The Languages of Indonesia
Indonesian is the official language of the Republic of Indonesia (which is known as Bahasa Indonesia. Bahasa means ‘language’.). It was declared as the official
March 3, 2011
The Real Academia Española
Historical Framework With the political unity of Castile and Aragon, “Castilian” was the dominant language in Spain and the official language of public documents. This
March 2, 2011
W3C Workshop in Madrid: Where Do We Stand?
By now we are all well aware that the world today is an increasingly globalized world, where the need for multilingual communication grows at all
March 1, 2011
W3 Workshop in Pisa, Italy on the MultilingualWeb
In the last post, we discussed the MultilingualWeb workshops and the importance of this project for contributing to the development of standards for websites. We
February 28, 2011
MultilingualWeb Workshops
MultilingualWeb is a project funded by the European Commission and coordinated by W3 in order to improve the way we create, localize and internationalize information
February 25, 2011
Roger That
In a previous publication we talked about the etymology of the word OK. Now it is time to talk about another expression, well known to
February 16, 2011
Language-related Technology
Language technology is the result of applying language knowledge to the development of computer systems. We can classify this into two groups: technology of speech
February 14, 2011
The Meaning of Mokusatsu
While it is a legend that was never confirmed, it is said that the bombing of Hiroshima was the result of a mistranslation. Let us
February 11, 2011
Internationalization of Websites in Spanish
As you’ve surely noticed, the Web has become one of the main tools for selling products. But it is also essential to keep in mind
February 9, 2011
What Does Creole Mean
A “creole” language is defined as a language that developed from the fusion of two cultures. To put it more simply, creole languages are born
February 8, 2011
Interpreters with Google Android
As we have discussed in several articles over the past year, Google is always developing new applications for translation or interpretation with limited success, since
February 7, 2011
Tunisia and Egypt
Tunisia is in North Africa, with borders on the Mediterranean Sea, Algeria and Libya. Although Arabic is the official language, French is the language of
February 4, 2011
