Compensating and Compromising
In the field of translation, there are inevitably going to be phrases and meanings in a Source Text that will not be able to be conveyed (at least not with
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April 9, 2009
When Knowing a Language Is Fun
Portuguese is a Romance language spoken by 240 million people. The international expansion of this language took place during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries with the Portuguese Empire, whose
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April 3, 2009
Is 1,000,000 words possible?
The Global Language Monitor, which was born from the ashes of yourdictionary.com, focuses on trends in the use of language, primarily through automatic algorithmic readings of texts on the web.
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April 3, 2009
Adjectives: Differences in English and Spanish
In English, adjectives are always spelled the same and, syntactically, are almost always placed before the noun. In Spanish, there are a few that are generally unchangeable, but the majoirty
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April 3, 2009
Cogency: Am I Making Myself Understood?
The ability to formulate an argument (written or spoken) that logically sustains itself is not perceived the same way in every part of the world, a fact which makes the
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April 1, 2009
Favorite Words in Other Languages
The majority of the people I have exchanged emails and comments with on this blog are not just translators of one language pair, but polyglots who love and appreciate many
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April 1, 2009
Italian, the Successor of Latin
In the Roman Empire, spoken language (vulgar Latin) differed from written language (literary Latin). Romance languages derive from vulgar Latin, the spoken variety. The language that today we know as
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March 27, 2009
Colorful Language: A Synesthete’s World
Synesthesia, a peculiar neurological phenomenon whereby the stimulus of one sensory or cognitive pathway automatically and involuntarily cross-activates another sensory or cognitive pathway, is an incredibly interesting and intriguing topic
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March 27, 2009
Subject Verb Object
Both English and Spanish follow the S-V-O (subject – verb – object) order, though each to a different degree. In contemporary English, this scheme is preferred by the majority of
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March 27, 2009
The Advantages of Speaking the Same Language
We welcome Bryant to the team, who will join Scott on our English blog. Continuing with the subject of languages, today we will analyze German, which has a strong presence
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March 23, 2009
Legal Translations
The following are the most important aspects of legal translations: The might contain the ambiguities that arise from terms, concepts, or institutions that do not coincide between the legal systems
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March 23, 2009
Endangered Languages
Some of the casualties of globalization and rampant cultural hegemony that has defined the world have been regional languages, many of which were not written down and survived for generations
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March 20, 2009