Global localisation industry
The translation industry is unique. It comes into contact with almost every industry and market on earth. This means it’s influenced by the global economy, national economies and economic trends in different industries. These components interact with one another and individual decisions by companies. The end result means demand for any given translation service can vary at any given moment….
According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), world trade grew 43-fold between 1950 and 2021. Unsurprisingly, the translation industry has grown a lot, too. Back in 2009, for example, it was estimated to be worth USD $14.25 billion. It’s estimated to grow to USD $48.2 billion by 2028. Localization is a big part of this picture. This article will…
Our ideas of what the future of translation will be like are changing fast. AI-based machine translation, real-time interpretation tools, hybrid working… There’s a dizzying number of trends and technologies to think about. It’s obviously very difficult to predict the future for most industries, but there are future possibilities worth considering. In this blog post,…
It’s often said that translation is like a bridge. And like real bridges, it has developed a lot throughout history whilst still serving the same essential function. From discussions between tribal peoples to UN summits, translation and interpretation (spoken translation) have been bridging human societies since the dawn of time. By better understanding the history…
The internet is full of misattributed quotes. Here are two examples: The quotes may not be real, but the sentiment behind each one is. Translation project managers can confirm this… Without great organizational and interpersonal skills, they would be a lot less effective at their jobs. And without their job, the translation industry would be a lot less efficient. Let’s explore this crucial industry…
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Interpretation has been around longer than translation. Long before writing was invented, conversations were translated orally (i.e., interpretation) by third parties that knew both languages. Since 1945, it has split into two main kinds: consecutive and simultaneous interpretation. (See why this year is significant below…) Though there is a crossover between each type of interpretation, there are some big differences, too….
In his short story ‘The Great Automatic Grammatizator‘ (1953), Roald Dahl imagined a computer that can write stories better than humans can. The computer ends up writing “over half of all the novels and stories published in the English language.” The remaining human writers struggle to make a living… It’s estimated that the machine translation market…
Translation quality assurance is not easy to summarise. In fact, just explaining translation quality itself can feel a lot like opening Russian dolls. However, once the latter concept is understood, it follows that the former will make more sense. In the first half of this article, we will look at this. In the second half, we will look…
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