Auto-translation software has been pretty frustrating to use. But news of vast improvements to Google’s translation software raises the prospect that websites will soon be browsable in any language.
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One publisher spent over 40 years trying to profit off Hitler’s hateful tome.
Calls for English to be dropped as one of the official languages of the EU are likely to fall on deaf ears.
Is translating into native languages helping the disenfranchised?
While translation technology has improved dramatically, there are some significant hurdles.
The pope made some waves when he used slang to reach the brothers and sisters, but something was lost in translation.
No matter where in the world you are, keep up with the adventures of D2R2 and Jabba the Forester.
For whatever reason, objections don’t seem to crop up when directors tinker with the setting, costumes and conceptualizations of Shakespeare’s plays.
Centuries before the internet, Shakespeare became a global phenomenon.
As part of an anti-extremism strategy, the home secretary says funds for translation services will be cut, but more put into English lessons.
I recently stumbled upon a post that describes the process of literary translation as “soul-crushing.” That’s news to me, and I’ve been engaged in literary translation for the better part of four decades…
New technology has the habit of making certain professions redundant. Power looms put cotton workers out of job, leading to the rise of the Luddites. Word processors put an end to the typing pool. Now…
When gunmen (thought to be radicalized Muslims) burst into the offices of Charlie Hebdo on the morning of January 7, the front page of the satirical newspaper’s most recent edition featured a caricature…
Interpreting the Bible is a tricky business at the best of times. Those encountering nativity plays or Hollywood epics such as Exodus: Gods and Kings will no doubt spot errors, ranging from innocent inaccuracies…
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Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor of French and Translation, University of Exeter
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Tutor/Lecturer in English Literature, Dublin City University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for the Humanities and Social Change, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, University of Aberdeen
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AHRC-Techne PhD Candidate, Art and Design History, Kingston University
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Senior Research Associate in the Machine Intelligence Laboratory, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
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Full Professor of Translation Psychology and Wellbeing, The Open University
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Postdoctoral research fellow (Forensic Linguistics/ Language and Law), University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting at Macquarie University, Macquarie University
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Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Assistant Professor of Translation & Transcultural Studies, University of Warwick
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Director:Language Centre, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Philosophy and Intellectual History
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Paul Braterman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Hon. Research Fellow; Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, University of Glasgow