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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Reading: Iñiguez‚ L (2003) Análisis del Discurso (chapter 3). Editorial UOC. Very readable and avoids technical terminology. Wetherell‚ M (2001) Themes in Discourse Research: the case of Diana. In Wetherell et al (eds) Discourse Theory and Practice London: Sage Comprehensive and clear. Discourse Analysis "Discourse analysis" means many things to many people. One thing they all agree on is that the analyst’s first focus must be on language‚ and what it does in the world. So far‚ CA agrees
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“Applying” conversation analysis in applied linguistics: Evaluating dialogue in English as a second language textbooks1 JEAN WONG Abstract This article examines telephone dialogues in English as a second language (ESL) textbooks against the backdrop of what is reported about real telephone interaction in conversation analysis research. An analysis of eight textbooks reveals that the fit between what conversation analysts say about natural telephone conversation and the examples found in textbooks
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them‚ since taboo language is widely used in everyday life. Furthermore‚ the use of “arse” adds to the comedic value of the utterance‚ as is often the case with the use of taboo language within comedy. But dropping the pronoun “I” at the beginning of the sentence McIntyre also successfully creates a relaxed atmosphere that the audience feel comfortable in‚ as the utterance seems more colloquial and as a consequence more relatable. This friendly audience relationship is further created through McIntyre’s
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“GOD SHALL ENLARGE JAPHETH” THE EUROPEAN JAPHETH AND THE CANAANITES God shall enlarge Japheth (Genesis 9:27). Noah went on and stated that God will enlarge Japheth‚ this was prophetic utterance which was pronounced on Japheth’s offspring’s‚ which have to do with the expansion of territories. The name Japheth itself means “enlargement”. The Bible never told us that Noah ever said bless the Lord God of Japheth‚ but he only said bless the Lord God of Shem‚ which means through Shem’s offspring the Messiah
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 5TH GROUP : 1. FA D H I L A A S H A D I 2. H A N A P U T R I A N I 3. S I T I R A H M A YA N T 4. Z H E L D Y O C TA V I A WHAT IS IT?? • Metaphors tend to provoke thought and feeling to a greater extent than more literal descriptions do. Examples : “My mother’s face curdled” [Metaphor (kiasan)] Curdled : signalled distaste and trepidation. Curdled : The writers express and the readers should work out their meaning; they should be able to imagine. “My mother grimaced”
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Maslow vs Skinner Author ’s Name Institutional Affiliation On a basic level human beings seem to have two states: full and empty‚ satisfied and unsatisfied. When human beings are full and satisfied they can avoid situations and offers that might lead them into danger. For example: if you are a wealthy person you wouldn ’t agree to rob a bank with your friends because they needed money. You wouldn ’t scower trash cans and dumpsters looking for food if you had a full fridge at home. The other
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Compare and contrast the Communicative Approach with the Audio-lingual Method from the point of view of teacher‚ the learner‚ the activities and types of materials used‚ and any underlying theory of language or learning. Discuss to what extent the Communicative Approach was an improvement over the Audio-lingual Method. Introduction The essay is about the communicative approach and the audio-lingual method which are both ways of teaching a foreign
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Inhalt 1. Introduction 1 2. Phonetics and phonology – the transmission of a message 2 2.1. A communication model 2 2.2. Phonological elements of communication 3 2.3. Prosodic elements of communication 4 3. Miscommunication – Problems in the auditory channel 6 3.1. Hearing and Listening 6 3.2. Channel- based and interactional- related miscommunication 8 3.3. Sender and receiver related miscommunication 8 3.3.1 Prosodic problems 9 3.3.2 Phonological problems 10 4. Analysis of miscommunication
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV ENGLISH DEPARTMENT LEXICAL AND STYLISTIC DEVICES IN LEWIS CAROLL’S NOVEL «ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND» COURSE PAPER PRESENTED BY
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