Linguistics & Language Studies

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1968
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1968

A Turning Point for Language in Canada and Quebec

From: 1968 in Canada

One of the many ways that 1968 was a crucial moment in Canadian history is in the area of language policy. In January 1968, René Lévesque published his manifesto Option Québec; a … 20 $2.00 Add
A Distinct Alien Race

A Distinct Alien Race

The Untold Story of Franco-Americans - Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife

“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, … 394 View
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A Translation (Text)

A Translation (Text)

From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English

A systematic attempt to apply semantic and pragmatic analyses to a Spanish text and to show how the semantic and pragmatic macrostructural constraints influence the morphosyntactic and lexical … 30 $3.60 Add
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accent/accent
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accent/accent

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

This chapter is a reflection the author’s mother’s Dutch lessons. 4 $0.40 Add
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Achieving Objectives

Achieving Objectives

From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English

The aim of this methodology is to teach a skill—translating. As has already been stressed, the translation class is above all a practical class, and yet the students have to understand the … 5 $0.60 Add
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After the Play
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After the Play

From: My Mother, My Translator

Singh’s thoughts of his mother and her unfinished memoir, as well as his attempt to finish her project after watching a play with friends. 1 $0.10 Add
Alfabet/Alphabet
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Alfabet/Alphabet

a memoir of a first language

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 … 160 View
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An Evaluation Methodology for Comparing Two Approaches to Search and Retrieval in Translation Memory Databases

An Evaluation Methodology for Comparing Two Approaches to Search and Retrieval in Translation Memory Databases

From: Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation

The methodology provides a valid and reliable comparison of the two approaches to searching for and retrieving information from a database. 11 $1.54 Add
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Antonine Maillet in German: A Case Study

Antonine Maillet in German: A Case Study

From: Translating Canada

The Goncourt Prize always ensures international interest. In German-speaking countries, this particular award did not, however, garner much interest, nor did it lead to a German translation of … 9 $0.90 Add
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Assessing Academic English Language Proficiency: 40+ years of U.K. Language Tests

Assessing Academic English Language Proficiency: 40+ years of U.K. Language Tests

From: Language Testing Reconsidered

The paper offers an explanatory account of the progress of academic language proficiency testing in the U.K. (and later Australia) from the British Council’s English Proficiency Test … 14 $1.40 Add
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Before the Trial

Before the Trial

From: The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation

This chapter explores the path leading to the invention of simultaneous interpretation, the decision to use it and its installation in the courtroom. It provides a brief historical description of … 33 $4.29 Add
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Biased Books by Harmless Drudges: How Dictionaries Are Influenced by Social Values

Biased Books by Harmless Drudges: How Dictionaries Are Influenced by Social Values

From: Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation

As keepers of our language, monolingual dictionaries are important cultural objects and therefore must adhere to certain social rules. Some of those rules can affect the forms of the definitions … 19 $2.66 Add
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bitter/bitter
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bitter/bitter

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

A poem in Dutch and English 2 $0.20 Add
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Book Burning
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Book Burning

From: My Mother, My Translator

Revisits the terror of 1984, the trauma it caused, and how that trauma shaped his drive to be a writer. 11 $1.10 Add
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Can Translation be Taught?

Can Translation be Taught?

From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English

Translation programs can help students to improve their translating skills. The foundation of schools of translation around the world suggests that this principie is accepted by a wide body of … 5 $0.60 Add
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Cherries
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Cherries

From: My Mother, My Translator

Making sense of and solving the mysteries of memories is discussed while chronicling Singh’s battle with suicidal thoughts. 13 $1.30 Add