A Sonorous Atlas of the Spanish Language
To celebrate the Sixth International Conference on the Spanish Language, which took place last week in Panama, the Spanish newspaper El País had writers from
October 30, 2013
The Decline of the Mother Language?
In this new entry I’d like to explore a possible change of course regarding a linguistic phenomenon as studied as it is supported. Linguistics has
October 24, 2013
What Do Gestures and Body Language Tell Us?
Both body language in general as well as its core element, gestures, represent a form of communication that is just as important as verbal language.
October 23, 2013
How is a .properties File Translated?
Due to the current technological advances, the variety of files needed to be processed to translate increase as well. In the translation business, professionals must
October 19, 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 “Ibero-Americanization” of the Cervantes Institute, Heading Towards the United States
The director of the Cervantes Institute (In Spanish, Instituto Cervantes), Victor García de la Concha, announced last week that the organization is in the process of
October 16, 2013
A Brief History of Techniques Applied to Translation
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
October 8, 2013
How Japanese Language and Tradition Work Together
Every so often we are faced with new expressions that are renewed from generation to generation. This, often due to the cultural expansion we currently
October 7, 2013
Is “Happy Birthday” Sung in Other Languages?
Everyone has a birthday. Most societies, across the world and across the ages, have evolved to celebrate each individual’s birthday. We even have holidays based
October 7, 2013
Curiously Specific and Unusual Words
In a recent post we wrote about the longest words in world, and commented on the particular power of synthesis and specificity that the German
October 3, 2013
The Real Academia Española Celebrates 300 Years
Three hundred years ago in Madrid, at the house of Don Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, the Marquis of Villena, a group of eight determined men
October 2, 2013
The Translation of Bad Words on TV
Although it is quite possible that the new Dubbing Law in Argentina will imply an unexpected shove to the translation sector, the new norm could
September 27, 2013
