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    Extra material for chapter 4 Van Leuven-Zwart’s comparative–descriptive model of translation shifts1 The most detailed attempt to produce and apply a model of shift analysis has been carried out by Kitty van Leuven-Zwart of Amsterdam. Van Leuven-Zwart’s model takes as its point of departure some of the categories proposed by Vinay and Darbelnet and Levý and applies them to the descriptive analysis of a translation‚ attempting both to systematize comparison and to build in a discourse framework

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    The object of this essay is to establish whether there is an ethical theory that can be successfully applied to business organisations. In order to answer this question‚ it is necessary first to define the major ethical theories‚ which are utilitarianism‚ deontology and virtue ethics‚ before determining whether there are any other options. After that‚ the ethical needs‚ problems and limitations of work organisations will have to be examined so that the different theories can be evaluated in this

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    Apply the four truth tests on the article “Werewolf Boy” and see if it stands up to the truth. Coherence theory of truth – The coherence truth test depends on our past knowledge and how the pieces of information fits together and to see whether it makes sense and if it’s plausible or not. The article about the boy seems false since feral children were myths and were fables for children. A famous fictional story was a book written by Rudyard Kipling‚ Mowgli. The boy couldn’t possibly survive in the

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    “The Five basic Components of Human Societies” (summary) and Reaction Paper 1. Language has an indefinite number of uses in addition to the communication of information.  Many of these uses are non-logical.   Oftentimes‚ misunderstandings occur when language form is confused with language functions.   The first function is informative: essentially‚ the communication of information‚ the second function is expressive and then the third function is directive. Language

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    HISTORICAL POLITENESS IN GREAT BRITAIN Eva Marín Caballero Historical Pragmatics Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Wintersemester 2013/2014 Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Politeness and Face-work: Background information - Definitions - A face-based model: Brown and Levinson (1987) - Politeness vs. Impoliteness 3. Politeness in the history of English - From positive to negative politeness culture - Politeness in Old English - Politeness in Middle English: curteisie - Politeness

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    usually used by a certain group of people this will become a manner which they had already familiar with‚ supported by Basil Bernstein’s Sociolinguistic Theory of language codes (1971) Hand gestures as a part of pragmatics conveys interpretations out of its physical manifestations. Like pragmatics‚ it allows to us to observe how this meaning “meaning beyond the words” can be understood as mentioned by Steve Campsall (1991). The appointed meaning is there not because of the semantic aspects of the words

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    Cognitive Effects of Early Bilingualism The American educational system has fallen behind other leading nations in the world in many respects‚ one of which is in bilingual instruction. This has traditionally been overlooked in the United States until the high school level. Children in today’s society should be made more prepared for the growing globalism and technological advances throughout the world instead of losing educational opportunities due to economic downfall and lack of resources. This

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    relationships. By the end of each play‚ we learn that there for a relationship to work‚ there needs to be a give-and-take in which each individual sacrifices and appreciates the other. The nature of love is proven to be based on a balance of the pragmatic and romantic sides to a relationship. Barefoot in the Park follows the story of newlyweds who are exiting their “honeymoon period” and now entering the real world. In the beginning they tease one another about each other’s flaws and unwillingness

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    woman that gets what she want. Her purpose of her marriages was financial stability. According to the beginning of her prologue‚ Alison was very pragmatic about her relationships especially in the beginning being married at the age of twelve. The rule of being pragmatic was used for her next marriage and so on. Once she married her last husband‚ her pragmatic rule didn’t apply anymore being she actually married him for his love. As ironic as it is‚ love is what she started searching for because she

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    Samuel Gompers...The American Federation of Labors writes about the growing monopolistic power in corporations during the late 19th century‚ However‚ their approaches are strikingly different due to a more radicalistic approach by Lloyd‚ and a more pragmatic approach with solutions by Gompers. Lloyd writes‚ “The great companies do not let the little men make too much. Year by year the coal retailers are sinking into the status of mere agents of the combination‚ with as little freedom as the consumer

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