What Is A Style Guide?
A style guide is a manual that contains a set of parameters intended to unify the form of writing. A style guide is NOT a dictionary or a glossary. It
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May 25, 2011
La Malinche: The First Interpreter
Some consider her a traitor to her people, others a cultural bridge between the Spanish and Mesoamerican Indians. What nobody doubts is the key role that this woman had in
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May 24, 2011
What To Consider When Translating into the Thai Language
Thai is the official language of Thailand. Its origins date back to ancient Khmer alphabet and also takes a lot from Pali and Sanskrit. Buddhism and Hinduism were important channels
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May 23, 2011
Romansh
This language is largely unknown. Its origins are found in Latin, and it is one of the four official languages of Switzerland, along with German, French and Italian. Belongs to
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May 22, 2011
Colombian Academy of the Spanish Language
This academy was founded in 1871 and since 1960 it has advised the government of Colombia on language issues, which has led to several laws on the Spanish language being
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May 21, 2011
Audio Language Translations
Audio Language translations can be done on Audio, DVD or Video from virtually any source language into any target language in the world. The translation is usually delivered to a
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May 20, 2011
Translation of FrameMaker Files
In the translation and localization industry, it is very common to work on projects for the translation of manuals, catalogs, brochures and other technical documents. These different types of documents
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May 19, 2011
Summary Translation
The aim of a summary translation is usually to allow the reader to understand the key points of the original document. It is not a word-for-word translation of the original.
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May 17, 2011
The 100 Best Language Blogs of 2011
This list has become a tradition over the last 4 years. We are pleased to comment that, for the fourth consecutive year, Lexiophiles has announced the competition to identify the
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May 16, 2011
Hand-crafted or Industrial…Really a Dilemma?
Obviously, for some, the question will go beyond the limits of the discussion focused specifically on translations. In each answer there will surely be a certain philosophical position reflected. A
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May 13, 2011
Web 2.0 and its Influence on Marketing and Sales: Myth vs. Reality
We have heard about the “social media revolution” for quite some time now. Since mid-2001, when the first sites that foster collaborative networks emerged, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter,
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May 9, 2011
Nordic Languages…Similarities
The languages that are commonly known as Nordic have Germanic roots and are spoken throughout the countries of Scandinavia, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Although they are also called Scandinavian
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May 8, 2011