More on Dates in Spanish
Dates in Spanish can be spelled out in their entirety, written in a combination of letters and numbers, or only with numbers: a) It is
August 20, 2009
Another Language Gap Bridged
For centuries humans have stared at their canine companions and worked at deciphering exactly what their barks and grunts could possibly mean. Often it is
August 12, 2009
The Peritextual Environment
There is a big difference between competence in a field and encyclopedic knowledge. “Competence in the field” is everything related to the concrete information related
July 24, 2009
Translations Influencing the Course of History
The act of translating a text can sometimes have effects that run much deeper than the agent in charge of performing the translation may be
June 24, 2009
Understanding Shakespeare
No Fear Shakespeare is a service that translates the most difficult of languages most people encounter, the Early Modern English of Shakespeare, into contemporary English
June 18, 2009
Chairman’s Speech at St. Jude Wine and Chocolate with Tony Bennett and Kristin Davis
I would like to thank everyone for coming tonight to support this great cause. Many people have come from very distant places to be here,
June 8, 2009
Contemporary Theories on Translation: Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz asserts that language is, above all, translation (translation and literature are synonyms). Translation is always a literary operation, since it is an artistic
June 4, 2009
Unit of Translation
Units of translation depend on the text itself, i.e. to what point can I understand the meaning. Both the word and the sentence, the period
May 29, 2009
Translator Training Programs
One of the great difficulties I have encountered in my professional career as a translator was moving from someone who can understand a few languages
May 22, 2009
Reading the Text Before Translating
The translator starts the first stage of the translation process, the understanding stage. The purpose is to extract all content and expressive value to then
May 21, 2009
Legal Translations
The following are the most important aspects of legal translations: The might contain the ambiguities that arise from terms, concepts, or institutions that do not
March 23, 2009
What is a Linguistic Loan?
This type of word is one that is taken from one language and used in another without translation, demonstrating a lexical vacuum in the latter.
February 26, 2009
