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Subtitles need to be read quickly and dubbing needs to match lips. It’s not an easy feat.
As the popularity of Squid Game continues to grow globally, there have been debates over the quality of the English subtitle translation - but critics are missing important context.
Natural language coding means that people won’t need to learn specialized coding languages to write programs or design websites. But large corporations will control the means of translation.
There is something beautiful about African languages carrying science, fictionalised of course, into imagined futures.
Even the Oxford English Dictionary contains traces of sexism – it’s little wonder that our translation tools do too.
Misunderstanding disaster warnings can have catastrophic consequences for people who don’t speak the language used for emergency communications.
If humans only translate what it is familiar to them, something essential is lost. The art of translation requires the permission to transcend borders and make mistakes.
The documentary resulted in the creation of an active translation network.
Police officers are also not, and are not expected to be, sworn translators or interpreters. This has serious implications for justice.
Most of the accused in criminal cases in South Africa would not be able to understand the record of their court proceedings.
In a world of people striving for more public professional recognition, interpreters try to remain invisible.
Artificial Intelligence can perpetuate existing social imbalances in a harmful manner. Can this undesirable scenario be avoided?
Jokha Alharthi is the first woman from Oman to have a book translated into English.
An emerging genre of fiction in France is providing an unlikely brand of escapism.
Behrouz Boochani wrote his memoir of incarceration on Manus Island one text message at a time. Translating this work of ‘horrific surrealism’ from Farsi to English was a profoundly philosophical experience.
Interpreters’ notes are used as a short-term memory aid, not a full record of a discussion.
Kim Jong-un may be able to “chat” in English. That’s not enough to understand Donald Trump.
In the face of mounting political isolationism, translated fiction might just be the thing to save us.
The voluntary ITP is a much-needed service that translates science-related digital materials into Arabic for a general audience.
Top contributors
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Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Queen Mary University of London
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for the Humanities and Social Change, University of Cambridge
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Senior Research Associate in the Machine Intelligence Laboratory, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
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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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Lecturer in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor in Translation Psychology, The Open University
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Postdoctoral research fellow (Forensic Linguistics/ Language and Law), University of the Western Cape
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Course Leader of Insessional English (EAP), University of Bath
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English Professor, George Washington University
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Professor of English, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
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Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Westminster
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Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor in Chinese Studies, University of Sydney
