Most people in today’s time and age recognize the prominence of the Chinese language in the realm of business and...
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Tag: Dialects
By Anastasia Dimitriadou
By Anastasia Dimitriadou
8 Mind-Blowing Spanish Words That Defy English Translation
Translation is often complicated and far from straightforward, oftentimes due to the large number of expressions used by native speakers...
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By Anastasia Dimitriadou
What is Game Localization Testing in its 3 Most Basic Levels?
Skipping game localization testing is like launching a rocket without checking the fuel – it might get off the ground,...
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By Anastasia Dimitriadou
Adventures in the vast and wide world of Chinese dialects
There are a bazillion of Chinese dialectal varieties (or 方言 – fāng yán) spoken in mainland China and beyond. And...
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By Anastasia Dimitriadou
Game Translation & Localization – What’s the Difference?
To translate or localize your game? That is the question. Although game translation and localization may seem similar at first...
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By Anastasia Dimitriadou
The Last of Us Game Localization Review – the Good & the Bad
Few games tug at your heartstrings quite the same way as The Last of Us, even now, 10 years after...
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By Anastasia Dimitriadou
Brothers Grimm – A Tale on the Origin of an Ancestral Language
If you’ve ever heard of the Grimm brothers, odds are it’s not for their highly insightful contributions to the field...
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By Anastasia Dimitriadou
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Top 4 Hardest Languages to Translate Between Any Pair
Are you at the tender stage of translating your content and expanding your global reach, but struggle to find quality...
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By Anastasia Dimitriadou
Languages
Marketing Translation
Multilingual
Official Translations
Pangea
SEO
Translation
Translation Technology
Translators
6 Benefits of Hiring Native Speaker Translators
If there’s one thing that translation agencies frequently highlight, then that’s definitely their access to native-speaking translators of the target...
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By Anastasia Dimitriadou
Popular Holiday Greetings in 4 of the World’s Most Spoken Languages
What’s your favourite holiday of the year? If you’re anything like most people, it won’t take you that long before...
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By Fares Zoghlami
The Bizarre Use of English in Japanese Advertising
Have you ever wondered why Japanese advertisements have so much English content? If you walk through any major intersections in...
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By Fares Zoghlami
The Future of eLearning and What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond
For those who don’t know what it is, eLearning is teaching that utilizes electronic means to create a more dynamic...
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By Fares Zoghlami
How Netflix’s 1899 Masterfully Conveys European Languages
Netflix was sitting on top of a gold mine when its series Dark debuted in 2017. The streaming giant’s first...
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By Fares Zoghlami
Woolseyisms and the Difficulties of Localizing Japanese Role-Playing Games
It’s easy to become emotionally attached to the characters and stories in video games. However, we often forget that the...
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By Fares Zoghlami
Film Titles That Hilariously Got Lost in Translation
The phrase “lost in translation” has been around ever since people could communicate with one another. However, it’s still as...
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By Fares Zoghlami
A Brief History of Revived Languages – From Hebrew to Wampanoag
A revived language is one whose speakers, having experienced near or permanent language extinction as either a verbal or written...
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By Fares Zoghlami
Understanding the Generational Divide – Its Impact on Slang
In a world where generational labels like “Ok, Boomer” and “Parennials” are being thrown around and becoming normalized more than...
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By Aglaia Xeni
Why humour is so hard to translate
What is really humour? Many linguists and scholars have tried to give a concrete definition of humour. However, it seems...
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By Fares Zoghlami
They Really Have a Word for Everything – the Best German Words
We’ve all heard the phrase, “The Germans have a word for everything!” But is it true? It’s hard to imagine...
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By Fares Zoghlami
A Brief History of Conlangs and Their Uses in Pop Culture
When you were a child, did you ever come up with your own language to discuss secret playground topics with...
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