Tsuiki copperware – an ancient Japanese art Located on the west coast of Japan’s Honshu Island, Niigata prefecture is primarily known for its ski resorts, …
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The Netflix fail: why subtitles are currently such a hot topic Until comparatively recently, foreign language films and TV series usually attracted small audiences in …
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The Yorkshire Ripper Hoax We recently explored the role of forensic linguistics in assisting criminal investigations and in securing convictions. As a follow-up, we thought …
An introduction to Skopos Theory in translation In the world of translation studies, there is considerable debate about how best to achieve equivalence between source …
Forensic linguistics and Forensic Phonetics in criminal investigation Every individual possesses unique fingerprints and almost unique DNA. Fingerprints and DNA profiles are the twin holy …
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Dynamic equivalence in translation In his book Toward a Science of Translating, published in 1964, the American linguist Eugene Nida coined new terminology to describe different …
Shakespeare, parlour games and kids – the history of knock-knock jokes Guaranteed to inspire many giggles, knock-knock jokes are firm favourites with kids. They follow …
Why Linguistic Quality Assurance Matters Poor quality translations can cause considerable embarrassment to any brand and are unlikely to escape notice. Awkward, stilted and inaccurate …
Why do puns make us smile – or roll our eyes? Like football, politics and savoury spreads made of yeast extract, puns divide opinion. For …
Fozzbonkling nonsense words that excite your simploncs All languages evolve across the ages, with new words being added every year and others falling out of …
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Infamous and hilarious translation disasters Translation is an art, a science and a minefield! Get it right and nobody notices. Get it wrong and everybody …
Are there any English speaking EU countries? Until the 1990s, French was the dominant language of the EU. But new countries continued to join the …
How to pronounce portmanteau Sometimes the English language fails to yield the perfect word for a particular concept. In these situations, only a phrase or …
Sandwiches and silhouettes – famous eponyms are everywhere An eponym is a word that is derived from the proper name of a real or fictional person or …
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Prophetic names – the wonderful world of aptronyms Personal names can be so damn funny, can’t they? It’s impossible not to laugh when you discover …
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Stupidly clever – oxymorons in all their glory An oxymoron is a creative phrase or figure of speech that contains words that appear to be …
Meet Tanjiro Kamado If you’re not familiar with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba yet, trends suggest that you soon will be. Set in Japan’s Taisho …
The problem with English plurals English grammar is complex, contradictory and downright confusing! There are many aspects of the language which make mastering English tough, …
Borrowed words – the real Franglais All languages are continually evolving. Advances in technology require us to develop new words to describe things that didn’t …
The language of the Euros – football clichés in all their glory International football tournaments are always exciting prospects for sports fans and spawn a …
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