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Human Translation v. Computers | Facebook v. Google |
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There’s an interesting article on the topic of translation appearing online at cnn.com today. It speaks for itself so we’ll simply provide a link to the article here. The highlights:
Facebook and Google are finding new ways to translate the Web
Facebook favors human translation; Google leans on its computers
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Salma Hayek In Spanish |
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On our blog we frequently like to mention interesting tidbits of news that touch upon language and in particular the Spanish language. So we were especially delighted to see a recent item concerning Salma Hayek, who as most people know, is a native Spanish speaker. It seems that Ms. Hayek was less than pleased about [...] |
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New York City Pharmacies Must Provide Translations |
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In New York City the City Council approved legislation yesterday requiring large pharmacy chains to provide translation services in the city’s most popular languages.
The bill, which was approved by a vote of 36 to 7, would apply to pharmacies with more than four locations that are under the same ownership. Opponents of the bill say [...] |
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City of Salinas Launches Spanish Web Site |
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Recently it was announced by The Californian.com that the City of Salinas has launched a new Spanish language website. According to the report:
“The city of Salinas has created a Web site that allows residents to view community information as well as submit online crime reports, maintenance requests and other forms in Spanish.
The site, http://espanol.ci.salinas.ca.us, went [...] |
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Lawsuit Over Translation Services for Welfare Recipients |
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According to an Associated Press published story from the past week, New York City is getting sued over translation services for welfare clients.
A group called Legal Services NYC filed the lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on behalf of six clients. The suit alleges that language barriers caused lost or delayed benefits, among [...] |
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Pew Hispanic Center Releases Report on Mexican Immigration to US |
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The Pew Hispanic Center has released a report on Mexican Immigration to the US. Citing from the report:
The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the United States has declined sharply since mid-decade, but there is no evidence of an increase during this period in the number of Mexican-born migrants returning home from the U.S., according [...] |
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Federal Money for Court Interpreters |
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Non-English speakers who have to deal with Wisconsin’s legal system still aren’t getting the services they need when they go to court, according to the director of the state’s court interpreter program, as reported by Gil Halsted of Wisconsin Public Radio.
Carmel Capati heads the office in charge of translation services in state courts. He [...] |
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More on Language in the US Legal System |
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Well is seems that the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has been instructed to “consider” translating into Spanish a statement given to all drunken-driving suspects. That’s the recommendation of an appeals court that upheld a Hispanic man’s conviction for refusing to take a breath test. The court said state law does not require translation.
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Spanish Translation for “Mexicans Don’t Tip?” |
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The following was reported on the receipts at a Red Robin restaurant in Arizona.
Notice the bottom of the receipt. In English, it says “Thanks for visiting RED ROBIN. Please Pay Your Server”. Underneath that, in Spanish, it says “Please Pay Your Server. Tip is not included.” Are they insinuating that Mexicans don’t tip and have [...] |
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Spanish Language A Challenge for US Pharmacies and Their Customers |
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A new study from Northwestern University highlights the challenges many pharmacy-counter exchanges might present for those who speak only Spanish. Researchers there surveyed pharmacies in Texas and Colorado (which have had, for some time, large Latino populations) and Georgia and North Carolina (which have burgeoning Latino populations).
Of 764 pharmacies, only 43.3% could solidly offer instructions in [...] |
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