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    Drama Translation

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    3 THE THEORY OF TRANSLATION OF A DRAMATIC TEXT In general‚ translation is “rendering the meaning of a text into another language in the way that the author intended the text.” (Newmark 1988‚ p.5) However‚ the mission of a translator of a dramatic work is slightly different from any other literary piece. A dramatic text is written in order to be performed on stage. The translator of such a text has therefore to bear in mind that the readers (i.e. the audience in this case) shall not

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    The Shifting Heart

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    and cultures‚ their way of speaking and their language is unique. The Australian in the story‚ Clarry displayed dialogue of a rather relaxed nature or tone‚ showing he is a true Australian. Clarry calls strangers "jack" and others "boy" or "mate". Slang is used. For example: youse‚ dago and wog. These are used as tensions arise. This effectively shows the type of person Clarry is and the characteristics he possesses. The Italians of the novel occasionally talk in Italian to each other‚ as that is

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    Hrm 531 Week 3 Quiz

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    REDUNDANCIES‚ JARGON‚ SLANG‚ CLICHÉS. Revise the following sentences to eliminate the redundancies‚ jargon‚ slang and clichés‚ and any other wordiness Example First and foremost‚ we plan to emphasize an instructional training program. revision First we plan to emphasize an instructional(or training) program. 1. Last but not least‚ Troy collected together as much support material as possible to avoid getting burned in cash losses or bottom-line profits. 2. It was the consensus

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    In the story “A Mystery of Heroism” the protagonist Fred Collins who’s a soldier during the Civil War undergoes very important changes while he faces many conflicts on the way to retrieve water for him and his comrades. He not only changes in his actions but there is also a mature change in his speech. He was initially perceived as a fool but by the end he can be seen as a “hero.” Stephen Crane’s character Fred Collins in the realistic short story “A mystery of Heroism” goes through many changes

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    Unit 1: promoting communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. As a care assistant effective communication is a vital skill in the workplace‚ on an everyday basis. I use all of these below to help promote and ensure the wellbeing of all service users and my colleagues. People communicate to: ➢ express needs and wishes ➢ Share ideas‚ information and knowledge ➢ reassurance

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    Australian Stereotype

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    Representations of the "Australian Persona" ‘Mateship’ A key element of what is presented to be the Australian character is that of camaraderie‚ base friendliness towards everybody‚ and egalitarianism‚ the belief that everybody is equal and should have the same opportunities‚ treatment‚ etc. as everybody else. As such‚ Australians are very supportive of democracy‚ compulsory voting‚ and are generally‚ in most cases‚ unprejudiced towards each other based on such trivialities as‚ for example‚ social

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    CHAPTER I The Problem Introduction Text messaging also called texting is an act of sending short message with cell phone using Short Message Services (SMS).1 According to Steve Vosloo in his study about the effects of texting literacy: Modern Scourge or Opportunity? It is stated that texting refers to the use of abbreviations and other techniques to craft SMS and instant message.2 Today‚ this is a common scene anywhere and everywhere that most of the youth today especially students‚ while talking

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    talking that is very difficult to understand or even sometimes senseless. And slang would be another form of language this is very similar to dialect and is based on word people say that are not in the dictionary but a lot may know the meaning certain towns and places would have their own slang such as Derry city is well known for its slang. In a hospital if someone came in that was injured and they only talk in slang it can

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    modern youth subculture

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    Modern youth subcultures in the United States‚ Russia and Kyrgyzstan Culture –it is a certain whole system with its inner certainty of value-hierarchical relationships. There are a valuable dominant ‚ or core of culture‚ and next to it a number of subcultural formations in any culture. The question arises(is) what the subculture is. It was assumed that subculture is a subsystem of the whole system of culture.

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    “Cross it”‚ “Ay Guey”‚ and “Cuatro Nalgas”. Each of these jargons and slangs are created to form a dialect I have attained from diverse situations presented to me. They each have a specific meaning to a certain area in my life. They all come to form a dialect which is specific to me and only me known as Idiolect. Idiolect is not a language of idiots‚ rather the language pertaining to an individual. All people have their own dialects that are unique to them derived from various areas of life. Personally

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