Linguistics & Language Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! 1968 A Turning Point for Language in Canada and Quebec From: 1968 in Canada View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Graham Fraser	20	2021	$2.00 Add
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
From A Translation (Text) From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Allison Beeby-Lonsdale	30	1996	$3.60 Add
From NEW! accent/accent From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	This chapter is a reflection the author’s mother’s Dutch lessons.	Sadiqa de Meijer	4	2020	$0.40 Add
From Achieving Objectives From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Allison Beeby-Lonsdale	5	1996	$0.60 Add
From NEW! After the Play From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	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.	Jaspreet Singh	1	2021	$0.10 Add
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
From An Evaluation Methodology for Comparing Two Approaches to Search and Retrieval in Translation Memory Databases From: Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation View University of Ottawa Press	The methodology provides a valid and reliable comparison of the two approaches to searching for and retrieving information from a database.	Francie Gow	11	2006	$1.54 Add
From Antonine Maillet in German: A Case Study From: Translating Canada View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Klaus-Dieter Ertler	9	2007	$0.90 Add
From Assessing Academic English Language Proficiency: 40+ years of U.K. Language Tests From: Language Testing Reconsidered View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Alan Davies	14	2007	$1.40 Add
From Before the Trial From: The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Francesca Gaiba	33	1998	$4.29 Add
From Biased Books by Harmless Drudges: How Dictionaries Are Influenced by Social Values From: Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Kristen Mackintosh	19	2006	$2.66 Add
From NEW! bitter/bitter From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	A poem in Dutch and English	Sadiqa de Meijer	2	2020	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Book Burning From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Revisits the terror of 1984, the trauma it caused, and how that trauma shaped his drive to be a writer.	Jaspreet Singh	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From Can Translation be Taught? From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Allison Beeby-Lonsdale	5	1996	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Cherries From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Making sense of and solving the mysteries of memories is discussed while chronicling Singh’s battle with suicidal thoughts.	Jaspreet Singh	13	2021	$1.30 Add