diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 9780ed2..a534c77 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -1512,6 +1512,7 @@ function t($string, array $args = array(), array $options = array()) {
   elseif ($options['langcode'] != LANGUAGE_SYSTEM && ($options['langcode'] != 'en' || variable_get('locale_translate_english', FALSE)) && function_exists('locale')) {
     $string = locale($string, $options['context'], $options['langcode']);
   }
+  $string = '<span language="something">'. $string .'</span>';
   if (empty($args)) {
     return $string;
   }