Argentine Language Academy
It was founded in 1931. Given that at first it did not have the characteristics of a “Language Academy”, it was just “associated” to the
March 16, 2011
What type of French to use
In previous articles we introduced the different French variations, and made the comparison with Spanish. While all French speakers can understand each other, as with
March 14, 2011
Mexican Language Academy
The Mexican Language Academy was founded in 1875. One of its honorary members, the writer Octavo Paz, has obtained, among other awards, the Cervantes Prize
March 11, 2011
Seminar on Industrialization of the Linguistic Sector
It is a reality that the world is advancing and that new technologies are growing in importance in all areas, including our own: translation and
March 10, 2011
French in Africa
Spanish is spoken in many countries, and while all Spanish speakers can understand each other, there are as many varieties of Spanish as nations that
March 9, 2011
Voice Recognition Translator
We have already spoken a lot in other posts on the progress of technology in the field of translation: translation memories, automatic translators, tools for
March 4, 2011
The Languages of Indonesia
Indonesian is the official language of the Republic of Indonesia (which is known as Bahasa Indonesia. Bahasa means ‘language’.). It was declared as the official
March 3, 2011
The Real Academia Española
Historical Framework With the political unity of Castile and Aragon, “Castilian” was the dominant language in Spain and the official language of public documents. This
March 2, 2011
W3C Workshop in Madrid: Where Do We Stand?
By now we are all well aware that the world today is an increasingly globalized world, where the need for multilingual communication grows at all
March 1, 2011
W3 Workshop in Pisa, Italy on the MultilingualWeb
In the last post, we discussed the MultilingualWeb workshops and the importance of this project for contributing to the development of standards for websites. We
February 28, 2011
MultilingualWeb Workshops
MultilingualWeb is a project funded by the European Commission and coordinated by W3 in order to improve the way we create, localize and internationalize information
February 25, 2011
The gene for learning how to speak
Is it a person’s genes or their education? Neurologists, psychologists, biochemists and other scientists often take one side or the other in explaining behavioral and
February 22, 2011
