The arrival of the printing press in 1450 revolutionised the production of books and changed the way ideas circulated across society. For the first time, works that had once been confined to...
When talking about translation in the legal field, it is common for confusion to arise between two concepts which, although related, have different functions and characteristics: legal translation and...
In the history of the Galician language, there are figures who stand out for their tireless endeavour and commitment to their own culture without seeking recognition or praise. Among them, the figure...
Euskera, also known as Basque, is a unique language in Europe. It is unrelated to any known language family, and its origin is still the subject of study and debate. One of its most outstanding...
Language isn’t static: it changes, transforms and evolves at the pace of the societies that use it. In the case of Spanish, one of the most notable transformations has been the progressive transition...
The history of the Asturian language -popularly known as Bable- is closely linked to the cultural identity of the Principality of Asturias. Over the centuries, the language has withstood political...
The history of human knowledge is not linear, but rather emerges as the result of a complex network of encounters, transmissions, and rediscoveries. A fascinating example of this process is how the...
The Indo-Iranian languages constitute one of the largest and most influential branches of the Indo-European family, both in terms of the number of speakers and their historical and cultural legacy...
The Chinese New Year is one of the most important celebrations in Chinese culture, marked by a mixture of tradition, symbols and customs that reflect the cycle of nature and the hope for a prosperous...
The Baltic languages are a group of Indo-European languages spoken mainly in the areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Europe. It consists of two principal languages that still exist...
Today, Hebrew is a flourishing language, used by millions of speakers around the world to communicate all their thoughts and desires. However, this might have seemed unthinkable less than 150 years...
The Slavic languages are a group of languages belonging to the Indo-European linguistic family. They are spoken in most of Central Europe, the Balkans, Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. In fact, the...
When we talk about Latin, it is easy to make a brief general description of this language, especially if we take into account that it is the common trunk from which all Romance languages originate...
It is well known that in Spain, Catalan-Valencian, Basque and Galician are the official languages of their corresponding autonomous communities. However, as we have been able to demonstrate through...
In recent times, the term pidgin, despite its linguistic nature, has become quite widespread in non-academic circles, and many people have already incorporated it into their vocabulary. However, it is...
When it comes to the history of translation, there are a number of outstanding figures that everyone interested in this field will have studied at some point, from Saint Jerome to Jorge Luis Borges...
Within the scope of the technical translator’s work, the translation and writing of instruction manuals is one of the activities most in demand by companies. A manual is, in essence, a...
When we talk about translation, we generally think of the lexicon, that is, the ability to find the appropriate meaning for a word, an expression or a sentence in another language. But what about the...
The translation, and therefore the interpretation, is the essential means of communication between different cultures and societies. Generally, when we speak of cultures and societies, we...
Social networks, the success of reggaeton and Latin pop, academic exchanges, the spread of streaming platforms and even YouTube tutorials are just a few examples of how the globalized world in which...
Before approaching the study of idiolect from the perspective of translation, it is necessary to consider the idea of linguistic variation, which can be defined as “The use of language conditioned by...
 In previous publications, we have followed an articulated thematic line related to the historical languages of the Iberian Peninsula, approaching a study of the different languages that coexisted...
Nowadays, audiovisual resources are an essential tool in the academic and professional environment. In this sense, the textual supports that serve as the basis for video and audio files are what...
In past publications, we have dealt with some of the historical languages of our country that were forged during the Middle Ages, such as Catalan, Galician, Asturian, Mozarabic or Castilian. In...
Undoubtedly, language is the most powerful tool for communication between human beings, and this premise can be perfectly extrapolated to the field of advertising, where communicative competence is of...
In past publications, we have dealt with some of the historical languages that were forged in the Hispanic context during the Middle Ages as a result of the progressive transformation and...
In recent years, European societies have experienced a considerable increase in migratory flows, which has led to the emergence of new multilingual and multicultural realities on the continent. This...
Catalan is a Western Romance language spoken in the regions of Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands, although it is also spoken in the principality of Andorra (where it is its own language and...
 In the last two decades, the Internet has changed people’s lives in many ways: it is altering behavioral habits and the way we relate to each other, the way we access information, work systems...
As translation professionals, we are used to dealing with terminology related issues. Therefore, if you ask anyone what they understand by ‘terminology’, most will answer that it is the...
