Be direct and interesting Always consider the people you’re really writing for: not just your boss, or the reviser of your translations,but the end users. Like you, they’re in a hurry.Who are they, whatdo they already know, and what might … Read More
Internationalization is a pre-requisite localization. It consists in separating, in the source code of a program, what is independent of language and culture of what is dependent (usually in files called translation tables). But internationalization does not require a single … Read More
Beautiful infidels are “translations which, to appeal and to comply with taste and decorum of the time, are versions “revised and corrected” by conscious translators (too much, no doubt) using the superiority of their language and their judgment.” In the … Read More
“Where words can be translated into equivalent words, the style of an original can be closely followed; but no translation which aims at being written in normal English can reproduce the style of Aristotle.” ~ Gilbert Murray “În cazul în … Read More
BLEU has frequently been reported as correlating well with human judgement,[1][2][3] and remains a benchmark for the assessment of any new evaluation metric. There are however a number of criticisms that have been voiced. It has been noted that although … Read More
Catherine Winkworth Translation of a text that is sung in vocal music for the purpose of singing in another language — sometimes called “singing translation” — is closely linked to translation of poetry because most vocal music, at least in … Read More
Realtime translation subtitling, usually involving simultaneous interpreter listening to the dialog quickly translating, while a stenographer types, is rare. The unavoidable delay, typing errors, lack of editing, and high costs regard very little need for translation subtitling. Allowing the interpreter … Read More
The first important translation in the West was that of the Septuagint,[1] a collection of Jewish Scriptures translated into Koine Greek in Alexandria between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE. The dispersed Jews had forgotten their ancestral language and needed … Read More
A subtitler uses a computer to produce German teletext subtitles for Swiss television. Since Swiss speak German, French, Italian, and Romansh,[8] Swiss television often has captions in multiple languages Realtime Realtime translation subtitling, usually involving simultaneous interpreter listening to the … Read More
The International Federation of Translators (FIT) is a worldwide organization, composed of the national translation organizations from over 60 countries. It represents over 100,000 translators worldwide. FIT has earned the status of an official UNESCO consultative agency (NGO Category A). … Read More
Subtitles can be used to translate dialog from a foreign language to the native language of the audience. It is the quickest and the cheapest method of translating content, and is usually praised for the possibility to hear the original … Read More
The question of fidelity vs. transparency has also been formulated in terms of, respectively, “formal equivalence” and “dynamic equivalence.” The latter two expressions are associated with the translator Eugene Nida and were originally coined to describe ways of translating the … Read More
