Why consider Portuguese Translation?
With growing opportunities for foreign trade and investment in Brazil, the demand for Portuguese translation, particularly in the industrial/commercial sector, has increased markedly over the last several years. A robust economy and favorable business climate combined with the country’s burgeoning middle class present an interesting opportunity for corporations looking to expand their operations into South […]
Number of Living Languages
Did you know that there are 6909 living languages in the world? Distribution of languages by area of origin Area Living languages Number of speakers Count Percent Count Percent Mean Median Africa 2,110 30.5 726,453,403 12.2 344,291 25,200 Americas 993 14.4 50,496,321 0.8 50,852 2,300 Asia 2,322 33.6 3,622,771,264 60.8 1,560,194 11,100 Europe 234 3.4 […]
Transpanish Blog’s Newest Feature: “Did You Know?”
As American author and scholar William Lyon Phelps noted, “One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.” So, in the interest of uncovering some engaging linguistic facts and promoting intellectual curiosity among our readership, here at the Transpanish blog we have decided to add a new feature titled “Did You […]
Some Linguistic Features May Be Genetically Linked
Linguistic researchers came to a consensus some time ago that humans’ capacity for language is genetically hardwired. It would seem, however, that with over 7,000 languages currently spoken worldwide, that this hardwiring of language is rather flexible. It’s no wonder, then, that scientists recently began to explore whether some of this tremendous linguistic diversity can […]
Cutting Translation Costs
Everybody who has ever needed to translate a document knows that translation costs can be expensive. There are several ways in which you can make your translation cheaper. In this article, we discuss tactics that can help you lower your quote by a good margin. All translation buyers can adhere to the following tips, and […]
