And the Winner is….but Why?
Between 70 to 75% of Latino voters chose Barack Obama as their leading man for president. Whether or not it had something to do with
The Linguistic Challenge in U.S. Elections
In the United States, election campaigns are driven both by substance and form, especially in relation to the languages used in the dissemination of political
Can Language Affect the Way We Feel?
Can language affect the way we experience emotions? More than ever, researchers are finding that language not only affects the way we communicate, but also
Translators vs Interpreters: The Supreme Court Rules
In my last blog, we examined interpreting in hospitals performed by professional and amateur translators. Afterall, that is what the newspaper article called them, and
The Spanish Invasion
There is a lot of talk about how Spanish is increasingly overrun by Anglicisms. However, it is also interesting to note that English, at present,
Languages, Lives and Lessons
I recently encountered a couple interesting pieces of media and I wanted to share my experience. First, I watched an extremely candid TED speech by
Do Aliens dream of electric ships?
Planet Earth. Saturday 12th September 2048. Huge spaceship. Humongous. Hovering over Sao Paulo, USB(1). A few others in other big cities. Finally they are here!
Where Is Amharic Spoken?
The Semitic languages are Afro-Asiatic languages that took the name “Semitic” from the Biblical Shem, the son of Noah. The Semitic languages most widely spoken
Expressing Time
When faced with an original text in another language, we translators usually tend to copy the same format to express time. For example, if in
What is Phone Interpretation and How Might it Benefit Your Business?
As businesses are looking more and more to expand into new markets around the world, the issue of language almost always needs to be addressed.
