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Chile: Ahead In Globalization, Behind In English Chile is Latin America's clear leader in globalization. It does, however, face one major obstacle to participating in international trade. Almost nobody speaks English, let alone other major languages. Translating Meaning Is More Than Just Verbs Language is more than just words. People communicate through inflection, body language, tone, and facial expressions. Translators have the difficult job of translating words on a page. They do not have the benefit of non-verbal cues. But how does a translator translate not only words, but meaning? And what are the benefits of translation? Will Technology Ever Replace Human Translation Services? The Internet has connected translation technologies with consumers at a pace that feels threatening to many of the million plus linguists around the world. Will they lose their role in globalization?