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Enter Machine Translation. Exit Humanity?

Enter Machine Translation. Exit Humanity?

by : Circa Trainer

   

Translation is mainly humanistic.

Martin Luther had a problem. A word problem to be precise. He undertook a project that required insightful research into terminology, but some words were just impossible to find the equivalent for in the German language. To name the preci...

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Translation as a Diplomatic Tool

Translation as a Diplomatic Tool

by : Circa Trainer

 

Translation as a Diplomatic Tool

In 1842, Thomas Francis Wade was dispatched to China as an army officer and British ambassador. He began learning the language when he arrived, and during his 40 years as a diplomat between Britain and China, his language abilities made him one of t...

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Do you need creativity in translation?

Do you need creativity in translation?

by : Circa Trainer

 

Do you need creativity in translation?

Most people think that translation is about words going in one ear and out the other—and that nothing else happens in between. That no words get processed and dissected, that no paragraphs have to be parsed for their true meaning, that no te...

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Thou shall translate into your native language.

Thou shall translate into your native language.

by : Circa Trainer

 

Translation is hard, translating culture is...near impossible?

Between 1613 to 1620, the samurai and diplomat Hasekura Tsunenaga, successfully negotiated several trade deals with Spain and the Vatican. In Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery, the author laments...

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Translating Love—and other Complicated Human Emotions

Translating Love—and other Complicated Human Emotions

by : Circa Trainer

Translation is fascinating, not only in the sense that it can be the window to new perspectives and information, but that it can also be the concrete that reinforces certain emotions and ideas that are universally known. Some languages might not have the vocabulary to describe certain feelings, whil...

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Neural Machine Translation. Friend or Foe?

Neural Machine Translation. Friend or Foe?

by : Circa Trainer

Machine translation has long occupied a place of contention among translators. However, machine translation will only improve. For translators, the key to maintaining the crucial human element in the translation industry is to stay updated on the most current translation technology ava...

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Why rely on translation project managers?

Why rely on translation project managers?

by : Circa Trainer

Managing a translation team cannot be solely left up to project management tools. Translation project managers make sure that your project succeeds. When ordering a translation, make sure a project manager is assigned to the task to avoid potential headaches. Translation project managers are the...

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Language Translation Earpieces

Language Translation Earpieces

by : Circa Trainer

  In-ear translation technology is becoming more advanced. Will this eventually lead to the extinction of language professionals such as translators and interpreters?   There's a scene in one of the Mission: Impossible films where Benji (Simon Pegg) and Ethan (T...

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