● History’s 1st translation was that of “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” which stands as the oldest literary translated work that took place by a human. It was translated into Asiatic languages around 2,000 BC. This indicates that translation is a very old profession. ● The translation industry today is worth $40 Billion. ● There are … Read More
Translations Skills
These days, with the constant movement of people between countries there is a greater need for translators than ever before. Often though, potential immigrants are turned down from migrating to a second country and refugees are being rejected for various reasons too. This means international legal firms are more often hired to help to turn … Read More
Now you have proved you are successful at establishing an overseas market for your goods you have to start to think how you are going to minimise the problem with language barriers. The best way to do this is to hire a business translator to do this work. Someone with professional experience in the language … Read More
Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act states that U.S. state courts will be provided with federal funding in order to provide a legal interpreter at no cost to individuals in both criminal and civil cases whose English is limited. This doesn’t mean anyone off the street who has some sort of bilingualism can … Read More
Businesses are going global more than ever before and that means translation skills are part and parcel of doing international business. A lot of the transactions that businesses have to deal with are legal issues. They range from registering a business, applying for national or international patents, and preparing legal contracts to applying for local … Read More
Machine translation (MT) is translation performed by a computer, normally with minimal if any help from a human translator. It is sometimes called instant or automated translation and has been in existence for several decades. There are a number of computer assisted translation tools (CAT) that help to integrate MT. These are often used by … Read More
As global communication becomes faster and easier, these are the conditions that make it more favourable for companies to become involved in international trade. Through doing this they are able to expand their business overseas. However, this requires marketing which is only likely to be successful if the company is able to get legal translation … Read More
Despite some of the more recent political developments in America and Europe, which seem to indicate a level of weariness with some aspects of globalisation, the fact is that many businesses these days are locked into a never ending cycle of ever increasing expansion. If you don’t grow as a business, you could lose out … Read More
The history of translation and the profession of legal translators can be traced back to at least Ancient Egypt, with documents that have been discovered showing a translation of a peace treaty between Ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire. That was back in 1271B.C! The rise in the Greek Empire meant that many documents had … Read More
