Linguistics & Language Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A Distinct Alien Race The Untold Story of Franco-Americans - Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife Baraka Books	“The French number more than a million in the United States…. They are kept a distinct alien race, subject to the Pope in matters of religion and of politics. Soon…they will govern you, …	David Vermette	394	2018	View
NEW! Alfabet/Alphabet a memoir of a first language Palimpsest Press	alfabet / alphabet is the record of Sadiqa de Meijer’s transition from speaking Dutch to English. Exploring questions of identity, landscape, family, and translation, the essays navigate …	Sadiqa de Meijer	160	2020	View
Interpreters as Diplomats A Diplomatic History of the Role of Interpreters in World Politics University of Ottawa Press	This book looks at the role played throughout history by translators and interpreters in international relations. It considers how political linguistics function and have functioned throughout …	Ruth Roland	209	1999	View
Language Testing Reconsidered University of Ottawa Press	Language Testing Reconsidered provides a critical update on major issues that have engaged the field of language testing since its inception. Anyone who is working in, studying or teaching …	Carolyn E. Turner; Christine ed. Doe; Doreen Bayliss; Janna Fox; Liying Cheng; Mari Wesche	180	2007	View
Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation Text-based Studies in Honour of Ingrid Meyer University of Ottawa Press	This volume in honour of Ingrid Meyer is a tribute to her work in the interrelated fields of lexicography, terminology and translation. One key thing shared by these fields is that they all deal …	Lynne Bowker	252	2006	View
NEW! My Mother, My Translator Véhicule Press	In 2008, Jaspreet Singh made a pact with his mother. He would gladly give her the go-ahead to publish her significantly altered translation of a story from his …	Jaspreet Singh	280	2021	View
Pay No Heed to the Rockets Palestine in the Present Tense Goose Lane Editions	Marcello Di Cintio first visited Palestine in 1999. Like most outsiders, the Palestinian narrative that he knew had been simplified by a seemingly unending struggle, a near-Sisyphean curse of …	Marcello Di Cintio	264	2018	View
Songs Upon the Rivers The Buried History of the French-Speaking Canadiens and Métis from the Great Lakes and the Mississippi across to the Pacific Baraka Books	“A major undertaking … a valuable contribution,” Canada’s History Long before the Davy Crocketts, the Daniel Boones and Jim Bridgers, the French had pushed far west and north establishing trade …	Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette	448	2016	View
Teaching Translation from Spanish to English Worlds Beyond Words University of Ottawa Press	While many professional translators believe the ability to translate is a gift that one either has or does not have, Allison Beeby Lonsdale questions this view. In her innovative book, she …	Allison Beeby-Lonsdale	257	1996	View
The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation The Nuremberg Trial University of Ottawa Press	This book offers the first complete analysis of the emergence of simultaneous interpretation a the Nuremburg Trail and the individuals who made the process possible. Francesca Gaiba offers new …	Francesca Gaiba	191	1998	View
Translating Canada University of Ottawa Press	In the last thirty years of the twentieth century, Canadian federal governments offered varying degrees of support for literary and other artistic endeavour. A corollary of this patronage of …	Luise von Flotow; Reingard M. Nischik	351	2007	View
From NEW! accent/accent From: Alfabet/Alphabet Preview Palimpsest Press	This chapter is a reflection the author’s mother’s Dutch lessons.	Sadiqa de Meijer	4	2020	$0.40 Add
From Introduction From: Language Testing Reconsidered Preview University of Ottawa Press	Introduction	Janna Fox	6	2007	$0.60 Add
From Introduction The Girl in the Green Dress From: Pay No Heed to the Rockets Preview Goose Lane Editions	The introduction describes the experience of the author as he crosses the border into Palestine.	Marcello Di Cintio	6	2018	$0.60 Add
From Introduction The Research From: The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation Preview University of Ottawa Press	Introduction	Francesca Gaiba	5	1998	$0.65 Add
From Introduction From: Interpreters as Diplomats Preview University of Ottawa Press	Introduction	Jean Delisle	6	1999	$0.78 Add