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July 01, 2008

Foreign words lie behind international brand names

Some brand names, like Lego, are so familiar that we may never ask ourselves where the word came from. But sometimes the names have real meaning – in a foreign language.

Have you ever thought of translating the brand name Lego? Or Nestle? Dr Haslina Haroon has. Haroon, a lecturer in Translation Studies at a School of Humanities in Malaysia, reveals the meaning of these world-famous brand names in a recent article entitled “Lost in Translation.”


June 27, 2008

Need for language services growing all over the world

Increasing global mobility means that translation, interpretation and localization are in demand worldwide – not just in China, Europe and North America.

According to a recent article on the Common Sense Advisory blog, there is a growing demand for language services across the globe – and in a vast array of tongues.


June 25, 2008

Memorial dedicated to journalists and interpreters killed in the line of work

The London memorial, located on the roof of the British Broadcasting Corporations headquarters in London, honors journalists, translators and interpreters who have lost their lives on duty.

“U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon dedicated a soaring glass and steel sculpture to the memory of journalists killed in the line of work at a somber gathering in London Monday evening.


June 23, 2008

Japanese author Haruki Murakami comments on language translation

In an exclusive interview with a Japanese newspaper, the popular modern novelist points out how translation influences his own works.

Haruki Murakami’s novels have been translated into well over thirty languages, and some of his works, such as Norwegian Wood and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, have become modern classics. But not everybody knows that the famous Japanese writer has drawn plenty of inspiration from his own language translation work.


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