Foreign Film or Film in Foreign Language
This past week the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, announced the complete shortlist of nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film 2014. Sure enough, because this is the
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The Role of Translators in Preserving Cultural Identity Through Language
In today’s interconnected world, language is much more than a means of communication—it’s a core expression of cultural identity. As globalization accelerates the exchange of ideas and information, translators play
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The Latest Trends in Subtitling and Captioning
As the demand for content on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube increases, the number of videos with translated subtitles and captions has also increased. These international platforms receive
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Spielberg Wants No Subtitles for This Story
The classic Broadway musical and film, West Side Story, has made its way back to the big screen. And this time, it was directed by the great Steven Spielberg, who
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English with a Korean Infusion
English has long been considered a key language to know, and like any language-learning endeavor, it comes with its fair share of difficulties, such as its pronunciation and the voluminous
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AMC to Provide Captioning for the Hard of Hearing Community: Helps Non-English Speakers as Well
Major news outlets reported recently that AMC is providing open captions in over 200 of their theaters. Open captioning is text for the deaf or hard of hearing that is
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Squid Game Calls Attention to Subtitles and Closed Captions
In today’s video-rich global social media and streaming environment, the use of subtitles and closed captions has come to center stage. This week, news agencies and the Twitterverse alike reported
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Subtitling and Character Restriction
Subtitling is the closest approximation to translation by people who are not part of this industry. While it is a subjective issue, most people prefer subtitles before dubbing: the original
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MT: From Babel to Metropolis
As a reflection on one of the very first cinematic explorations on the relationship between technology and mankind, the film Metropolis (considered to be one of the first science fiction
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What a Hashtag!
Our network language system evolves at a faster rate than language itself does. As in any language, the evolution occurs with use. New words are added to our term base,
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