Tag: Spanish
“Standing Still Isn’t an Option:” Career Advice From Technical Translator Ellen Singer
After cofounding a translation agency, Ellen Singer is now most interested in sharing her knowledge through teaching and public speaking. Here, she shares her advice for how to thrive as a linguist in an ever-changing landscape.
“People Buy From People:” Perspectives From Freelancer Alicia González López
Spanish freelance translator Alicia González López offers an impressive number of language pairs through her business, Prêt-à-translate. Here, she discusses how she got her start in localization and how she has charted a long career in the industry.
Publishing Company Mundo Latino Expands Its Services to Include Translation to Spanish
This strategic move aims to empower English-speaking authors, particularly self-published ones, to reach the vibrant and ever-growing Latino market across the globe.
The Week in Review: July 14, 2023
It’s been a busy week in the field of generative artificial intelligence (AI).
First, Anthropic launched the second iteration of Claude, the company’s signature generative...
The Week in Review: June 30, 2023
Language learning is tough. But maybe ChatGPT can make it easier.
At least that’s what some language learners and app developers are trying to see....
The Week in Review: June 16, 2023
This week, the European Union (EU) announced that its translation unit will be using machine translation to translate press materials more rapidly. Read more...
Home on the Rancho: Exploring the English language’s Spanish loanwords
While French is by far the living language with the largest linguistic impact on the English language, its sister languages have also left a mark on the mutt of a Germanic language we call English.
Zingword begins validating entire translator database
Professional translation services are undergoing a massive paradigm shift. Trust between translation industry stakeholders seems to have been shaken to its core due to the past decades’ practices of decreased payment, lack of security, and the fast pace of the demand versus the long-term strategies needed to ensure reliability between translators and their clients.
The Economist shares data on English’s role in global pop culture
Data journalists at The Economist used information from Spotify to identify several trends in how local communities across the world listen to music — while English-language music remains quite popular worldwide, its popularity appears to be declining, as local audiences begin to turn more to music performed in their native language.