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In my own terms
Collection of terminology search tools
I wanted to thank all of my followers for supporting my blog, even though I rarely update it now. I keep receiving messages from linguists who find it useful, so I think my mission has been accomplished. Today I come to share this information that I have been collecting for a long time and hope it helps you in your terminology and translation work. It includes termbases, corpus, dictionaries, and...
EN ESPAÑOL: Webinario y Programa de Terminología, Documentación y Traducción Especializada
Verba Volant LSP ofrecerá un programa de ocho horas de formación a distancia sobre terminología, documentación y traducción especializada el 16, 17, 23 y 24 de julio. Una de las instructoras será nada más y nada menos que la Dra. Pamela Faber, junto con varias otras especialistas en la materia. El evento tiene un costo de US$50 para participantes fuera de Chile. En el programa podrán leer más...
New book “The Corporate Terminologist” by Kara Warburton
I am really happy to see that this book just came out because it fills in a very important knowledge gap for corporate terminologists. If you are curious, there is already an interview with Ms. Warburton published in the EAFT May 2021 newsletter. Click here to read. “The Corporate Terminologist” can be ordered from Benjamins: https://benjamins.com/catalog/tlrp.21. EAFT members have a...
Who is Who in Terminology: Prof. Juan C. Sager (1929-2021)
It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing away of Prof. Juan C. Sager on February 18th, in Manchester, U.K. If you are involved in the world of terminology you know all the accomplishments that Prof. Sager had during his lifetime. His contribution to the field of terminology is invaluable. I am sharing here a few links that contain more information about his life and career. Thank...
Terminology articles, resources, and more!
Earlier this year I shared some useful links on terminology. I am adding more links found all over the Internet and social media. As my working languages are also Spanish, French, and Portuguese, I include a few more links in those languages, plus some tools at the end. Feel free to share with me your favorite terminology links by writing to inmyownterms@yahoo.com. Enjoy! MULTILINGUAL...
The ever-changing world of terms – An interview
I am honored to have been interviewed by Vasiliki Korfiati from Translation Commons about several terminology-related topics. Also, if you want to volunteer to our Terminology Group, send me an email to inmyownterms@yahoo.com Thank you Vasiliki and Translation Commons for this opportunity to share the terminology love! The ever-changing world of term The post The ever-changing world of terms...
Terminology Summer School goes online! July 1-4
I am happy to share the following information received from TermNet on their 2020 Summer School. Take note! TermNet’s International Terminology Summer School TSS2020 will be organized from 1st to 4th July 2020 as an ONLINE event. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we can not meet in the beautiful city of Budapest, as initially planned. And we will make the best out of this situation: We will meet...
In My Own Terms in the top blogs list!
A colleague just brought to my attention a list of top blogs collected by Luke Spear, French into English translator, in which he included In My Own Terms. I am honored by this and happy to know that the resources and information that I have gathered throughout these years is helpful to translators and language lovers. Check out the full list...
COVID-19 glossaries, dictionaries, terminology
We are all overwhelmed by this crisis, so I thought it could help us share information related to terminology on COVID-19. Most of this is in English, then some more in Spanish, and a couple in Portuguese, but feel free to add your preferred links in your own language in the comments. I will try to keep it updated with any other information I find and your suggestions. Stay safe and healthy!
Term Links – Some useful links related to terminology
Although I haven’t been updating this blog as much as I would like, I have been collecting links that I share with my colleagues at work. So I thought that this effort could also benefit you. Most of them are in English, but since I deal with Portuguese and French, you might see a few of those here too. Below are links that I have collected for the first quarter–and more to come! Feel...
Let’s talk Terminology… Networking, Expert Involvement and Collaboration – How to sell it?
A model made by the author for guest lecturing at the University of Luxembourg. (Jensen, Stine, Sep 2018) This guest post on In My Own Terms by Patricia Brenes is the fourth out of a series of posts about the importance of terminology networking, expert involvement and terminology collaboration drawn from my experience as a terminologist in which this has been one of my core activities. –...
Let’s talk Terminology… Networking, Expert Involvement and Collaboration – Level of consciousness?
I am reposting this post and deleting the previous one. Due to technical issues the previous version as incomplete. My apologies to the author. This is the third of four posts by Terminologist Stine Jensen. Read one and two here. When we talk about the level of consciousness, it is important to note that it is actually two-sided. On one hand, there is the level of consciousness of using...
Let’s talk Terminology… Networking, Expert Involvement and Collaboration – Level of Consciousness
This is the third of a series of four guest blog posts by Stine Jensen. Read Part I and Part II. When we talk about the level of consciousness, it is important to note that it is actually two-sided. On one hand, there is the level of consciousness of using terminology and professional language on behalf of the terminology users – everyone using the terminology – and creators – those who create new...
Let’s talk Terminology… Networking, Expert Involvement and Collaboration – Where to start, where to begin?
By Stine Jensen Terminology networking, expert involvement and terminology collaboration often drown in the “Time is money” approach, as already mentioned in the first post in this series of guest posts on In My Own Terms. Moreover, the task of establishing a terminology collaboration can be a handful, which comes in addition to the terminology work of termbase management and...
Let’s talk Terminology… Networking, Expert Involvement and Collaboration by Stine Jensen
We start with the first guest blog post by Stine Jensen. You can read her bio here. This guest post on In My Own Terms by Patricia Brenes is the first out of a series of posts about the importance of terminology networking, expert involvement and terminology collaboration drawn from my experience as a terminologist in which this has been one of my core activities. THANK YOU. Before I get started...
Let’s Talk Terminology by Stine Jensen
I recently received a series of four blog posts by terminologist Stine Jensen, who accepted my invitation to write for this blog. She has entitled them “Let’s Talk Terminology”. Before I start posting them, let me share a short bio written by her. I hope you enjoy reading the posts as much as I did. Stay tuned and thank you, Stine, for sharing your thoughts with us! I am honoured...
Looking for volunteer terminologists
Some of you might have heard or read about the non-profit initiative Translation Commons, an online platform advancing the digitization of all languages and co-founded by Jeannette Stewart. I have been involved for a while in the Terminology Group and we are currently looking for terminology lovers, with and without experience, who would like to get involved in our efforts to promote terminology...