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Noteworthy in this hotel sign in downtown #Jerusalem: signmakers decided to go with the spoken version of the name, Machne rather than the formal "Maḥane" Yehuda; also note use of Rashi script in #Hebrew (which given the letters in this case, should be easily legible)
#LinguisticLandscape
My kids say I don't post enough animal content. So I present to you:
Danger: Excessive Cuteness
#CatsOfJerusalem #UrbanWildlife #LinguisticLandscape
Hadassah Hospital presents a #bilingual, Hebrew-Arabic poster: "Here in Hadassah we show mutual respect" (not sure about the gesture though, might be a "timeout" - e.g., timeout from intolerance, timeout from clashes, etc.)
#LinguisticLandscape
The charming cable car leading to Haifa U/Technion is known in #Hebrew as the Rakvalit, a variant of standard "rakevel" perhaps styled after other modes of transport in Haifa (metronit, Carmelit). In #Arabic I've seen "qitar hawa'ai" (literally, air train) and also "teleferik" (following French téléphérique)
#LinguisticLandscape
"Temporary not available": In this notice, the Hebrew and Arabic came out looking OK, as far as I can tell, but as you can see, the English did not fare as well
#LinguisticLandscape #translation_fails
A nice #bilingual café sign in Haifa, "Mishwar" in Arabic and English (generally a trip or errand, but apparently has other meanings as well), and "kafih" as café in Arabic (instead of literary "maqhah")
#LinguisticLandscape
#Multilingualism of the historical variety: Physician / rofeh (#Hebrew) / tabib (#Arabic) / asiya (#Aramaic) and more. Hecht Museum, Haifa
#LinguisticLandscape
"Xoref.com": lots of interesting stuff in this poster for a winter festival in Jerusalem, from phonetic "X" for #Hebrew "ḥet" in ḥoref (winter), to the diminutive "multiculti" for multicultural...
#LinguisticLandscape
If you speak a #language other than English, and it has an expression equivalent to "swear like a ____", referring to a specific occupation like sailor, cart driver, etc., let me know! I've gathered a few examples, but the more data I get, the better. #linguistics #languages #swearing #profanity #research
@damnitmyradio so-so (Hebrew: "kacha kacha") is such a versatile expression, appearing in French (comme ci comme ça), Spanish (así así) and probably other languages as well