Archives - 18.03.11

• • Luganda Finally Recognised in the UK
  • Luganda Finally Recognised in the UKSource: allafrica.comThe British government has recognised Luganda as one of the 57 languages being translated for its 2011 census, finally corresponding with the sizeable Ugandan population living in the United Kingdom (UK).There are an estimated 50,000 Ugandans currently living in the UK.Languages spoken More ...    Ther […]
  • Man Asian Literary Prize goes to Chinese author Bi Feiyu | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times
    Man Asian Literary Prize goes to Chinese author Bi Feiyu | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles TimesSource: latimesblogs.latimes...Chinese author Bi Feiyu was awarded the Man Asian Literary Prize 2010 for his novel "Three Sisters" in a ceremony in Hong Kong on Wednesday.The prize includes a $30,000 award for Bi Feiyu and a $5,000 translation award to be spli […]
  • Out with the old, in with the new: NIV 2011 hits stores this month
    Out with the old, in with the new: NIV 2011 hits stores this monthSource: www.christiantoday.comSay good-bye to the NIV Bible as we know it and say hello to the updated, gender-inclusive NIV Bible which debuts in stores this month.
  • Translation Tool: Babylon9 Speaks Acapela! -- MONS, Belgium, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
    Translation Tool: Babylon9 Speaks Acapela! -- MONS, Belgium, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Source: www.prnewswire.comAcapela Group, the leading voice expert, announces that it has been selected by Babylon, the world's leading provider of language solutions, to speech empower Babylon 9.Acapela natural tones will support millions of Babylon users worldwid […]
  • The Art of Lost Words contemplates death by dictionaries at Plymouth Peninsula Art Gallery | Culture
    The Art of Lost Words contemplates death by dictionaries at Plymouth Peninsula Art Gallery | CultureSource: www.culture24.org.ukDesigners and illustrators have united in Plymouth for an exhibition on words lost or at threat in the English language.    What happens to these forgotten words? A diverse huddle of book and typographic designers and illustrators h […]
  • A Minor Exception | The Nation
    A Minor Exception | The NationSource: www.thenation.comIn the late 1880s, about ten years into his tenure as editor of The Oxford English Dictionary, James Augustus Henry Murray made a startling discovery. His most trusted volunteer reader, Dr. William Chester Minor, who had supplied tens of thousands of illustrative quotations, was not the man Murray t    I […]
  • 'prince, le dictionnaire', de geudin & goaty : PicardieWeb
    'prince, le dictionnaire', de geudin & goaty : PicardieWebSource: www.picardieweb.comUn dictionnaire sur Prince ? Les multiples facettes de l'artiste et 30 ans de carrière ont motivé Christophe Geudin et Frédéric Goaty à réaliser un dictionnaire pour aborder l'œuvre du petit Prince. Les auteurs ont été conviés à présenter leur livre […]
  • Dissertation India Launches a New Website
    Dissertation India Launches a New WebsiteSource: www.onlineprnews.comRedmark Editing offers the best editing services for academic writing. Contact us now at +91-120-4106545 or Email us at contact@redmarkediting.com to get a free quote!
  • La révolution tunisienne de Ammar à ZABA
    La révolution tunisienne de Ammar à ZABASource: www.leaders.com.tn    La révolution tunisienne, ses mythes, son agora, ses tags, et bientôt son dictionnaire, une œuvre en construction initiée par l’artiste-chercheur Kerim Bouzouita, que l’on peut découvrir sur son blog http://dicorevolution.blogspot.com/, et qui intéresse déjà les éditeurs... Cela commence p […]
  • New Bible draws critics of gender-neutral language
    New Bible draws critics of gender-neutral languageSource: www.rapidcityjournal...     In the old translation of the world's most popular Bible, John the Evangelist declares: "If anyone says, 'I love God,' yet hates his brother, he is a liar." Make that "brother or sister" in a new translation that includes more gender-neutr […]
  • ‘Ethnic diversity has economic benefits’
    ‘Ethnic diversity has economic benefits’Source: www.indianweekender....There is growing evidence that Ethnic diversity has benefits for the economy and social and cultural life in NZ. OEA actively promotes information on the benefits of diversity to the NZ public in order to promote acceptance and respect for diversity. For example, OEA has published a serie […]
  • Berlitz Corporation Acquires Second Language Testing, Inc. -- PRINCETON, N.J., March 7, 2011 /PRNews
    Berlitz Corporation Acquires Second Language Testing, Inc. -- PRINCETON, N.J., March 7, 2011 /PRNewsSource: www.prnewswire.comBerlitz Corporation (www.berlitz.us), today announced its acquisition of Second Language Testing, Inc. (SLTI) which specializes in second language test development.SLTI has strong, long-standing relationships with major commercial tes […]
  • Digital Reasoning Secures Patent for Text Discovery
    Digital Reasoning Secures Patent for Text DiscoverySource: www.marketwire.comDigital Reasoning(TM), the leader in complex, large scale unstructured data analytics, today announced it has been issued United States patent #7,882,055 for its distributed system of intelligent software agents for discovering the meaning in text. The pioneering invention entails i […]
  • Calenda - Interculturalité dans les constructions et déconstructions sur la couleur noire
    Calenda - Interculturalité dans les constructions et déconstructions sur la couleur noireSource: calenda.revues.orgLe colloque international « Interculturalité dans les constructions et déconstructions sur la couleur noire » est co-organisé par l’UFR LACC, Université Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand 2 et l’Université de Sousse. Il se déroulera du 21 au 24 févr […]
  • Entre ancrage et brassage, l'interculturalité méditerranéenne.
