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Evolution du francais au Quebec au cours des vingt dernieres annees (The Evolution of French in Quebec Over the Past Twenty Years)
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Darbelnet, Jean – Meta, 1975
This is a survey of the evolution of Quebec French over the last twenty years away from anglicizations and toward a modernization which has a tendency to lessen the gap between it and International French. Examples are given of recent "refrancizations"; and reasons for, and obstacles to, this phenomenon are discussed. (Text is in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, English, French
A Model for Assessing Translation Quality
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House, Juliane – Meta, 1977
The essence of translation lies in the preservation of semantic, pragmatic and textual meaning across two languages. The model proposed considers the following: situational dimensions; dimensional errors; the distinction between overt and covert translation; application of cultural filters; social role relationships; and the purpose for the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis, Cultural Interrelationships, Language Instruction