July 2010‚ Volume 8‚ No.7 (Serial No.82) US-China Foreign Language‚ ISSN1539-8080‚ USA (De)constructing humour across languages and genres Sara Laviosa (English Language and Translation‚ University of Bari (Aldo Moro)‚ Bari 70125‚ Italy) Abstract: In Western societies‚ humour appears in many different communicative events‚ and is variedly expressed through words‚ pictures‚ sounds and body language. Humour is peculiar in that it is creative‚ compelling and culture-specific‚ and produces
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Bachelor of Arts in English Language‚ with a Specialization in Business English and Translation. I obtained college GPA of 4. The Language Profession and Business have been my lifelong dream right from childhood. As a Registered Translator‚ it is my highest priority to become a multilingual Translator one day. My dissertation research experience in college has inspired me to enter in two worlds‚ business and translation. I am determined in acquiring the proper training needed for these two fields
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Language and the Internet By No Name Presented for Dr. English Department of English June 6th 2013 English 105 College Language and the Internet The internet is one of the most controversial yet revolutionary inventions in the world. It has spawned new media and industry but perhaps the greatest contribution the internet has given is the ability to connect to the world twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. However‚ this amazing technological feat is also regarded
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languages around the world. The English translations have seen many different titles‚ including In Camera‚ No Way Out‚ and Dead End. The most common and accepted of all the title translation‚ however‚ is No Exit. The translation is derived from the literal meanings of the title words in French: “huis” means “door” and “clos” means “closed”. Thus‚ taken one step further‚ since the term “closed door” is associated with a sealed-off entrance‚ the translation became No Exit. However‚ every language has
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Strategies for translating and interpreting cultural words related to ecology and material culture As you may know‚ translation and interpretation are a kind of activity which inevitably involves at least two languages and two cultural traditions. As this statement implies‚ translators and interpreters are permanently faced with the problem of how to treat the culture aspects implicit in a source text and of finding the most appropriate technique of successfully conveying these aspects in
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NOTES ON TRANSLATION CRITICISM sources: House ‘Quality’‚ House Model‚ Newmark Textbook A criticism of a translation is different from a review of a translation. Review = comment on new translations‚ description and evaluation as to whether they are worth reading and buying Criticism = a broader activity‚ analysis in detail‚ evaluating old and new translations ‚ assuming that readers know the translation Translation criticism should take into account all the factors and elements in the process
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Translating or Interpreting? A Lexical Approach to Translating the Qur’an By Ahmad A. A. El-Ezabi‚ PhD in Linguistics Al-Azhar University‚ Cairo Published at the Faculty of Arts Journal‚ Zagazig University‚ Special Studies Issue‚ April 2005. 1. Abstract In the present research paper‚ it is proposed that‚ perhaps unlike the case with most other types of texts‚ the most precise approach to translating the Qur’an is a lexical one.1 It is argued that this is a guarantee to keep the loss of intended
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Metaphors in Foreign Movies employed by Iranian Subtitlers By Omid Jafari‚ Allameh Tabatabaie University Post Grad.Student‚ Translation Studies Become a member of TranslationDirectory.com at just 7 EUR/month (paid per year) Abstract The purpose of the present thesis was to investigate the approaches and strategies employed by Iranian subtitlers in the translation of metaphors into Persian. The material gathered for this purpose consisted of six subtitled films. The films were selected
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peculiarities of translating phraseologies Informative translation Phraseology: Word-groups with Transferred meanings Phraseological problems of translation Methods of handling an idiom Conclusion Appendix Glossary Bibliography Introduction Usually when people speak about translation or even write about it in special literature they seldom specific about the meaning. Translation means both a process and a result‚ and when defining translation we are interested in both aspects. But at the
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11‚ 1914 – August 25‚ 2011) was a linguist who developed the dynamic-equivalence Bible-translation theory. Nida was born in Oklahoma City‚ Oklahoma on November 11‚ 1914. He became a Christian at a young age‚ when he responded to the altar call at his church “to accept Christ as my Saviour" He graduated from the University of California in 1936. After graduating he attended Camp Wycliffe‚ where Bible translation theory was taught. Later Nida became a founding charter member of Wycliffe Bible Translators
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