27/05/2021 Localisation Translation Translating idioms: An impossible task? Translation is more than simply transferring text from one language to another. Translators have to rewrite the source content so that it flows correctly in the target language, but still… Read more
19/09/2019 Culture Translation The Great Gatsby: Translating an American Classic The Great Gatsby is one of the classics of American literature. Written by F Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925, it is held in the same high esteem as Of… Read more
10/05/2019 Culture Languages The origin of language: evolution’s greatest mystery “In the beginning was the Word,” reads the Gospel of John 1:1. But what was this word? And where was it spoken? And how did humans come to speak it?… Read more
10/04/2019 Culture Industry Insights Languages Translation Accents and dialects: A thorny issue for translators Translation is a tough enough discipline at the best of times, but when accents and dialects are factored in it becomes a real test of a linguist’s skills. So anyone… Read more
