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| Title | News Article: Language Translators in High Demand |
| Body | From http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1576836-1,00.html Translation Nation By JEFFREY RESSNER Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 Wanted: "Arabic Linguist ... Ability to deal unobtrusively with the local populace ... Must be able to live in a harsh environment." The pay isn't mentioned, but defense contractor L-3 Communications recently offered interpreters more than $175,000 annually to work in Iraq. Danger is just one way that the linguistics industry--interpreters who relay live chat and translators who process documents--has changed dramatically. More benignly, the Web and the global economy have led to 7.5% annual growth in the market, now pegged as a $9.4 billion business, according to research group Common Sense Advisory. While much of that is due to the military, there has been renewed growth elsewhere. "Firms from Starbucks to McDonald's now have to communicate and market to customers in dozens of different languages," says Common Sense Advisory president Don DePalma. Read the entire article at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1576836-1,00.html . |
| Source | Time |
| Inputdate | 2007-01-27 11:05:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2007-01-27 11:05:00 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-01-29 00:00:00 |
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