Communicative/Functional Approaches IAN MASON The terms communicative and functional group together a variety of approaches to translation. Sometimes loosely used and not always defined‚ they broadly represent a view which refuses to divorce the act of translating from its context‚ insisting upon the real-world situational factors which are prime determinants of meaning and interpretation of meaning. We may distinguish three main strands of thinking which have influenced this perspective
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Review of European Studies December‚ 2009 A Stylistic Analysis of “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield Shenli Song College of Foreign Languages‚ Zhejiang Gongshang University Office of Foreign Language College at Zhejiang Gongshang University Xia Sha City-University-Town‚ Hangzhou 310018‚ Zhejiang‚ China E-mail: windyforever@gmail.com Abstract Katherine Mansfield‚ remembered as one of the finest writers of English short stories‚ enjoys enduring fame and a somewhat awesome literary status with
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"Chinese and Indian Business Systems: Divergent in the midst of Global Trends " Associate Professor Richard Grainger Professor Samir Ranjan Chatterjee Curtin Business School Introduction It is clear that China and India‚ in terms of geography‚ population size and regional cultural influence‚ are currently the most important nations in Asia. Both have experienced consistently high economic growth rates over recent decades‚ a fact which is made all the more notable by the size of their respective
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111. PI.Is.III111.rsflllll M. Phenomenon Keirsey and Bates’s Please Understand Me‚ first published in 1978‚ sold nearly 2 million copies in its first 20 years‚ becoming a perennial best seller ~ll ov~r ~he world. Advertised only by word of mouth‚ the book became a favo~te tralmng and counseling guide in many institutions-government‚ church‚ buslnes.s-and colleges across the nation adopted it as an auxiliary text in a dozen dIfferent departments. Why? Perhaps it was the user-friendly way that Please
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CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The global spread of the English language as one of the most far-reaching linguistic phenomena of our time is already an established fact. Evidence of this worldwide phenomenon of language contact‚ variation and change can be seen through such designations as world English‚ new English‚ Modern English‚ West African English‚ South African English‚ Australian English‚ Indian English‚ to mention just a few. The phrase “Nigerian English”
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Understanding Culture The biggest challenge the social scientists face is reaching a consensus over the definition of culture. Among sociologists ad anthropologists‚ debate has raged for several academic generations about the proper definition of the term “culture”. Ralph Linton (1945)‚ an American anthropologist said that culture is ’the sum total of knowledge‚ attitudes and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society ’.[1] Ward Goodenough (1957)
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European Journal of Marketing ‚ 45 (9/10)‚ 1329 - 1352. Brown‚ S. (2005). Reconsidering the Classics: Reader Response to "Marketing Myopia". Journal of marketing Myopia ‚ 473-487. Friedman‚ H. H. (1980). Futuristics: Reducing Marketing Myopia. Ideational Item . Johnston‚ K. (2009). Extending the marketing myopia concept to promote strategic agility. Journal of Strategic Marketing ‚ 17 (2)‚ 139-148. Len Tiu Wright‚ C. J. (2008). Marketing Myopia. Journal of Marketing Management ‚ 24 (1-2)‚ 131-134
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Roland Scheller How valid is the distinction between the popular and the quality press in Britain? Essay Dokument Nr. V33685 http://www.grin.com/ ISBN 978-3-638-34103-5 9 783638 341035 EUROS/ Erasmus 5.4.2000 Essay: How valid is the distinction between the popular and the quality press in Britain? Support your answer with detailed evidence from any two daily newspapers. Introduction: In the UK you can find a wide range of newspapers. In general you can divide them into quality
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ACTA UNIVERSITATIS PALACKIANAE OLOMUCENSIS FACULTAS IURIDICA 1 – 1999 THE LANGUAGE OF THE LAW Characteristics of the courtroom discourse Eva Přidalová Introduction In all societies‚ law is formulated‚ interpreted and enforced: there are codes‚ courts and constables. The greater part of these different legal processes is realised primarily through language. “Language is medium‚ process and product in the various arenas of the law where legal texts‚ spoken or written‚ are generated in the
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TOPIC: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING REFORMS: THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL QUESTION ABSTRACT Using Nigeria as a focus‚ the research work was on the federal character‚ its deficiencies and its effects in the public service. The research work highlights the history of inequality in Nigeria‚ evolution of the quota system in order to give readers an insight into how educational imbalances religion and ethno cultural diversities has affected the quality of personnel recruited into the public service. The
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