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Translation Preferences and Cost

When facing a translation project, a translator is not only concerned that the meaning of a sentence in a language is correctly transferred into another language, based on his knowledge

July 9, 2011

Somali, an Afro-Asiatic language

This language belongs to the Cushitic language family, which is included in the Afro-Asiatic languages. Some of these languages are: Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic and Egyptian.Somali is the official language of

July 7, 2011

Glossaries: The Oil in the Machine

The other day I read some very interesting news about the translation industry: the presentation of a plan to create a multilingual terminological dictionary on olive oil. Apparently, this is

July 6, 2011

Costa Rican Academy of Language

As a non-profit cultural association, the goal of the Costa Rican Language Academy is to nurture, protect and study the Spanish language, especially the variety spoken within its territory. In

July 5, 2011

Inquiries to the Client: It’s a Team Effort

The interaction that takes place between the client and the Language Services Provider (LSP) is very extensive: The client requests a quote, the LSP carries out the corresponding analysis of

June 30, 2011

Translation Teams: When Everyone Wins

Translation teams are a group of one or more translators, one or more editors (depending on the size of the project) and a reviewer. This team, in turn, responds to

June 29, 2011

Learning a Language: However, Whenever and Wherever You Want It

Knowing what you want is the first step to success We all know that the Internet is a powerful tool in every single aspect. In terms of learning, there is

June 28, 2011

Trusted Translations, the GSA and Much More…

In response to some questions as to why our GSA pricing for certain language pairs is low, the real question should be not how low your pricing is on the

June 27, 2011

What is a Translation Memory?

A translation memory is a database that stores translated text segments. This means that each segment (in most cases a sentence is a segment, but a segment can also be

June 25, 2011

In Defense of Machine Translations

In a previous post (Industrial Translations and MT), I spoke of the industries that have to adapt to the new concept of the “age of discontinuity.” Academics are now wondering:

June 24, 2011

Where is the Georgian language spoken?

Georgian is the main written language for all Georgian ethnic groups and for speakers of other South Caucasian languages: Svan, Minglelian and Laz. It is spoken in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran,

June 23, 2011

Peruvian Language Academy

Like the rest of the language academies in each of the Spanish-speaking countries, the Peruvian Language Academy has maintained intellectual relations with the Association of the Spanish Language Academies and

June 21, 2011

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