Kate answers “Why is the Spanish version 544 pages and...”

Emily asked this question about Amanecer rojo (Amanecer rojo, #1):

Why is the Spanish version 544 pages and the English version is only 382?

Kate Translating into languages that are spoken quickly (e.g., from English to Spanish or Japanese) entails expansion, whereas translating into languages t…moreTranslating into languages that are spoken quickly (e.g., from English to Spanish or Japanese) entails expansion, whereas translating into languages that are spoken slowly (e.g., from English into Mandarin Chinese) typically entails contraction.
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Languages like English, which are spoken more slowly, have high grammatical density — that is, there’s a lot of information crammed into few syllables. Conversely, languages like Spanish, which are spoken more quickly, tended to have low grammatical density.
Source: https://www.transfluent.com/en/2015/0...(less)

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Emily That's super interesting, I never knew that! Thanks for the info and the link :D ...more
Aug 24, 2016 02:06PM · flag

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