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Audiovisual Translation: Cinema and Culture

Culture versus Translation The culture of a country, most notably its modes of dress, behavior, food, celebrations, events, etc., is transmitted directly and indirectly on the big screen, as well

November 17, 2011

Machine Translation

A delightful example illustrates well one of the earliest myths about the problems that may arise when trying to translate text using a computer. The biblical sentence “The spirit is

November 16, 2011

Unazungumza Kiswahili?

Swahili is a Bantu language. The Bantu languages of Africa are those that, in turn, form a subfamily of others: the Niger-Congo languages. Swahili is the official language of Tanzania,

November 10, 2011

How to Distinguish Between Different Degrees of Post-editing

You may already know that post-editing is the “examination and correction of the text resulting from an automatic or semi-automatic machine system to ensure it complies with the natural laws

November 9, 2011

Why You Should Translate into Spanish

More and more companies are deciding to translate their websites, corporate documents and company services into Spanish. Is this a chance occurrence? I don’t think so. I don’t think so

November 8, 2011

The Plain English Movement

As we discussed in a previous post on the “Language of the People“, legal language has evolved to be better understood by one group of people: average citizens. Today I

November 7, 2011

The Challenge of Marketing Translations

The translator’s responsibility when working with marketing texts is quite significant. These texts, if they do not recreate the sense and style of the original, lose their essence. Marketing translations

November 1, 2011

Staying ahead of the Curve, Always an Advantage

Since the world is in a state of constant change and evolution, it is always important to stay as current as possible in regard to these changes and innovations. This

October 31, 2011

Korean in Antiquity and Modern Times

The Korean writing system dates back to 108 B.C., when the area that is currently North Korea was occupied by China. Some linguists believe that language may be a member

October 27, 2011

Translation Memory: A Blessing or a Curse?

As Érika Nogueira de Andrade Stupiello from São Paulo State University has noted in her article entitled “Ethical Implications of Translation Technologies” from Translation Journal in 2007, translation memory, a

October 26, 2011

Basic Aspects That A Translation Buyer Must Be Familiar With

When a company uses a language services provider, it can have various needs, but here I want to focus on translation services. Companies that hire this type of service for

October 25, 2011

Language of the People

When professionals from the legal, translation, teaching, etc. fields get together, there is always an interesting conclusion do be taken from the debate. This was the situation I experienced in

October 24, 2011

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