Afrikaans in translation has come a long way since then. Today it is not limited to translating classical and contemporary literature in all genres from various local and foreign languages. From mainly English, translation takes place in the fields of general Christian literature, of national and international legal, paralegal and technologically technical texts, and of [...]
Tailoring your message to speak the buyer?s language The simple fact is that you need to address users of your service in their own language. Although English is the international business language, research has shown that even fluent English speakers are much more likely to buy from a company whose website has content in their [...]
Translation in today's world opens up new avenues for companies to market their goods and services worldwide, as well as to communicate effectively with their new customers. As businesses expand into world markets, they often rely heavily upon the expertise offered by translation services to present their products and ideas in ways that make sense [...]
How to translate correctly HTML files. How HTML works, basic tags, style sheets, what are the issues a translator should be aware of, how to prepare (tag) an HTML file for translation, what to watch for when translating a website,... Translating Web Sites Today, being able to translate HTML is crucial, for obvious reasons, and [...]
A Home By Any Other Name We all think we know what a home office is. So I?ll start by saying what it isn?t. It is not you working at a laptop sitting on your kitchen table with a few dictionaries piled on the chair next to you. It is not you out on the [...]
What is a Translator? A translator converts written material, such as newspaper and magazine articles, books, manuals, or documents from one language into another. This is not to be confused with an interpreter, who converts spoken material, such as speeches, presentations, depositions, and the like, from one language to another. Although there is some vague [...]
Some of the neologisms just don't fit into Polish smoothly. To quote an example - the prefix "post" was introduced into Polish and is most commonly used in a word post-communist (post komunistyczny). Now, those two words combined mean - "a communist day of fasting" in Polish. Non-English speakers would be puzzled by this hybrid: [...]
Future translations need to be as foreignising as possible within the limits of reasonable acceptability. I intend to explain that target-language terms can be enlightening to the reader in that they reflect source cultures in a more genuine and correct manner. Two further examples of translations of Mexican texts into English and Dutch will be [...]
Donald L. Philippi Some 15 years ago when I lived in San Francisco, a translation agency in downtown called and asked whether I could come to their office to have a look at a patent. It had been faxed to them by a law firm but they were not sure whether it was legible enough [...]
One of the most challenging terms for professional educators is 'test.' Even seasoned instructors may not always feel at ease with putting a grade or a mark on a student's final paper. If an entire class does well, the instructor feels proud that work has been accomplished; however, if a large number of students do [...]