In past publications, we have dealt with some of the historical languages of our country that were forged during the Middle Ages, such as, for example, Catalan, Galician, Asturian, Navarrese-Aragonese...
Companies, whether large or small, new or old, as well as individuals working for others, tend to seek a common goal in the professional world: growth; and to achieve this goal, any company or...
Logistics encompasses all the means and methods necessary to carry out the organization of a company or service, especially with regard to distribution. It therefore encompasses all the operations...
Asturian, also known as Bable, is the glottonym that the Asturian language receives in the region of Asturias, a language related to the traditional languages of the historical region of León (in León...
When we talk about gastronomy, we do not limit ourselves only to the set of food or typical dishes of the area, but it is a much broader concept that encompasses, among other things, food customs...
From the field of historical linguistics or diachronic linguistics, a series of models or theories have been proposed to explain the linguistic field, a complex phenomenon that tries to define, under...
The growing demand for professional translation services as part of the numerous economic exchanges that take place between companies has led to the current boom in «financial translation» as a...
The Library of Alexandria was the most important cultural institution of the ancient world. In addition to being one of the most prestigious libraries of all time, it became one of the greatest...
In the previous article, we talked about the origin and history of the Latin alphabet, focusing on the most significant aspects that were decisive in the configuration of the alphabet as we know it...
 The Latin alphabet, also called the abecedarium (from the Latin, Abecedarium Latinum) is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world, as it is part of the orthography of most of the...
Euskera (also called Basque or Basque) is the language of Euskal Herria, a denomination used to define the European territory in which the Basque culture has developed. Located on both sides of the...
Have you ever stopped to think about the different ways in which Spanish is spoken in Spain? Surely you have, since it is something that usually catches our attention at the very moment we start a...
In linguistics, there are two different (although complementary) points of view that we can take as a reference when analyzing the elements of language: the synchronic and the diachronic. Synchrony...
One of the most outstanding aspects of the contemporary Islamic world is its particular conception of banking, considered by many in the West as a true utopia. Certainly, it may be somewhat...
As is well known, Latin, the language of the Roman civilization, belongs to the Indo-European language family, whose origin dates back some 4,000 years. Archaeology has placed the origin of the first...
Translation always occupied a preeminent place in the personal and intellectual development of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), considered a key figure in both Spanish-language and...
In recent days, there has been much talk in the media about the co-official languages of Spain, and this is largely due to the political will recently shown by the Spanish government to actively...
Currently, Arabic is the official language of 22 countries around the world. Among these 22 countries, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Omar, Qatar...
The Tower of Babel is a universally known construction of Antiquity, mainly due to its presence in Genesis. The creation of the biblical myth that surrounds this monument has its origin in the 6th...
Today, the close relationship between translation and advertising is evident, which has led to a certain consensus on considering advertising translation as its own specialty. In this regard, it is...
It is not surprising that, despite the enormous translation activity generated by the written press, this has not been accompanied by a parallel research movement in the field of translatology. In...
When we talk about translation in the world of banking, financial translation automatically comes to mind, since in many cases financial texts are issued by banking institutions. However, some...
In many cases, when we address issues related to the history of translation, we tend to focus exclusively on the Western cultural legacy, which is what we consider to be our heritage. However, it is...
In the globalized world in which we live, translation plays a fundamental role in the transmission of scientific knowledge and, specifically, in the advances made in the fields of medicine and...
Throughout history, translation has made an outstanding contribution to the progress of science, enabling access to knowledge and the transmission of learning. In this sense, medicine has been one of...
The origins of interpretation as a profession Certainly, it would be somewhat absurd to try to go back in time to fix a date that would serve as a milestone to establish the birth of interpretation...
St. Jerome is a Christian saint commonly known for translating the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin, giving rise to the famous Vulgate, which would consolidate as the reference text used by the...
Architecture is a field that encompasses a wide range of disciplines and knowledge, from territorial and urban planning to chemical processes related to the treatment of construction materials, as...
In general terms, technical translation can be defined as a specific branch of translation that covers all documents related to the field of technology. Given this definition, it is possible to...
The term Sephardic refers to the Jews originating from Sepharad, the Hebrew name for the Iberian Peninsula (present-day Spain and Portugal). The Sephardim are the descendants of the Jews who lived in...