Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
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- RBRobert BascomMar 29, 2018
Slowing down
https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/490624293/slowing-down?showDate=2018-02-02
- NLNicholas LamméJan 11, 2018
ParaText 8 Training Videos In Spanish
Ok, sooo... if you were to do a search in Google, say for, "videos de capacitación ParaText 8", you wouldn't find much... well, nothing really. Or if you did a search in English for, say, "ParaText 8 training in Spanish"…
- RBRobert BascomDec 18, 2017
Working from home
Working from home
- RCRoy CiampaNov 10, 2017
Dodecaglotta: Dr. Wouter Soudan's polyglot Bible typography project
This project will certainly be of interest to a number of Bible translators in this MAP community. Dr. Woutern Soudan is printing together what he refers to as "The eight sacred liturgical languages of the Eastern and We…
- RCRoy CiampaNov 10, 2017
Early Readers, Scholars and Editors of the New Testament: Papers from the Eighth Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament, Edited by H. A. G. Houghton
There are several essays in this volume that may be of interest to Bible translators. I think the most interesting for most involved in Bible translation is the essay by Simon Crisp, "The Correspondence of Erwin Nestle w…
- RBRobert BascomJul 26, 2017
Paratext 8: Registration and Project migration
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- RCRoy CiampaJun 16, 2017
On Ancient Maps of the World vs Maps of the Ancient World (and a few cool maps of the Roman Empire)
I thought I would share a couple cool maps of the Roman Empire that might interest Bible translators, as well as some thoughts about how different our understandings of the biblical worlds are from how they would be unde…
- DHDoug HigbyDec 19, 2016
SIL's Project Plan for Paratext 8 users
Trying to codify the practices of translators on the field into an organization-wide standard is a rather impossible task. Especially for an organization as diverse as SIL. So we'd like to put our attempt out for public…
- RBRobert BascomNov 17, 2016
UBS guidelines for mentoring new consultants
Here is a draft, provisional, crowd-sourced basic list of resources for BT consultants which is already in MAP. It is likely to be considered by many people to more complete and up-to-date than the one contained in the a…
- DHDoug HigbySep 1, 2016
Resource Texts for Bible Translation
ParaTExt 7 came with 121 resource texts in forty different languages. What is in store for users of ParaTExt 8? A resource text is a text that is not editable and is available for other translators to use as a model text…
- RBRobert BascomMay 6, 2016
Comparing texts in translation
With Paratext, one can start with one text (say RVC in Spanish), and want to know how another version (say TLA) rendered a certain word (say "techo"-roof). The assumption going in would be that the TLA would probably hav…
- DHDoug HigbyMar 18, 2016
Why highlight Biblical Terms in the target text?
Paratext 8 (and earlier test versions) allow you to turn highlighting of Biblical terms on and off for the target text. While this is cool technology, I fail to see the use case. Can somebody explain to me circumstances…
- SSSeppo SipiläFeb 26, 2016
BHQ Genesis
A full text of codex Leningradensis for Genesis with extensive commentaries on textual amd Masoretic matters (226 pages).
- RBRobert BascomJan 6, 2016
Simplicity vs. clarity in UI design (and translation)
It is surprising how many people do not realize how important clarity (and I would add beauty) is to computer interfaces. Is it time to stop adding features to Paratext and start making it clearer and more attractive to…
- AKAnne KompaoreOct 10, 2015
Semantics of Biblical Hebrew Database
I have recently started a new group in MAP called Semantics of Biblical Hebrew Research Database, where I would welcome anyone who has done research on Biblical Hebrew terms to post their material. It does not have to be…
- RBRobert BascomJun 15, 2015
Usos
Hay más material en inglés aquí: Extracted text from Usos__affordances_.pdf: Usos (affordances) James Gibson Don Norman Que hace este objeto? (o que puede hacer uno con l/ella?) Y (con) estos? Y (con) estos? Y (con) esto…
- RBRobert BascomJun 15, 2015
Affordances
Wikipedia may not always be reliable, but it is often a good place to start: This Dropbox folder has a number of articles and a PP presentation on affordances. It also has a number of web links. Unfortunately, the graphi…
- RBRobert BascomMar 18, 2015
Steven Pinker on Good Writing
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- AKAnne KompaoreFeb 3, 2015
UBS Translation principles
Extracted text from Translation_Principles_of_UBS.docx: 1 1.1 TRANSLATION PRINCIPLES OF UBS1 Definititon of functional equivalence translations Functional equivalence translations (called sometimes functional corresponde…
- RBRobert BascomFeb 1, 2015
Basic resources for Bible translation consultants
I recently shared this list with my UBS GTA colleagues as a Google doc, and they have helped create what we have so far. It should eventually have at least several majority language versions, but English is where we will…