Tuesday, September 29, 2009

September 30, Feast of St. Jerome

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Today is the feast of St. Jerome, the patron saint of translators. The patron of Professional Expert Translators, that is; because he had t...
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Monday, September 28, 2009

Fan Translating

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Dr. Sebnem Susam-Sarajeva of the University of Edinburgh is currently conducting research on fan translations of lyrics . I think she’s on t...
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Louis Hémon

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The French international TV channel TV5 Monde often broadcasts Quebec films. We Canadians find it amusing that they sometimes take it on the...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

How a Three-Year-Old Translates digitized

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Correspondence has been delayed at my end by my having to go through the learning curve of a new computer. It’s one of the new generation of...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

More on Language Brokering in the USA

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Latest addition to the Bibliography of Natural Translation: ORELLANA, Marjorie Faulstich (UCLA). Translating Childhoods: Immigrant Youth, L...
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A lighter side to Fraudulent Translation

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For a good laugh, take a look at British comedienne Catherine Tate’s hilarious ‘Seven-Language Interpreter’ (2003). It’s on YouTube ( http:...
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Fraudulent Translators

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I’m a Gemini, an auspicious sign for translators. Geminis have a dual personality. On the one hand I observe the inevitability of Natural Tr...
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