The influence of interpreters on history
The previous post addressed the impact of translators on history. This article focuses on the special influence of the interpreters. Unlike a translation that deals with written text, the interpreter translates orally. Today, the profession of interpreters is highly developed and divided into sub-fields and specializations – consecutive and simultaneous interpretation with business specializations, accompanying […]
Translation and culture
There is a romantic beauty in the translator’s role in connecting cultures, openness to new world, transferring knowledge and technology that enables progress. Knowledge that shapes myths, symbols, norms and ideologies is deeply engraved in societies separated from each other by both physical and temporal distances. When the translator in the ancient world was exposed […]
The Language of Lies
The human language can convey complex information with incredible efficiency, such as describing uplifting descriptions and philosophies in just a few words. Maybe that is what really sets humanity apart. But language might cause deception and lies. One of the unique attributes of language is the ability to say things which are not. And it […]
Magic words
Let’s be a little more mystical. Language creates reality not only by influencing and sweeping away audiences. Words, spells and talismans, according to the believers, have real magical power that can directly change reality, cure illness, win wars and open doors (Open Sesame!). That is, the syllables themselves (according to believers) have magical powers independent […]
Rationality of words
Translation is a form of rewriting that may be influenced by the translator’s views and intentions and deviate from the original; but not only translation is biased. Any writing or use of words may be affected, influenced and even cause harm. Words often have much more power than we think. Choosing certain words may be […]
The Language of Symmetry
When we hear the word “language,” we usually associate it with a means of communicating using grammar and syntax. However, the term language is used in a range of content domains, such as the languages of mathematics and music. When writing music, a specific language is used; when discussing mathematical elements, mathematical language is required. […]
The Art of Rhetoric
We mentioned in one of the previous posts that language is an interesting concept by which one person can transfer thoughts to sound or text. And then others, by use of audio or visual sensors, are able to transfer these senses back into thoughts. The amazing thing is that this ability enables the transfer of […]
Sign Language
When thinking of languages, we tend to think about common spoken languages, such as FIGS (French, Italian, German & Spanish) commonly used in Europe or CJK (Chinese, Japanese & Korean), which are East Asian languages. But there are many languages “spoken” all over the world, in different variations but without sound. These are the sign […]
Language and Dialogue
Some argue that language is the greatest invention of humanity. Language enables the transfer of complex thoughts between humans, allowing for shared creation and advancement. One would think that the ability to convey complex messages would lead to better communication, resulting in understanding and tolerance, but it is clear that this is not the case. […]
Language and Thought – Linguistics
The mother tongue of about 300 million people is English and it is estimated that somewhere between half a billion and 2 billion people speak (or try to speak) English as a second language. We, as a translation company, provide multilingual translation services and it is interesting that most of our translations (and it seems […]
