Aug 30, 20215 min read
Featured: Can you translate a feeling?
Vasiliki wrote a guest blog for transifex.com about transcreation titled 'Can you translate a feeling?'. The following content was first...
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Vasiliki Prestidge hosts Dr Jessica Coon, consultant linguist on sci-fi film Arrival, for CIOL BPG
If aliens arrived, could we communicate with them? How would we do it? What are the tools linguists use to decipher unknown languages?
Jun 1, 20184 min read
My linguistic journey
Whether you've come through my About page or you're simply browsing my blog, welcome to my journey with languages. Previously, part
Feb 21, 20183 min read
5 ways I keep in touch with my mother tongue
Translation agencies often mention on their website that they work with ‘in-country’ linguists. This means that they use translators that...
Feb 14, 20180 min read
Jan 25, 20184 min read
What does it mean to be a linguist?
How many languages do you speak? Are you a button? Yes, I’ve heard it all and I can tell you this: if you want to make a linguist angry, jus
Dec 21, 20173 min read
Do fish have a language?
Blue Planet II this year had it all: suspense, humour, sadness but above all, educational value. I never really used to watch documentaries
Jun 14, 20174 min read
7 takeaways from 'Films in Translation'
On 26 May I visited London to attend 'Films in Translation – All is not lost' in the beautiful BFI. It was a hot day and I’ve spent
Aug 24, 20164 min read
7 Olympic words and their Greek origin
The Olympic Games have just finished! Whether you were a fan or not, it was nice to hear about something different on the news, other...
