16 Feb

Understanding linguistics: grappling with meaning (Pt. 05/12)

In our previous article, we briefly looked at how cultural linguists study the complexities of human cultures as they relate

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16 Feb

Understanding linguistics: searching for basic principles (Pt. 01/12)

What makes a native speaker? Why do some people find it easy to learn a second language? What makes English

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16 Feb

I’m a specialist: can I translate?

Let’s start by examining the word “specialist” in more detail. A sector specialist is a professional equipped with a technical

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16 Feb

The city of Frankfurt

Frankfurt is the biggest city in the region of Hesse located in the heart of Germany. With over two thousand

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16 Feb

Understanding Linguistics: Becoming other (Pt. 04/12)

As we briefly discussed in our previous article, scores of scientists over time have extensively studied the act of phonation,

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16 Feb

Tourism translations with flair

This week one of our English translators offers some advice about translating for the tourism sector. The first translations assigned

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16 Feb

About British complaints…

We all know that British people like to complain, and recent months have seen a rise in online blogs, communities

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16 Feb

Great British Dialects

Although Britain is a small country, it has many regional dialects and different accents. Foreign visitors arriving in the port

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16 Feb

How to save time when translating

Translating is a time-consuming task. Often translators have to meet strict deadlines and work long hours in order to complete

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16 Feb

SMG UK visits the University of Exeter

Last week Director-General of SMG Languages Luca Moretto and Junior Translator Grace Ford visited the University of Exeter to hold

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