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    7th October 2012 Analysis of Half-Caste by John Agard- How does the poet present his ideas and views to the reader? Half-Caste is a poem written by John Agard. It presents another culture through dialect and uses complicated terminology. The poem is quite emotional and John Agard uses many techniques to present his ideas and views on Half-Caste. The poem is all about the different definitions of Half-Caste‚ it is undefined. Agard compares the word half-caste to Tchaikovsky’s piano‚ Picasso’s

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    The passage “Girl”‚ by Jamaicia Kincaid I believe is about a mother explaining to her daughter the ways she must act to be the ideal women. The mother gives her guidance throughout the passage wanting her to have social manners and domesticity. The mother gives instructions and commands‚ I believe to give her the tools to be independent‚ strong‚ and respected as a young aspiring women. The mother is setting out rules and giving commands to her daughter to lead her daughter into a better path and

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    498 Meta‚ XLVII‚ 4‚ 2002 Translation Techniques Revisited: A Dynamic and Functionalist Approach lucía molina and amparo hurtado albir Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona‚ Barcelona‚ Spain RÉSUMÉ Cet article a pour objectif de cerner la notion de technique de traduction entendue comme un des instruments d’analyse textuelle qui permet d’étudier le fonctionnement de l’équivalence par rapport à l’original. Nous rappelons tout d’abord les différentes définitions et classifications qui ont été proposées

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    The importance of translation in international business Hang Rong Contents Translation•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••3 International business••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••3 Translation in international business•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••3 Translators and interpreters••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••5 Finding the right translation service•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••6 Conclusions••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••6

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    need to engage a Rrofessional translation service by hiring a Rrofessional translator Human translators are very different from mechanical translators such as free translation software online. The software usually gives mixed and inaccurate results. Because you do not understand the foreign language‚ you will not

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    Carol Meyer’s translation of Genesis reads similar to the NRSV version translation. The main difference I see comes from the neutral phrasings used for the first human prior to the “cosmic surgery‚” where the first human would become a man and a woman‚ Adam and Eve. One issue with the Meyer translation that I found unsatisfactory is the use of neutral pronouns. This is a nit-picky issue for me because the neutral phrasing might translate better‚ tone wise‚ in the original tongue of the writing. However

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    language may differ radically from those of another. . . . Each language articulates or organizes the world differently. Languages do not simply name existing categories‚ they articulate their own. (Culler‚ 1976: 21–2) This chapter discusses translation problems arising from lack of equivalence at word level; what does a translator do when there is no word in the target language which expresses the same meaning as the source language word? But before we look at specific types of non-equivalence

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    The Power of Language in “Translations” by Brain Friel In “Translations”‚ Brian Friel highlights the powerful way language can impact people’s identity and culture‚ as demonstrated in the small rural town of Baile Beag‚ Ireland. Friel connects language to political issues regarding the invasion of Ireland by the British‚ exposing the unbridgeable gap between two different cultures; also he uses symbolism with cultural identity. The narration of the play is in English and Gaelic‚ providing the

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    Lecture 1 Introduction: Translation and Translation Studies Translation and Translation Studies (Definition and a brief history of the discipline) Hermes the god of thieves and liars is also the god of translation. But he has so many other tasks as the god of roads‚ commerce‚ travel (these can be connected to translation) as well as arts‚ magic and crafts not talking about matrimonial matchmaking… A translator has‚ at least‚ as many tasks and roles when translating that I hope

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    different local translation offices that were selected randomly and are located in Abudhabi. It was done face to face and name of interviewees and offices are kept unknown for privacy matters. The interview included eight questions‚ started generally then it got more specific and straight to the point. The purposes of the interviews were to know the percentage of using

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