By Sarah-Claire Jordan Military and civilian linguist regulations have been updated recently by the U.S. Army, and the changes have already gone into effect. This is huge news, as foreign language proficiency is something that the military doesn’t emphasize enough in many people’s opinions. Given that sometimes the only contact someone from another country has […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan In every war since the Civil War, and even in wars before it, the U.S. has had to deal with language barriers somehow or another. Usually they got lucky and found some locals or even their own soldiers who were fluent in more than just English and could help with negotiations with […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan As I’ve said before, military communication and its effectiveness is extremely important. Not only does it keep the military and its many branches running smoothly, but it also prevents certain catastrophes from happening as well as helping to establish a sense of culture among soldiers and military personnel. The NATO phonetic alphabet […]
By Sarah-Claire jordan When dealing with problems that can determine the outcome of something as serious as a war, communicating exactly what you mean to say is crucial. If a group of soldiers can’t understand what their commanding officer is trying to tell them over the radio, they could get killed, reveal their position to […]
Tsiuri P. was born and lives in Tbilisi, Georgia in the USSR. She studied Aviation in school in Tbilisi and has been a translator for 20 years. Tsiuri specializes in the legal, government, military, technical and medical fields and works with European organizations and companies such as Twinning and TACIS. Tsiuri is multilingual; she speaks […]
Military language has developed through centuries. The documentation of military history begins with the confrontation between Sumer (current Iraq) and Elam (current Iran) c.2700 BCE near the modern Basra, and includes such records as the Hebrew Bible. Since then military sphere has developed tremendously, and even nowadays military terminology and language structure is growing day […]
For those who believe the translating world is divided in two domains, the literary translation and the commercial translation, translating techno-thrillers can be quite a risky adventure. Having translated several James Bond, science-fiction, and military action novels into French, I discovered that this enterprise requires military organization, scientific research, logistic capabilities and operational readiness; and, […]
