This book takes a linguistic approach to translation issues, looking first at the structural view of language that explains the difficulty of translation and at theories of cultural non-equivalence. A subsequent chapter on text types, readership and the translator's role completes the theoretical framework. The linguistic levels of analysis are then discussed in ascending order, from morpheme up to sentence, while a summarising chapter considers various translation types and strategies, again considered in relation to text type, author and reader.
The possibility of expressing negation is a very basic property of human language. All natural languages possess it. However, there is a certain amount of variation in the linguistic means employed for this purpose. This variation is not only found between different languages but also between the various diachronic stages within one language.
"Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" That question was asked repeatedly during the anti-Communist investigations of the House Committee on un-American Activities (HUAC) in the early 1950s. When ten members of the film industry refused to answer, they were blacklisted and fired. Scores of actors, writers, and directors shared a similar fate, labelled as Communists or sympathizers.
Hollywood's Blacklists explains why and how various investigations of Hollywood took place. It describes the nature and members of HUAC, the role films played during World War II and the Cold War, and the values at stake in the confrontation between the Left and the Right that left the former so resoundingly expelled from Hollywood. Reynold Humphries investigates the motives of various players and the tactics deployed by HUAC to reward collaboration and punish dissent.
Providing practical guidance about the various self-help measures, conventional medical options and complementary therapies, this jargon-free question-and-answer guide provides practical advice about coping with various forms of migraines.
A historical review of the most important scientific controversies that have shaped our knowledge of dinosaurs since their discovery in the 1820s. It explores the social, philosophical and ideological forces that contributed to the various disputes and presents narratives of dinosaur discoveries.
