EU web translation as a genre

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While the word genre more frequently refers to a category of texts than to a set of translations or to the translation process itself, it can legitimately be applied in relation to web translation activity, as it can refer both … Read More

Difficulties in machine translation

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Ambiguities in the source language Lexical ambiguities: polysemy. In The Challenge of Languages, Claude Piron said that May 4, 1991 he asked a machine to translate in French: In such a case, you can make a very good case for … Read More

Enforcement and related matters for gambling in European Union

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An unauthorised cross-border market may be accessible to consumers, due either to de facto tolerance or lack of effective enforcement. Effective enforcement is essential for Member States to ensure the achievement of the public interest objectives behind their national gambling … Read More

Japan Memoirs of a Secret Empire – Full Documentary

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Japan blossomed into its Renaissance at approximately the same time as Europe. Unlike the West, it flourished not through conquest and exploration, but by fierce and defiant isolation. And the man at the heart of this empire was Tokugawa Ieyasu, … Read More

Economics of Gambling in Estonia – Lotteries

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There are currently issued 18 permits for enterprises, which organize gambling-related activities in 163 locations in Estonia. There are also four permits for lottery organisers. Estonian Gambling Market 2003: Company >>> Number of employees >>> Turnover >>> Description Eesti Loto … Read More

English Translation Style Guide for EU – MEMBER STATES

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When translating a document that lists the Member States in alphabetical order, rearrange the list into English alphabetical order. If the Member States are listed in protocol order, do not change the order. The list of Member States in protocol … Read More

Gambling in Italy

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Roughly speaking, it can be said that gambling is in Italy a state-reserved activity that can be legally carried out – in four land-based casinos; these are allowed under special, stand-alone legislative acts, and have to be understood as an … Read More

What is social marketing?

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Social marketing is a set of evidence and experience-based concepts and principles drawn from the field of marketing that provide a systematic approach to influence behaviours that benefit individuals and communities for the greater social good (see Figure 1). Like … Read More

Poland Translation Style Guide

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Full name: Republic of Poland. Official language: Polish. Geography Cities Write Warsaw for Warszawa, but use the native forms in all other cases, including Kraków (rather than Cracow). Be aware that German names exist for many towns and cities in … Read More

Translation theory

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Anthony PYM: Translation theory as historical problem-solving”. Intercultural Communication Review 9 (2011).    “Recent calls for non – Western translation theories raise the more basic question of where Western thought comes from and how it is historically conditioned. Here we … Read More

Gambling Restrictions upon Arts. 43 and 49 EC Treaty in GREECE

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Justification National measure Compatibility with EC law, in particular with the principle of proportionality Consumer protection Law 3037/2002, Article 3: Expands the general ban on gambling in all games using machines located outside casinos. Judgment no. 555/2003 (criminal cases) of … Read More

Surtitles

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Surtitle is broadcast during a live performance by any technical means whatsoever, of translation in the public language, of what is recited or sung on stage. Comments Surtitle is mainly used for plays performed in foreign languages, foreign operas or … Read More

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