Author Archives: Richard Samson

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About Richard Samson

I’m a teacher living in Osona, Spain. I'm into tennis, dogs, and chickens. I’m also interested in translation and Moodle (well, digital tools for teaching, in general).

Traducció professional i la IA

El passat dijous 16 de gener Gemma Brunat, presidenta de l’Associació Professional de Traductors i Intèrprets de Catalunya (APTIC), va ser entrevistada per Jordi Basté al programa matinal El món a RAC1. Es pot escoltar l’entrevista en aquest enllaç directe … Continue reading

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Soy como el árbol talado, que retoño

En aquests dies d’esperança, de callar-se les armes i de retorn de centenars de víctimes, faig aquest reclam a la memòria històrica i a la vida. De record a les vides segades. Sabem els noms de mil·lers d’infants que no … Continue reading

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Flattening in translation

At the turn of the year, this is the second article in a series celebrating the 70th anniversary of the publication of Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” (1954 – 1955). In a previous article, Normalising translation in film, we … Continue reading

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Word of the year 2024

It’s that time of year. Dictionary publishers are telling us about the trends they have detected in 2024. In this article we focus on six English picks, and we will also add some Catalan and Spanish selections when they are … Continue reading

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Día Internacional de la Traducción 2024

Traductores e intérpretes de todo el mundo celebramos la festividad de San Jerónimo, el Día Internacional de la Traducción, declarado como tal por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en 2017. Este año, el tema elegido por la Federación … Continue reading

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