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Communicating for the ALC

by Jonny Henchman April 23, 2013 International

As part of our continued drive to increase co-operation between language companies, we worked alongside Dynamic Language in Seattle to provide an information delivery system for the Association of Language companies (ALC) of which we are both members. Our aim, and that of the ALC, is to improve quality and systems within the translation industry [...]

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A Gaijin in Tokyo

by Jonny Henchman March 19, 2013 Celebration

In our last article, Alison noted how lazy we Brits are when it comes to preparing our Language knowledge when travelling abroad. From my own experience I’ve seen just how extensive this can be and I’m guilty as charged. In both 2011 and 2012 I travelled to Tokyo for a combined total of 5 weeks. As a [...]

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Manx: A Language Reborn?

by Alison Kroulek February 9, 2013 Uncategorized
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At its peak, the Manx language was spoken all across the Isle of Mann. However, by the 19th century, it was disappearing. Parents stopped speaking it to their children, believing that their offspring would have more opportunities if they spoke English. In fact, the island’s inhabitants began to view the language as backward, better off [...]

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“Onion’s” Satire Lost in Translation

by Alison Kroulek November 30, 2012 Translation

Jokes and satire are often quite difficult to translate. So, perhaps it’s not all that surprising that a leading Chinese newspaper recently found the joke was on them when they quoted an article from “The Onion”, a satirical American online newspaper, as fact. It all started on November 14th, when The Onion announced the winner [...]

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A Welsh Translation for Sherlock Holmes?

by Alison Kroulek November 7, 2012 Publishing
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82 years after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s death, there’s no doubt that his famously logical detective has left a mark on the world. The Sherlock Holmes stories have inspired countless adaptations and have been translated into 76 different languages. However, they’ve never been translated into Welsh…until now. The Deerstalkers of Welshpool, Sherlock Holmes society based [...]

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Bilingual Schools Open in England

by Alison Kroulek August 31, 2012 Uncategorized
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There have long been concerns about whether or not England’s students are receiving adequate instruction in foreign languages. Of course, it’s proven that children learn language more easily while they’re young, so one possible solution would be to start intensive foreign language courses from an early age. Now, as the BBC reports, bilingual primary schools [...]

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Troubles with Gmail – Get the Send/Receive to Work

by Vic Marcus June 28, 2012 Uncategorized

Written by Vic Marcus, Vice President of Business Development at Northwest Interpreters, Inc., a language services company based in Vancouver, Washington USA. First of all, how does this article relate to the language services industry you may ask?  It does if you use Gmail as your e-mail service provider.  Whether you are a language service [...]

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Ladino Language Lives On Through Song

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Starting in the 8th century, Jews flocked to what is now Spain, drawn by the comparatively tolerant religious climate created by the region’s Muslim rulers. They spoke a dialect of Old Spanish that was influenced by Hebrew, and without the threat of persecution they faced in most Christian countries at that time, their communities thrived. [...]

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Minority Language Activists Protest in France

by Alison Kroulek April 5, 2012 Languages

Historically, protecting minority languages has not been a priority of the French government. The French Constitution states that ““the language of the Republic is French.” According to UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, France is also home to 26 other language communities. In contrast to many other European countries today, in France there [...]

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Irish Language on the Rise in America

by Alison Kroulek March 17, 2012 Languages
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It’s St. Patrick’s Day, the one day each year that people across the world “embrace Irish culture” by wearing green and consuming copious amounts of beer laced with green food coloring. More encouragingly, however, the Washington Post notes that increasing numbers of Americans are learning to appreciate their Irish heritage on a much deeper level: [...]

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