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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

Search Globe: The Globe That Shines Bright

Google has launched a new graphical tool that is visually powerful. Search Globe, in principle, shows the number of searches done on google.com in a day and the languages in

May 30, 2011

Venezuelan Academy of Language

In 1951, the President of Mexico, Miguel German, convened the 1st Congress of Spanish Language Academies, where he agreed to the creation of the Association of Spanish Language Academies. All

May 26, 2011

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

May 25, 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

May 21, 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

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.

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

May 16, 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,

May 9, 2011

Panamanian Spanish

Due to Panama’s geographic position, many diverse linguistic influences have to varying degrees combined to for what is now known as “Panamanian Spanish”. Although the official and most used language

April 21, 2011

Honduran Spanish

Honduras has a history heavily influenced by the Mayan and Aztec cultures, as these were the people pueblos who lived there before the Spanish conquest. As in other Central American

April 20, 2011

Costa Rican Spanish

As we have been showing in the various articles about each of the Spanish-speaking countries in America, and Central America is also proud of its diverse Spanish. We insist that

April 18, 2011

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