Presents analyses of problems in translating the French structure "'etre' plus past participle" in English, German, and Spanish. (AM)

Discusses sign motivation, in particular phonetic, morphological, and semantic motivation, and implications for translation loss. (AM)

Discusses the relationship between translation and discourse analysis or text linguistics theory. (AM)

Discusses basic reference materials--dictionaries, encyclopedic dictionaries, terminological dictionaries, and grammar books--useful to writers, editors, translators, and lexicographers working with the French Language. (AM)

Discusses the problem, in translating scientific Russian into English, of encountering borrowed or internationally used terms whose precise meaning can only be interpreted through either the broad scientific context in which they are used, or through the immediate context or combination of words. (AM)

Describes the inroads made into Canadian French by English phonology, vocabulary, and syntax, and argues for a "refrancisation" which will preserve the unique flavor of Canadian French. (AM)

Examines the origins of law, compares the British and French legal systems, discusses implications of this dual heritage for Canadian law, and discusses the relationship between the lawyer and the translator. (AM)

Describes a project called JURIVOC which sought to deal with the problem of a duality of language and a duality in legal systems in Canada. The development of a bilingual lexicon is discussed, and an example is given of the classic language/legal system duality in Canadian law. (AM)

Discusses translation problems resulting from semantic differences in legal and sociopolitical vocabulary, and the translator's responsibility in exposing erroneous or false presuppositions found in the source document. (AM)

Examines the professional status and social benefits of the translator in European countries. (AM)

Focuses on the uses of the Wiz Electronic Translator, a plastic linguistic gadget that promised more than it was capable of delivering. (Author/CK)

Professional translators were asked what questions they asked the clients before accepting a commission, and were then asked to comment on how the answers to these questions affected the translation assignment. The creation of an "implied reader" by the translator is posited, and a variable definition of equivalence is proposed, based on pragmatic…

The Self Directed Search-Easy and a version back translated from Spanish to English were completed by 145 undergraduates. Back-translation scale scores were a significantly better fit for Holland's model. The model fit the scores of men better than women. (SK)

Includes an interview with writer Lydia Davis. Discusses her definition of story, her use of endings, and her language choice. Provides an excerpt of her translation of Marcel Proust's "Swann's Way." (PM)

Discusses issues of translation, particularly the translation of poems, focusing not on how much gets lost in translation but how much gets found: the vast shared world of objects and ideas. Discusses the making of anthologies of translated poems. (SR)