Translator Problems II: Tips on the Localization of Proper Nouns
Following on from my last post, in this entry I’m going to be looking at the challenge of localizing proper nouns; that is, nouns that
November 3, 2014
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What Are the World’s Sexiest Accents?
A few weeks ago, CNN reported the results of an interesting survey carried out through Facebook in which users voted for what was, in their
October 16, 2014
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The Translation of Songs
Sometimes resulting from the decision of record producers, and at other times being part of the artistic expansion of singers and composers, as of the
October 15, 2014
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What Is a Controlled Natural Language?
Translators frequently have to confront issues that are often the result of problems existing in the source text we are translating. Some of the most
August 20, 2014
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Is Spanish a Sexist Language?
This is a long-debated discussion, especially among some feminist groups engaged in the very important fight for women’s rights in a variety of fields. However,
July 9, 2014
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Do You Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the world based on its number of native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese. It can therefore be very useful
April 16, 2014
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Two Thumbs Down: Movie Translation Mistakes
A few weeks ago we published a post in which we talked about the strange yet conscientious decisions that translators make when translating movie titles.
February 20, 2014
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Online Spanish Neologisms Word Bank
It is no coincidence the title of this post contains a neologism in Spanish (the word “online”); in fact, the word is the heading to
January 8, 2014
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The Survival of Inverted Question and Exclamation Marks
Continuing with what we began to address in previous entries, on this occasion we are going to dedicate ourselves to two characteristic punctuation marks of
December 19, 2013
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What Are the Differences Between Spanish and Catalan?
Both of them are Romance languages, but Catalan—contrary to popular belief—is not a dialect of Spanish, but rather an entirely different language. In fact, looks
November 6, 2013
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A Sonorous Atlas of the Spanish Language
To celebrate the Sixth International Conference on the Spanish Language, which took place last week in Panama, the Spanish newspaper El País had writers from
October 30, 2013
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The Benefits of Bilingualism: Part Three
In the final installment of this blog series, we will observe some of the different ways in which bilingualism can benefit a person on a social
October 28, 2013
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