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The term “Spanish interpretation” couldn’t be more ambiguous when it comes to facilitating positive outcomes at the US-Mexico border. In a post on NPR’s Fresh Air page, University of California, Berkeley, School of Information linguist Geoff Nunberg writes, “Nobody should need reminding that there’s more to the cultures of the land south of the border…
Words – spoken and written – can be tricky. They can be rephrased or twisted around. The variation between the witness statements, “we saw him Wednesday evening” vs. “we saw him Wednesday night” becomes critical if one person interprets evening as “just around sunset” or “earlier in the night” and another understands that as meaning “after…
International arbitration is an incredibly sensitive and rigorous arena. Contracts, unnecessary litigation, diplomacy and even, at times, human rights are on the line when formal agreements are violated by organizations, individuals, or political institutions. The highest level of language service providers is the only option when individuals or groups prepare for professional arbitration on the…
While Turkey and the U.S. are NATO allies on paper, the increasing tension between the two countries has created multiple domestic and international headlines – all of which can feel heart-stopping for U.S. business professionals facilitating relationships in Turkey or with Turkish-speaking prospects around the globe. Some of the most recent headlines: S. Punishes Turkey…
As professional linguists, you can imagine our delight when we read a recent New York Times op-ed titled, The Sacred Spell of Words. It’s not often that non-linguists think of language in sacred terms, and yet those of us who make our living as professional interpreters and translators spend the majority of our time reverently…
Executive briefing centers are not new. However, an increasing number of US-based companies have been using them more frequently and intensely than ever before as they branch out into the international market. This is especially true in the era of the Internet and Silicon Valley, where getting your brand’s newest products and services out ahead…
United States and China: a relationship under extreme duress Earlier this year, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published an article called “A relationship Under Extreme Duress: U.S.-China Relations at a Crossroads.” This alarming statement is indicative of why companies, NGOs, political organizations and international firms must seek Chinese interpreters and translators who are native speakers…
The world of professional medical translation and interpreting goes well beyond the realm of physicians’ offices, hospital settings, or translating medical records so patients can read them in their native tongue. This specialized linguistic niche includes translation and interpretation of essential medical and pharmaceutical contracts and documents, procedures and protocols, labels, clinical trials, research studies,…
As community interpreters, court interpreters have their own expertise. However, because interpreting and translating are two entirely different skill sets, you should only trust legal translations to professional linguists who have familiarity with the legal field, like certified or registered court interpreters. Trusting legal document translation to linguists without the appropriate level of experience and…
If you speak English, it may seem like a no-brainer that it has become the lingua franca, but that isn’t such a no-brainer if you live in a non-English speaking country – or are descended from those who speak other languages. Due to the combined effects of colonialization, globalization and – quite honestly – and…