Working together with our experienced and qualified translators, voiceover artists, interpreters, audiovisual translators, transcribers and subtitlers, we offer a wide range of language services.
Available in over 200 languages within the UK and beyond, our linguists can get you heard in any language of your choice. While we do not offer a walk-in service, we are only one phone call away from discussing your language requirements.
Completed by qualified Welsh literary translators
Literary translation is probably one of the most challenging forms of translation and we are delighted to be able to offer a very strong team of experienced Welsh translators. The art of translating prose or poetry into or from another language is in some ways a lot less straightforward than translating an operating manual. The technical translator must of course be familiar with the specific terms of his or her area of expertise, but for the literary linguist, the challenge is different every time.
To translate a book, script or piece of poetry from or into another language the linguist will need to know how to handle abstract language, find the right rhythm, idioms and adapt culturally dependent references in order to produce a piece of the work that works as well in the target language as it did in the source. We would argue that literary translation is an art form in its own right.
Our team of Welsh literary linguists can also abridge, edit, proofread and prepare written texts ready for audio book production.
Just let us know how we can help you.
Whom do we work with?
- Published authors
- Not yet published authors
- Script writers
- Poets
- Individuals and agents
What sort of material?
- Books
- Poetry
- TV and film scripts
- Drama
- Audio book scripts
- Fiction and non-fiction
How is the cost for Welsh literary and book translation calculated?
- The cost depends on the volume
- Translation is calculated per source word of original content
- Proofreading/revision is calculated by the hour
Get in touch with one of our lovely project managers and they would be very happy to discuss all the available options with you. Do also take a look at the security procedures and infrastructure we already have in place to protect your data.
While you’re here… some quite interesting facts about the Welsh language.
Welsh is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages. It is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has also been known in English as “Cambrian”, “Cambric” and “Cymric”. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded that the percentage of all people aged three and over living in Wales who could speak Welsh had decreased from 20.8% to 19% as compared to 2001. Despite an increase in the overall size of the Welsh population, this meant that the number of Welsh speakers in Wales dropped from 582,000 in 2001 to 562,000 in 2011. However, this figure was still much higher than 508,000 or 18.7% of people who said they could speak Welsh in 1991. According to the Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-15, 24% of people aged three and over living in Wales were able to speak Welsh. The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales, making it the only language that is de jure official in any part of the United Kingdom, English being de facto official.
Where is Welsh most widely spoken?
Wales. Welsh is also a recognised minority language in England.Get in touch with one of our lovely project managers and they would be very happy to discuss all the available options with you.
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Alternatively, you can call us or send an email:
info@knockhundred.com
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