Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Hub Languages

Some languages connect to others through translation.  English is by the far the strongest in this regard.  Russian, French, Spanish, German, and Chinese also make good hubs.  That gives these languages more global influence.
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  • 3 comments
matrixmann

matrixmann

December 18 2014, 13:49:03 UTC 6 years ago

Spending time around here, sometimes it is surprising how many words from German made it into the Russian language. Well, the (or better say: one) reason for this is rather uncomfortable; the Third Reich had an extension that even reached to parts of Georgia (that's why in Germany you can also meet the name "Tiflis" for the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, and several other parts of Eastern Europe which are still double-named on German maps).
The general anglicization that happened to all languages also took place there - but, judging from the quick look, it seems like you're better off knowing the German language.
ysabetwordsmith

Well...

ysabetwordsmith

December 18 2014, 20:07:35 UTC 6 years ago

Part of that is because the Georgians hate the Germans less than they hate the Russians.
matrixmann

Re: Well...

matrixmann

December 18 2014, 20:19:11 UTC 6 years ago

No, I don't think that has anything to do with that. I think that's just "things got stuck". Also there was a part of nowadays Germany which they once had very good relations to (GDR).