Top 10 Internet Languages
Posted on 2009-10-19 03:00:33
The latest data from Internet World Stats reveals that Italian has been knocked out of the Top 10 internet languages and replaced with Korean. English remains the most popular language of the Internet at 29% of all web content, with Chinese firmly in second place at 20%. But English has fallen significantly from its position in 2000, when it accounted...
The Translator As Professional And Craftsman - Part V (final)
Posted on 2009-10-14 06:24:36
In this final section, we turn to smaller-scale strategies that come into play as we work our way through a particular translation job. First, though, we would like to provide some context by reiterating the basic model of the translating process which we outlined in Section 2.
The Translator As Professional And Craftsman - Part IV
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By ‘presupposition’ we don’t mean the conventions we make with ourselves or others about reality (“assuming X is true, let us explore doing Y”) but the hidden assumptions we make at work or in life which we mistake for solid fact. As in the case of exploiting frames of reference, the emphasis is on awareness of what we are doing.
The Translator As Professional And Craftsman - Part III
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The first section described how our perceived identity as translators can influence our performance. This section deals with some of the ways we can and do create mental frameworks that structure our way of translating, and some of the consequences these frameworks can have.
The Translator As Professional And Craftsman - Part II
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We are ready to submit to your attention the second part of yesterday’s article about The Hidden Life of Translators, by B. Fraser and H.T.Beeth.
The Translator As Professional And Craftsman
Posted on 2009-10-06 05:19:41
Today we would like to share with you extracts from an article written by B. Fraser and H.T. Beeth in 1999 under the title “The Hidden Life of Translators”.
What Is The Language Of Your Soul?
Posted on 2009-10-02 12:38:46
Have you ever though of how to translate your feelings, the language of your soul when it is overwhelmed with emotions, but words are hard to be found? I am talking about situations when it seems words are not enough to express what one feels. All you need is a universal language!
The Human Touch: Translation vs. Interpretation
Posted on 2009-09-17 01:01:00
As we’ve said before, there’s more to translation than just a one-to-one relationship of words. If translation was that simple, free online translators would be perfect, and there would be no need for a human to ever translate anything again. This is not the case though. Languages differ in more ways than simply their vocabulary and syntax....
