Pool: You can’t say that here
Languages slice up our experiences in different kinds of ways. Many concepts do not have an exact word-for-word translation, because the cultures differ in the attention they give to various aspects...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: ‘Words from the White House’
Paul Dickson, a noted author, commentator and lexicographer, warms up the audience by opening this entertaining and informative book with a list of 44 presidential firsts, in no real way related to...
View ArticleGuide to Common Scam and Fraud Terminology - Malware, Spyware - AARP
Phishing and smishing and vishing, oh my! Here’s a guide to the dialect of common types of computer-assisted deception.See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation World
View ArticleCards celebrate SA’s languages - MediaClubSouthAfrica.com
South African entrepreneur Gildah Tshukutswane has turned her dream of creating African greeting cards in African languages into a successful business.See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The...
View ArticleLaNieta Garbutt, school interpreter
LaNieta "Niety" Garbutt, 69, of Abington, a sign-language interpreter in Montgomery County schools, died Thursday, Jan. 24, of pancreatic cancer at her home.See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The...
View ArticleImmigration Reform: The Glossary
All the terms you need to know during the immigration reform debate.See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation World
View ArticleInterview: Interpreting the Bible From a Middle Eastern Perspective (Part 4)
An expert on Middle Eastern New Testament studies says he believes that many people raised and living in the Western world tend to have trouble fully interpreting the Bible without first understanding...
View ArticleWhy Immigration Reform Is Good for Translation, Just Not for the Reasons You...
How does immigration boost the economy? There are many reasons, but the short answer is that immigration adds more people who in turn spend more money. Businesses benefit from this spending, a fact...
View ArticlePittsfield: Berkshire AHEC offers medical interpreting course
Thursday January 31, 2013 Berkshire Area Health Education Center is offering a "Fundamentals of Medical Interpreting" for bilingual andSee it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation World
View ArticleOn choosing a translator or translation agency: Part 1, Analysing the...
A translation is only as good as its lack of errors, and just one error can make all the difference. Does the translator carry full professional liability/indemnity insurance, and under what...
View ArticlePrácticas de traducción en el Parlamento Europeo
Periodos de prácticas remunerados son otorgados únicamente a los egresados de las universidades o instituciones equivalentes. Su finalidad es que los alumnos puedan completar los conocimientos que...
View ArticleTransformation of print and digital media in South Africa
A written submission to the Print and Digital Media Transformation Task Team (PDMTTT).See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation World
View ArticleNonprofit Common Crawl Offers a Database of the Entire Web, For Free, and...
Common Crawl supplies a database of over five billion Web pages in the hope that it will inspire new research or online services.See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation World
View ArticleSurge in Polish speakers in Burton
POLISH is now officially Burton’s second language after statistics revealed it was the mother tongue of nearly 2,000 people in and around the town.See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation...
View ArticleMega's first search engine blocked
A search engine that indexed Kim Dotcom's new Mega site has been blocked.See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation World
View ArticleBBC children's series Friends and Heroes translated into Manx :: Inspire...
Friends and Heroes, the award-winning BBC TV children's series featuring timeless Bible stories, is to be the first ever animated programme in the Manx language ...See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia:...
View ArticlePoliticsweb - Language rights in South African courts - PARTY
The right to a fair trial in South Africa is entrenched in section 35(3) of our Constitution and includes - very importantly - section 35(3)(k) which assures the right to be tried in a language that...
View ArticleMELODIKA.net - SDL to Supply Multiple European Union Institutions with...
Today announced that Trados GmbH, legal subsidiary and entity of SDL, has signed a framework agreement with the European Commission. SDL Trados Studio 2011®, SDL's flagship translation memory system,...
View ArticleTRILINGUALISM for getting along...
We are surrounded by language during nearly every waking moment of our lives. We use language to communicate our thoughts and feelings, to connect with others and identify with our culture, and to...
View ArticleUniversity women perform Vagina Monologues
There are some things almost all women can relate to— like having a vagina.See it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation World
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