by Giovanna Lester | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Q & A with Anthea Bell. “You don’t want to lose the foreign feel of a book entirely, but for me the prime requisite is to get it sounding good in English. If it sounds clumsy, readers will pounce on it of course.” Anthea Bell, literary...
by Giovanna Lester | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
BBC News – China and Taiwan ‘first joint dictionary’. It remains to be seen whether the dictionary, which will be presented in both traditional and simplified Chinese, will have an impact on the two sides’ language rift.
by Giovanna Lester | May 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
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by Giovanna Lester | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Response: It’s wrong to dismiss the influence of this Bengali poet | Comment is free | The Guardian. Ian Jack also writes, “No translation … lives up to the job.” Yet the brilliance of Radice’s Tagore translations has allowed many to appreciate...
by Giovanna Lester | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
25 Things Translators Should Never Do. 13. Never make excuses for your rate; you are offering a professional service. Do the homework to make sure your rates are within industry standards.
by Giovanna Lester | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Turns Out Kinect Can Read Sign Language – Kotaku. And lo and behold, the commercially available Kinect recognizes sign language.
by Giovanna Lester | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
What news organizations owe the fixers they rely on, leave behind in foreign countries | Poynter.. Their names are unfamiliar because they work in the background, arranging transportation, translating, finding sources, figuring out what’s safe and what’s...
by Giovanna Lester | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Memphis Translators a Big Help at Flood Shelters – Fox News Latino. “If it wasn’t for the interpreters then they would not be able to communicate what it is that they need,” said Baldizun. “The interpreters have been the gap that has come together...
by Giovanna Lester | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Translators enjoy growing demand | The Columbia Daily Tribune – Columbia, Missouri. Localization combines language expertise with computer savvy. “I’m kind of behind the scenes making the job easier for translators,” Eggett said. When a website needs to be...
