Code-Switching and its translatability
You may have heard a conversation between an American-Spanish actor and his co-star in a movie, using English mix with Spanish or a news anchor… Read More »Code-Switching and its translatability
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The comeback of audiobooks
Nowadays, audiobooks are not only for the visually-challenged people anymore. It has become another means of self-improvement or entertaining for many people around the world… Read More »The comeback of audiobooks
What’s the difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese?
It is undeniable that Chinese is one of the most universally spoken languages be it in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and more. Besides numerous… Read More »What’s the difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese?
Does an Ear For Music Help for Language Learning?
One of my favourite comparisons, when I talk about Asian languages, is that they sound like a piece of wonderful foreign music. And then I… Read More »Does an Ear For Music Help for Language Learning?
Neural Machine Translation! What about Asian languages?
Neural machine translation (NMT) is the height of the talk for a few years. The industry is abuzz with news on it and there is… Read More »Neural Machine Translation! What about Asian languages?
How “China-US” conflict affects the L10N industry?
It has been a while since all eyes of business are following two major players on the Global Market. Surely, we are not the one… Read More »How “China-US” conflict affects the L10N industry?
K-POP: How a culture gets translated without a translation company?
Anyone who has been in touch with Asian countries and culture has either by accident or by recommendation stumbled upon K-POP (in Korean 케이팝). It… Read More »K-POP: How a culture gets translated without a translation company?
Project Management: Do tight deadlines enhance or stifle creativity?
Think about Project Management and all the step-by-step processes developed by each company in the translation industry. We follow them on a daily basis and… Read More »Project Management: Do tight deadlines enhance or stifle creativity?
Is the culture behind anime translatable?
We have all seen some of these wonderful stories like Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon. In the last few decades, manga and anime have become more and… Read More »Is the culture behind anime translatable?
The importance of using different linguists in Translation, Editing, Proofreading (TEP)
Have you ever wondered why the most used service in translation is not just a one-person work but a 3-step process TEP (translation, editing, proofreading)?… Read More »The importance of using different linguists in Translation, Editing, Proofreading (TEP)