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Kunitz, Stanley – Translation, 1973
Presented at "Translation 73," a conference on the present state of literary translation, Columbia University, March 30, 1973. (DD)
Descriptors: English, Language Fluency, Language Patterns, Language Rhythm
Bruns, Gerald L. – Coll Engl, 1970
Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) in Denver, Colorado, December 26-30, 1969. (DS)
Descriptors: English, Figurative Language, Formal Criticism, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedAvendano, Fausto – Bilingual Review, 1975
This article discusses the problems encountered in translating Chicano literary works into English. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, English, Hispanic American Literature, Idioms
Download full textIbarretxe, Iraide – International Journal of English Studies, 2003
Slobin (1991, 1996a,b, 1997) has argued that the typological differences between languages with either a satellite-framed or a verb-framed lexicalisation pattern (Talmy, 2000) have important discourse and rhetorical consequences for the expression of "paths of movement" and "manner of movement". These differences are especially…
Descriptors: Translation, Contrastive Linguistics, Spanish, English
Direct linkCarter, Ronald; McCarthy, Michael – Applied Linguistics, 2004
When creative uses of spoken language have been investigated, the main examples have been restricted to particular contexts such as narrative and related story-telling genres. This paper reports on an initial investigation using the 5 million word CANCODE corpus of everyday spoken English and discusses a range of social contexts in which creative…
Descriptors: Creativity, Social Environment, Oral Language, Applied Linguistics
PDF pending restorationMarlett, Stephen A., Ed. – 1997
The collection of seven working papers in linguistics includes: "Proceeding from Syllable Inventory to Phonemic Inventory in the Analysis of Liangshan Yi (Andy Eatough); "Empty Consonants in Root-Medial Position" (Stephen A. Marlett); "What Is Literature? A Definition Based on Prototypes" (Jim Meyer); "Seri…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Discourse Analysis, English, Interpersonal Communication
Spencer, John, Ed. – 1964
Two monographs are included in this volume--Enkvist's "On Defining Style, an Essay in Applied Linguistics," and Spencer and Gregory's "An Approach to the Study of Style." The first monograph discusses the history of stylistics (linguistic and literary), different approaches to the problem of definition of style theory, and offers some remarks on…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English, English (Second Language)
Saunders, George, Ed.; Ginori, Luciano, Comp. – 1995
Papers from a conference on translating and interpreting include: "Babel and the Brain" (Philip Grundy); "Simultaneous Interpreting: Its Role in International Conferences" (Yvonne Hu); "The Past, Present and Future of Legal Interpreting/Translating in NSW" (Ludmilla Robinson); "What's In a Name?" (Terry…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Advocacy, Career Development, Certification
Hoffer, Bates, Ed. – 1996
Forty-five papers on linguistic theory and language research from the annual conference address these topics: aspects of discourse analysis; agreement languages; grammatical relations; syntax; phonology; grammar; contrastive linguistics; second language learning; syntax; quotations; topic management; aphasia; interpersonal communication; laughter;…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Aphasia, Bilingualism, Black Dialects
Western Sydney Univ., Macarthur (Australia). Language Acquisition Research Centre. – 1997
The conference aimed to provide a forum for discussion of a wide variety of issues that relate to Interpreting and Translation, to share research results, training strategies and practice experiences, and to focus on the relationship between research, training, and practice. Papers include: "What Do We on translation and interpreting include:…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Courts, Cultural Context
Embleton, Sheila, Ed. – 1998
Forty-one papers on language research and linguistic theory from the annual conference address these topics: linguistic philosophy; aspects of phonetics and phonology; topics in syntax; aspect; topics in semantics; topics in discourse analysis; sociolinguistics and language contact; historical linguistics; metatheory; and interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Canada Natives, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
