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
How Japanese Language and Tradition Work Together
Every so often we are faced with new expressions that are renewed from generation to generation. This, often due to the cultural expansion we currently
What are the Obstacles of a Literary Translation?
Without a doubt, and more so in a world that is increasingly globalized, the translator’s principal objective is not only conveying a message in one
Difficult Languages
It is easier for a person who speaks a Latin-derived language to learn to speak another language that shares the same Latin roots since they
Regional Soccer Terms That Go Global
In a previous post (Derby or Clásico?), we looked at some of the soccer terms which, by virtue of the incessant flow of Latin American
Languages and Their Power to Stave off Alzheimer’s
It is a well-known fact that bilingualism can be a big help in certain areas throughout one’s life, but it would seem that it saves
Derby or Clásico?
As a Spanish-speaking translator, one straddling the ancestral variant of the language and its rioplatense lineage, I am often fascinated by the marked differences that
French is the official language of the Olympic Games
The International Olympics Committee established French as the official language of the 2012 Olympic Games, which are being held in London, England. This may sound a little unusual, as
The Usefulness of Back-translation
As has been mentioned before, when we speak of back-translation, we’re referring to translating a text (that’s already been translated) back to its original language.
Indigenous Translators: Between Language and Politics
America (here including North and South America) is the second largest continent in the world after Asia. It includes no less than 35 sovereign nation-states,
