Linguistics & Language Studies

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Introduction

From: Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation

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Introduction

From: Translating Canada

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Introduction and Prologue

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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A personal introduction to the topic, some broad context and history, and some definitions. 28 $2.80 Add
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My Mother, My Translator

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Recounts the story of Singh’s mother translating his first collection of short stories into Punjabi. Their trust over the translation of the fourteenth story prompted Singh to push his … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Importance of Translation

From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English

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The importance of translation should not be underestimated, particularly in a world that has to learn to husband its resources as one world or perish in the attempt. Without translators, … 2 $0.24 Add
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Before the Trial

From: The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation

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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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bitter/bitter

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

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A poem in Dutch and English 2 $0.20 Add
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On Second Thoughts

From: Language Testing Reconsidered

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An elderly student of language testing recalls some of the events in his career, attempting to relate them to current issues, and touching on such topics as overall language proficiency, the … 10 $1.00 Add
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Preface

From: Interpreters as Diplomats

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Telling Canada’s “Story” in German: Using Cultural Diplomacy to Achieve Soft Power

From: Translating Canada

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We want to understand why certain texts are selected for translation and why others are left aside. Which aesthetic, economic, or ideological considerations enter into the selection process? In … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Homeland is Where None of This Can Happen

From: Pay No Heed to the Rockets

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This chapter describes the experiences of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish from the 1940s to the present. 25 $2.50 Add
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The Importance of Prose Translation

From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English

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No one would deny the difficulties involved in translating into a foreign language, and yet it is a possibility. The practice is necessary in most countries. This has always been the case, and it … 4 $0.48 Add
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The Semantic Apparatus of Guy Miège’s New Dictionary French and English, with Another English and French

From: Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation

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In the following pages, we will look at the work of one specific lexicographer, Guy Miìge. Miìge’s first bilingual dictionary, entitled A New Dictionary French and English, … 12 $1.68 Add
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Unfinished

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Reveals that Singh’s mother passed away before finishing her memoir, prompting him to undertake a new project. 1 $0.10 Add
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“Two Solitudes”? Anglo-Canadian Literature in Translation in the Two Germanies

From: Translating Canada

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The two Germanies that were reunited in 1990 had different ideological outlooks on English literatures and their dissemination. 25 $2.50 Add
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Can Translation be Taught?

From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English

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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