    Entre ancrage et brassage, l'interculturalité méditerranéenne.Source: www.agrobiosciences.orgAprès avoir entre autres abordé le bréviaire géographique de la Méditerranée avec Michel Foucher ou encore le pourtour des différents regards portés sur la rive sud avec cinq intervenants de nationalités différentes, et dans la foulée de l’analyse de Hervé Gayma […]
  • On-Site Consecutive Interpreter - Mali - Translation and interpreting jobs - ProZ.com
    On-Site Consecutive Interpreter - Mali - Translation and interpreting jobs - ProZ.comSource: www.proz.comTranslation or interpreting job posting, entitled: On-Site Consecutive Interpreter - Mali
  • Hispanic population grows in most Kentucky counties | Fayette County | Kentucky.com
    Hispanic population grows in most Kentucky counties | Fayette County | Kentucky.comSource: www.kentucky.comPIKEVILLE — All but 12 Kentucky counties saw their Hispanic populations grow since 2000, and in more than a third of counties, Hispanic numbers at least doubled.
  • Speech Recognition Technology Can Provide Children with Disabilities an Opportunity to Learn
    Speech Recognition Technology Can Provide Children with Disabilities an Opportunity to LearnSource: www.tmcnet.comSpeech recognition can be a valuable tool for individuals with disabilities. As this technology continues to evolve, it can be used to meet a growing need. According to global estimates, 10 percent of the world's population has a disability […]
  • i-DELTA | Institute for the Development of Languages and Translation in Africa
    i-DELTA | Institute for the Development of Languages and Translation in AfricaSource: idelta.sil-africa.orgThis new training programme will begin in January 2010. The SIL i-DELTA course of study is for those who want to describe their language and find appropriate ways to develop the language through education or literature. There will also be a course of st […]
  • Press Releases | French American Foundation
    Press Releases | French American FoundationSource: www.frenchamerican.orgNew York, NY (March 14, 2011) – The French-American Foundation and the Florence Gould Foundation announce today the finalists for their 24th Annual Translation Prizes for superior English translations of French works published in 2010. There will be one Fiction and one Non-Fiction prize […]
  • FayObserver.com - Soldier receives Silver Star for stopping attacker
    FayObserver.com - Soldier receives Silver Star for stopping attackerSource: www.fayobserver.comPINEHURST - Sgt. 1st Class Steve Kimsey received the Silver Star this morning for his actions during an attack in an operations center in Afghanistan that killed two service members and threatened six others.    The attacker and killer was an interpreter!     […]
  • VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: French Translator/Reviser (P-4) | Metaglossia
    VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: French Translator/Reviser (P-4) | MetaglossiaSource: metaglossia.wordpres...The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, an international court with its seat in Hamburg, has the following vacancy:
  • There's no such thing as AFRICA
    There's no such thing as AFRICASource: students.stlawu.edu    Africa is just a landmass that happens to occupy roughly a third of the earth's surface and does not refer to a people or a culture. What is being African? What do you mean when you say African attire? An African proverb… out of a 1000 languages, what could you possibly mean by it? What […]
  • Panorama : Intercultural Communication (text version)
    Panorama : Intercultural Communication (text version)Source: panorama.intercultural-europe.orgThis major textbook for a growing area of study provides the reader with the framework necessary for understanding the implications of communication in the global media marketplace. Using practical examples, Newsom offers students and media professionals an indispen […]
  • Bolivian Spanish
    Bolivian SpanishSource: translation-blog.trustedtranslations.comWith 1.098.581 km2 a little over 10 million people, Bolivia has no fewer than 37 official languages! The Plurinational State of Bolivia (its official name)
  • Is there any strategies for academic text translation? (Translation Theory and Practice)
    Is there any strategies for academic text translation? (Translation Theory and Practice)Source: www.proz.comDiscussion among translators, entitled: Is there any strategies for academic text translation?. Forum name: Translation Theory and Pract