Participant-Observation Study of the Arabic culture I have conducted a participant-observation research in an Arabic hookah café in Georgetown‚ the Zenobia Lounge. While I was expecting to get more insight about the way Arabs practice Islam in their daily lives‚ my observations were about the service sector in collectivist cultures and expression of cultural identities. I realized that the intimate relationship between a business and customers was more important than the service itself in collectivist
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Abstract Political euphemism is a tool for political leaders to control information transmission. Based on some examples‚ this paper begins with a summary of three features which distinguish political euphemism from others. Then‚ it discusses its two social functions based on Austin’s Speech Act Theory: 1. as political leaders’ tool‚ political euphemism plays the role of hiding the truth and legalizing wrong behaviors; 2. it influences people’s sense of right and wrong as well as their understanding
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ENGLISH THROUGH TRANSLATION Principio del formulario The authors of this subject argue that translation is a valid tool for instruction. Present arguments for and against the use of translation in your own specific teaching situation or in an imagined teaching situation. (Before arguing‚ explain clearly what this situation is). STUDENT RESPONSE The authors of this subject argue that translation is a valid tool for instruction. Present arguments for and against the use of translation in your own specific
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A Brief Look at The Quality of A Translation (Translation of Faulkner’s ‘Sanctuary’ by Farhad Qebraii) BY Ali Kavoosi Course Instructor: F. Asadi Ph.D. Abstract The article is an evaluative work on a translation of Faulkner’s Sanctuary by Farhad Qebraii. To do so the standard norms are got from Blum Kulka’s article “shifts of cohesion and coherence in translation” and the level of accepted changes through the translation is considered. The translation by Qebraii is accepted as a qualified one
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there are many different translations. Each translation tells the same story but in a different way‚ a way in which someone may comprehend differently. However‚ one of the first translations was Lehmanns. Ruth Lehmann’s translation was known as the most related to the old the version or also known as the imitative translation.He had used a formatting where there were tons of breaks‚ more complex words‚ and less modern in general. However‚ compared to the other translations all of them vary and compare
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The Characteristics and Translation Principles of Business English Abstract: Along with the further development of the social economy of our country‚ foreign business activities have penetrated all enterprises. Business English translation in China’s foreign business plays an indispensable role like a bridge. This paper aims to analysis the characteristics of business English and on this basis to explore business English translation principles and also introduces the influence of the cultural differences
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outstanding translations‚ two of which are by Burton Raffel and Seamus Heaney‚ different ways of writing are portrayed. Grendel’s description is written quite differently in both translations. Heaney’s translation is more similar to the Anglo-Saxon style of writing than Raffel’s translation. In Heaney’s translation‚ he uses a kenning to describe the Danes whereas Raffel uses simple wording to get the same story across. Heaney calls The Danish people “Ring-Danes” to get his translation to be closer
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colloquialisms and so on. An idiom‚ the essence of a language‚ is deeply embedded in culture‚ and thus culture-loaded. In idiom translation‚ how to convey the cultural connotation has always been considered the most difficult part. Generally‚ there are two strategies adopted to translate idioms which are domestication and foreignization. Domestication demands a closeness of the translation to the readers language to achieve the goal of smoothness. In domestication a transparent‚ fluent style is adopted in
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Adapting the Unfamiliar… through Translation. Marjorie Agosín (born June 15‚ 1955).Source: Wikipedia. 07/12/2012 Komal Shah Eng. 101C- 24 R. C. Muniz 333
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Compare and contrast Macbeth‚ Macduff‚ and Banquo. How are they alike? How are the different? Is it possible to argue that Macbeth is the play’s villain and Macduff or Banquo its hero‚ or is the matter more complicated than that? In this play the characters Macbeth‚ Macduff‚ and Banquo were somewhat alike and somewhat different from each other‚ but they all played important roles. Some of the characters played a villain role and some played a more heroic role. Macbeth’s prophecy
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