The missed chance with Catalan

Episode 305 January 03, 2023 00:05:20
The missed chance with Catalan
Localization Today
The missed chance with Catalan

Jan 03 2023 | 00:05:20

/

Hosted By

Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

Catalan has often been excluded from some social media platforms on the assumption that Catalan-speaking users would feel comfortable using the Spanish version. Recently, Plataforma per la Llengua (“Platform for the Language”) published the results of a market study conducted in Catalonia that sheds light on the possibility of companies such as LinkedIn and Instagram increasing their market penetration by incorporating Catalan into their platforms. 

Other Episodes

Episode 227

November 07, 2024 00:18:04
Episode Cover

LocWorld52: Fabio Minazzi on Translated's Voice for Purpose Initiative

Our conversation with Fabio Minazzi, Director of Audiovisual Services at Translated. Before this conversation, we did not know that he was going to win...

Listen

Episode 207

September 15, 2022 00:01:51
Episode Cover

Postediting | September 2022

This month's issue highlights Faiza Sultan, who arrived as a refugee in the US and used her skills as a linguist to open her...

Listen

Episode 208

September 15, 2022 00:06:45
Episode Cover

The Missing Language Syllabus | The Red List | September 2022

Fact is, in the 20th century, the most influential linguists decided that writing was so secondary to spoken language that the two were barely...

Listen