As linguists, many times we find ourselves perplexed, surprised, and even horrified at the very unorthodox and distant way in which increasing numbers of people communicate by means of social networks and instant messaging. On a global level, it would seem as if we are seeing the beginning of the apocalypse of spelling and grammar. […]
From the Rosetta Stone onwards, the history of techniques applied to translation elapsed smoothly until Modernity, the time in which a series of changes, as diverse as they were profound, took place in people’s lives. For example, the idea of the modern machine implied a radical change with respect to its medieval counterpart. While the […]
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies help to increase the visibility of a website. In this digital era, when Internet presence is worth a lot of money, this optimization provides immediate benefits. Indeed, it is for this reason that the largest companies (and those aspiring to be like them) place great importance on procedures that can […]
Since the arrival of the printing press in the middle of the fifteenth century, when Johannes Gutenberg’s invention ushered in the modern age, operators of the printing press the world over have had to use their creativity to put in writing what was on everyone’s lips. Clearly, the graphical representation of speech does not begin […]
The Internet’s infrastructure spread throughout the world and thus facilitated mass information access as well as translation, which in turn altered the economy and all of the markets. The arrival of the internet has completely revolutionized our lives: our personal lives just as much as our professional lives, which is due to the fact that […]
The Cervantes Institute, one of the largest Spanish-language cultural institutions, unveiled on January 14 its annual report on the overall status of the Spanish language in the world. The 2012 Report focuses particularly on the high demand for Spanish instruction that is being experienced in Asia. The report, entitled “Spanish in the World,” also points […]
Currently, the world is experiencing an era of such rapid technological advances that we see new technologies outdoing each other every day. Moreover, you can see that there are a lot of companies in earnest competition as all the latest gadgets and products on offer today are improved at a dizzying speed. Today, the traditional […]
The revamping of language runs parallel to the evolution of the media, which, willingly or not, are permanently engaged in the dissemination of the different linguistic uses and variants of that language. With the emergence and massive global reach of Internet, one of the challenges facing the Spanish language is that of conjuring up a […]
Knowing what you want is the first step to success We all know that the Internet is a powerful tool in every single aspect. In terms of learning, there is a huge number of possibilities when studying languages. You only need to define some clear guidelines in order to avoid failure. Options are so great […]
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, YouTube, Myspace and LinkedIn have produced dramatic changes in the way people communicate. And it is not surprising that Web 2.0, as it is called […]