5 Essential Scots Phrases
Scotland is a nation known for its astonishing natural beauty, good quality of life, and firm cultural identity. Pay a visit to its bonny shores…
Catalonia and the Catalan language
A brief history of Catalan language and culture The province of northern or Nearer Spain, where Catalonia is situated, was first established by the Romans,…
Prescriptive and Descriptive Rules in Professional Translation
Language is an ever-changing, ever-growing organism. While linguists consistently define and describe language with generalized rules, these rules can only prescribe how language “should be,”…
Translation and Fictitious Languages – Part Four: Star Wars
Eyhghrghrghrghr! Do You Speak Shyriiwook? You might be forgiven for not recognizing this as a fictional language, since it is one which has never been…
Words & Wörter: The Denglisch “Language”
‘Spanglish’ was a term coined way back in 1940 to refer to a sort of hybrid language that incorporated aspects of both Spanish and English.…
Translation and Fictitious Languages – Part Three: Tolkien’s World
Have you ever wondered where Elvish came from? Pored over the runes to solve the puzzle of the Ring? We’ve all experienced the frustration of…
Translation and Fictitious Languages – Part Two: Star Trek
Dif-tor heh smusma! Don’t know what it means? It’s one of the most famous lines from possibly one of Earth’s most famous shows: “Live long…
Endangered Languages – Florida’s Native Americans
We all know about the Cherokee and Pawnee of Oklahoma, and the Navajo and Apache of New Mexico, but unless we’re from the Southeast United…
Translators: From the Rosetta Stone to Now
While you may know that the Rosetta Stone is perhaps the most famous translation device in the world, there are probably other facts about this stone that…
Translation and Fictitious Languages – Part One: Game of Thrones
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past five years, it’s likely that you’ve heard of Game of Thrones. Ever since the award-laden…