What is a Linguistic Loan?
This type of word is one that is taken from one language and used in another without translation, demonstrating a lexical vacuum in the latter.
February 26, 2009
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Split Infinitives and the Monster of Prescriptive Grammar
Yes, the Monster of Prescriptive Grammar has reared its ugly head, and boy did it choose the occasion to do so – the inauguration of
February 13, 2009
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How to Translate in 2009 (First Part)
When we were studying in the university, the professors constantly reminded us that one must have dictionaries on his/her desk in order to translate since
February 6, 2009
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The importance of expert translators
After my post from last week discussing translation experts and the role they play, I was reminded by a friend about the Madeleine McCann case.
February 6, 2009
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English-only hurts immigrants and translators
Last month, voters in the City of Nashville, Tennessee went to the voting booths to decide whether to make English the city’s official language. And,
February 5, 2009
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References for legal writing
Recently I had to work on a long translation of a legal document, which is not the field I work with most often. I found
February 4, 2009
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Project Management for Translations (Second Part)
Another important question in this area is not to presume anything, especially that all members of the group have the same information. The coordinator must
January 30, 2009
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Translation experts
As we all know, the doors that the world of translation open for us are countless and one of them is the possibility of working
January 29, 2009
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President Obama, the Power of Words, and Official Chinese Translation
Following up on my post from last week on President Obama and the power of words, it’s interesting to note how the words in President
January 26, 2009
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Research
We often get a translation on a topic that we don’t know in detail. What should we do? We have a few possibilities: If we
January 23, 2009
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