Dying languages
Ongoing globalisation is a process that has been caried out in the world for many years. With the help of technology, the unification of countries and the development of civilisation, our planet is becoming more and more a global village every day. We can write books and have very long discussions about the validity of […]
Development of the market for computer game translations
The coronavirus pandemic has led to huge losses in many economic and industrial sectors. Those who have suffered the most are the gastronomic and tourism sectors. Restaurant owners and travel agencies have been driven to a critical situation. However, there is one sector that has not only evaded loss due to its specificity, but has […]
Borrowing– are they really necessary?
Why English? English is currently one of the most popular languages in the world. More and more young people are learning it at school, or even using it in everyday speech. English as a global language has undoubtedlya great impact on both different fields and other languages. Many of us use different borrowings, so- called […]
CAT tools for facilitating the translator profession
At the beginning the question for a hundred points? What does the process of translating a text or document look like in practice? The vision of a person translating word by word, sentence by sentence, is probably what many of us visualise. Before I found out how the work of a translator and the specifics […]
How to translate the texts of the songs correctly?
We listen to music every single day. Undoubtedly, on the current music market English songs are in the dominant position. However, they are not performed only by English or American vocalists. English language, as today’s lingua franca, is considered to be the language of a ‘soft’ and pleasant sound in songs. Nevertheless, among many musicians […]
Scandinavian languages
When it comes to Scandinavian languages, many people mention Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Islandic, Finish and Faroese. Everyone single one of them is part of the Nordic languages, except for Finish which belongs to the Finno-Ugric languages. Yet, if we speak of Scandinavian languages only Danish, Swedish and Norwegian are members of this group – to […]
English as a key to international communication
We are living in the twenty-first century, where technology is moving forward and the world is your oyster; it is impossible to imagine yourself lacking communication. Difficulties appear when we decide to travel abroad, where we do not know the language of native speakers of another country. However, there is an easy solution to overcome […]
Impact of the pandemic on the railway industry
The coronavirus pandemic has struck mercilessly in a major part of industries and economic sectors. Those which undoubtedly suffered the most have been the tourist and gastronomy sectors. Due to the numerous restrictions and prohibitions, these sectors have been the most restricted and their functioning practically completely suspended. One of the exceptions is the railway […]
