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Translation group at Leiden University
We’re celebrating International Translation Day with a Song translation slam! 🥁
Join us to vote for your favourite translations, sing along or have a drink! 🎤 🥂
#ITD #t9n #L10n @leidenhumanities.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Also presented my ongoing research on #metaphors in #MachineTranslation, with @karakanta.bsky.social Katinka Zeven and Mayra Nas, "Translating Metaphors in Literature with AI" 🤩 #ESTcongress was huge, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Brain has been buzzing with so many new ideas ✨ #EST2025Leeds
July 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
@agdorst.bsky.social representing Leiden Translation at #EST2025Leeds with two metaphor-related projects. Who would have thought Wine and Metaphor goes together so nicely!
A week ago I presented our ongoing project on "Translating Metaphors in Wine Language: Challenges and Strategies for Global Engagement" with the fabulous Allison Creed at the #ESTcongress #EST2025Leeds and we got to try several Zeno nolo wines 🥂 #Translation #Metaphor #WineCommunication
August 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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A week ago I presented our ongoing project on "Translating Metaphors in Wine Language: Challenges and Strategies for Global Engagement" with the fabulous Allison Creed at the #ESTcongress #EST2025Leeds and we got to try several Zeno nolo wines 🥂 #Translation #Metaphor #WineCommunication
July 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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How do SOTA MT systems translate metaphors in literary MT? Just presented our work with @agdorst.bsky.social and Mayra Nas to a lively audience at #MTSummit2025

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June 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Road trip to #NITS2025! @leidentranslat1.bsky.social represented by @agdorst.bsky.social @karakanta.bsky.social @susanavaldez.bsky.social Tian Yang, Laura de Meij van Streefkerk, Lotte van Eupen, Mayra Nas. Best MA Thesis Award won by our own Lotte! 🙌 Looking forward to seeing everyone in Brussels!😎
June 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙖𝙖𝙠 𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙣

Dit kan leiden tot miscommunicatie in belangrijke sectoren zoals journalistiek, onderwijs, zorg & rechtspraak, vertelt @agdorst.bsky.social, taalkundige @unileiden.bsky.social aan @trouw.nl ⬇️

@leidentranslat1.bsky.social @ortv.bsky.social
Vertaalapps gaan de mist in met metaforen en dat gaat ons allemaal aan
Computers vinden het moeilijk om metaforen te vertalen. Taalkundige Lettie Dorst onderzoekt wanneer dit tot problemen leidt.
www.trouw.nl
May 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Stuk over mijn Vidi “Metaphor in Machine Translation” in de nieuwsbrief van Universiteit Leiden Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen woensdag zijn de interviews voor de PhD-kandidaat! Lees hier meer over waarom ik dit zo fascinerend vind: www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Lettie Dorst: ‘Vertaalprogramma’s veranderen de manier waarop we de wereld duiden’
Universitair hoofddocent Lettie Dorst heeft een Vidi-beurs ontvangen om onderzoek te doen naar machinevertaalprogramma’s. Google Translate en ChatGPT vertalen metaforische woorden en uitdrukkingen no...
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March 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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New Research 🏥 💬
@susanavaldez.bsky.social explores the use of the #vignette technique for data collection in linguistically and culturally diverse healthcare settings involving #migrants. Read more here: tidsskrift.dk/qhc/article/... #commsky #qual #AcademicSky #methods #lingsky #medsky #healthsky
March 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Building and crossing bridges with Bissie Anderson, Jeannette Littlemore, Marcus Perlman, Matteo Fuoli, Ruth Page, Merten Reglitz and Jack Grieve at University of Birmingham 🌸
Our turn in May @leidenhumanities.bsky.social with @tomasdodds.bsky.social @agdorst.bsky.social @karakanta.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Tons of excitement about our MA #translation program during the humanities MA Open Day. Our students Noa and Linda are here to answer all your questions!
February 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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A whopping 95 (!) applications received for the PhD position on my #Metaphor in #MachineTranslation project 🤩 - I’m flabbergasted to be honest! It’s going to be a tough decision 🧐
February 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I'm happy to share that my paper, “Using the vignette technique to research health communication in linguistically and culturally discordant settings,” is now available online in Qualitative Health Communication!

It's open access. Feel free to reach out w/ thoughts.

tidsskrift.dk/qhc/article/...
February 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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📢job alert📢🚨PhD vacancy🚨the #vacancy for a #PhD position (4 yrs, 1 fte) in my Vidi-project #Metaphor in #MachineTranslation is now online: www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20... Apply before 31 January 2025 🤩
PhD candidate (1.0 fte, 4 years)
Leiden University, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) and Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities (LUCDH), is looking for a PhD candidate (1.0 fte, 4 years)...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
December 24, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Celebrating another year of language, translation, learning and teamwork!

Leiden Translation is wishing everyone a relaxing holiday break and a peaceful and prosperous New Year!
December 20, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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Hail Riders! So much fun talking about Tolkien and stylistics. Great to listen to Thijs, Rachel and Cevdet - interdisciplinary fellowships are best 🫶 Big thank you to Albion and Floris V for the invitation 🧙‍♂️ Keep your voices clear, your eyes bright, and your hair flowing like a river 😉 #Tolkien
December 13, 2024 at 8:45 AM
As part of our Leiden Translation Talks, Esther de Boe from Antwerp University is presenting her very interesting findings in Healthcare interpreting. Brilliant talk! #interpreting #healthcommunication #xl8
December 4, 2024 at 1:11 PM
The Leiden Translation Lab proudly participating in the opening of the Humanities Hub at Huizinga.
We're thrilled to be part of this community and look forward to collaborating on new projects and exploring fresh ideas.
#xl8 #subtitling #MT #EMTnet
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December 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Just popped in to see if #EST or #Leeds was trending 👀—and guess what? Thrilled to share that I'll be presenting at the 11th EST Congress on the Global Visions, Local Voices panel! Excited to discuss two projects that mean the world to me. 🌍💬 #TranslationStudies #EST2025
November 27, 2024 at 6:21 PM
New paper from our Lettie Dorst!
New paper out! "Machine Translation in the Workplace: Deciding on the Whether, Why and How", with Joop Bindels and Mark Pluymaekers, funded by de Taalunie. #MT #MTLiteracy #MTatWork Available via: commons.emich.edu/gabc/vol11/i...
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 PM