Chloe Vergine is Language Empire’s in-house Italian and French translator as well as the Linguist Careers Relationship Manager. She has a BA (Hons) in Translating and Interpreting in French and Arabic from the Salford University. We caught up with her to talk about her work. MN: I wanted to start by asking about your…
According to Forbes, the E-Learning industry will be worth $325 billion by 2025, the amount three times higher than the figures in 2015. Nomadic and freelance work patterns as well as new technology have increased the need both for continued education and for on-the-go methods of learning. Universities and other education providers are making…
Voice search engines are trained to recognise context and produce the most natural responses. These responses will be different in another language, or even in the same language but a different country. Word-for-word translation is never a good idea, and it becomes even more important in voice search translation to trans-create rather than translate literally. Voice search translation requires a specific set of translator skills, including localisation, trans-creation, and, in particular, an intrinsic knowledge of how things are said in everyday conversation.
In addition, the way we speak and ask questions changes over time. New words and expressions constantly appear in languages, while other phraseology becomes less used or outdated. Even in the same local area, language varies from one social group or community to another. Translators who work with voice search have to stay as current as possible and be aware of these variations.