Hello, I'm Dylan. Welcome to Linguiserve.
Linguiserve is the name of the website that serves as my interdisciplinary portfolio for Japanese-English and university projects.
About me
My name is Dylan Ashton. Born in Vancouver, I British Columbia, Canada, I moved up to the Okanagan in 2013. Leveraging my lifelong interest in mathematics, I began studying at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna for an undergraduate in electrical engineering.
While I truly love math and electronics, it turns out I also really enjoy learning words and languages. Beginning with French in high school, I eventually discovered Japanese just as I was starting university. It did not take long for me to take a keen interest in the Japanese language, eventually leading me to earning the JLPT N1 (Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1, the highest level) and high scores in levels 1 and 1.5 (highest and second-highest levels) of the The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test, a test for natives that measures an individual’s proficiency in kanji, one of the main writing scripts used in Japanese.
I am furthering my skills in Japanese by studying classical and literary Japanese, with a focus in literature from the Meiji Era (1868-1912).
Looking for a way to combine the two interests, I began Linguiserve, a project dedicated to providing Japanese to English translation/localization (with such translation projects focusing on engineering subjects) as well as developing relevant language tools. Linguiserve acts as a portfolio for other related projects, including those related to school.
Why "Linguiserve"?
I have to come clean: I’m a total word nerd (if not just a normal nerd).
This interest in languages culminated with the creation of Linguiserve, with the name coming from its goal as being a linguistic service focused on all matters related to Japanese and English. This idea evolved into serving as a portfolio for my various projects. These projects, while focused on all things Japanese-English, also include personal and school projects done in other disciplines, notably in my field of study, electrical engineering.