world? Which language is learned the most right now? Where is Wat Pho temple?
Name the country most famous for each of these recipes: Have a favorite item of language trivia? Send it to contest@multilingualbooks.com. You will receive credit for your contribution if your item is used. |  |
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Featured Website
The Global Language Monitor
Austin, Texas-based, Global Language Monitor (GLM) documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language the world over, with a particular emphasis upon Global English. GLM is based in Austin, Texas. GLM is incorporated as an LLC. GLM has deep academic and internet roots. GLM’s predecessor site, yourDictionary.com is the direct descendent of Dr. Robert Beard’s Web of Online Dictionary at Bucknell University, founded in 1994. In 1999, Paul JJ Payack, joined Dr. Beard and reorganized Web of Online Dictionaries into yourDictionary.com, where Payack was the founding president. YDC assembled the industry’s premier advisory council of experts. In 2003 Payack, created the Global Language Monitor to carry on the media analysis functions began at YDC. (For example, YDC was the first dictionary to publish its annual Word of the Year WOTY ™ lists.) Dr. Beard continues as president of AlphaDictionary.
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June Newsletter Specials
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Save $25 on Tell Me More courses! Tell Me More is the most complete and extensive language software available anywhere, providing language learning that is simple-to-use and increasingly effective, making learning a language fun and engaging. Now save $25 by including the promo code TMM25 in the promo field when ordering! |
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Digital French and Spanish courses for $29 per level, or 4 levels for $99! Now get our Digital Courses for French and Spanish for $29 per level, or all 4 levels for $99. These are courses with MP3 audio and PDF text, all on a CD-ROM, so you can take it whereever you go, on vacation, in the sun, on the road, or on a business trip. Just remember to include the promo code DIG-JUNE-SALE in the promo field when ordering! |
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Buy any 3 Eurotalk products for $99! Choose among Talk Now, Talk The Talk, Talk More, World Talk, Talk Business, Vocabulary Builder, and Movie Talk, and get three for $99! Just remember to include the promo code EUROTALK-3-99 in the promo field when ordering! |
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Now get both levels of the Amharic Digital Course for $99! Now FSI Amharic now comes in a digital version with MP3 audio and PDF text, all on a CD-ROM! And you can get both levels for $99! Just remember to include the promo code AMHARIC99 in the promo field when ordering! |
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