Linguistics & Language Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! juli/July From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	The author recalls a trip to England, and her father’s struggle with depression.	Sadiqa de Meijer	6	2020	$0.60 Add
From NEW! kennis/knowledge From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	A passage from Genesis.	Sadiqa de Meijer	5	2020	$0.50 Add
From Language Testing: A Question of Context From: Language Testing Reconsidered View University of Ottawa Press	Arguably the greatest challenge facing language testing is the issue of the context in which language testing is carried out, both at the micro and the macro level. In standard works on language …	Tim McNamara	7	2007	$0.70 Add
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
From NEW! liefde/love From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	The author reflects on her migration to Canada, and her first encounters with poetry.	Sadiqa de Meijer	6	2020	$0.60 Add
From Life Outside the Courtroom From: The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation View University of Ottawa Press	Obviously, there was much more to interpreters’ experience in Nuremberg than their place and performance in the courtroom. In an effort to give a well-rounded picture of the experience of …	Francesca Gaiba	11	1998	$1.43 Add
From Low Motility: Transferring Montreal Playwright Stephen Orlov’s Sperm Count to Germany From: Translating Canada View University of Ottawa Press	The chapter sheds light on some of the problems that transatlantic, transcultural translation projects can face. It is meant to provide an impulse for other translators and translation scholars …	Brita Oeding	14	2007	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Ma and Pa From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Recalls Singh’s mother’s introduction to his father. Her status and success were highlighted as she entered into an unhappy marriage.	Jaspreet Singh	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From Margaret Atwood in German/y: A Case Study From: Translating Canada View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter explores the reasons for Atwood’s outstanding success in Germany, placing it in the context of Germany’s fascination with Canadian literature in general and examining …	Stefan Ferguson	18	2007	$1.80 Add
From Mediating Diversity: Identity, Language, and Protest in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales From: Managing Diversity View University of Ottawa Press	Activists involved in campaigns for minority-language television services in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales regarded the creation of such services as mechanisms whereby a number of key processes …	Niamh Hourigan	28	2007	$3.36 Add
From NEW! Mio/Mio From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	The author recalls a trip to buy bread, and the power of names.	Sadiqa de Meijer	5	2020	$0.50 Add
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
From NEW! My Mother, My Translator From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	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 …	Jaspreet Singh	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From NEW! natuur/nature From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	This chapter examines the poems of Ida Gerhardt.	Sadiqa de Meijer	7	2020	$0.70 Add
From Northern Lights in German Theatres: How Quebec Plays Come to Germany From: Translating Canada View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter explores the different ways in which theatre texts from francophone Canada travel to Germany. It examines the support available from European and Canadian institutions and the roles …	Andreas Jandl	12	2007	$1.20 Add