Prima-Lingua: The power within words
Following up on our latest article, I would like to ponder further on the idea of thinking about linguists as if they were poets, storytellers
July 6, 2017
Science Fiction Tastes Better in Spanish
Science Fiction and Fantasy are literary and film genres renowned for the fanaticism of their followers. Take for instance the opening of a new Star
December 26, 2016
7 Old English Terms for Understanding Shakespeare
Last week was the 400th anniversary of the death of one of the world’s most famous playwrights: William Shakespeare. Why are his plays and poems
May 9, 2016
What do Grass and Galeano have in common?
Last Monday the literary world mourned the death of two famous writers. In the southern hemisphere, at the age of 74, Uruguayan Eduardo Galeano passed
April 27, 2015
Do the Arts Honor the Figure of the Translator?
Cinema, literature and television have, each in their own way, the ability to grant cultural standing to the various figures that comprise them. Before delving
June 20, 2014
Translating Pornography: Dubbing or Subtitles?
Similar to what happens with comic strips, literature and cinema that is suitable for all audiences, pornography (whether illustrated, written or filmed) resorts to translation
June 17, 2014
García Márquez and Translation
After hearing the sad news last week about the death of the great author Gabriel García Márquez, I began to think about how difficult it
April 23, 2014
What Is Code-switching?
In linguistics, code-switching refers to the simultaneous and syntactically and phonologically appropriate use of more than one language. It is fairly common to hear multilingual
January 21, 2014
Famously Constructed Languages in Pop Culture
Imagine a world… That’s it. Just imagine a world. In this world, you can construct things however you want them to be. There will be
October 21, 2013
Great Quotes on Translation
In this blog we always write directly from the trenches of translation. We have spoken about technical issues, linguistic issues, strange languages, outlandish requests, formats,
October 17, 2013
The Spanish Language: Vulgarisms and Vices
As language professionals—translators, writers, editors, literature students, etc.—we tend to feel outraged whenever we hear or see grammatical, spelling or semantic errors, which unfortunately are
March 27, 2013
Another Translator to the Real Academia
On Friday, November 23, the Real Academia de la Lengua Española (Royal Spanish Academy) announced its newest academic member, the literary translator Miguel Sáenz, author
November 28, 2012
