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Metaphor and Health Communication: Use of Metaphor in HIV and AIDS Discourse 隐喻与健康传播：隐喻与健康传播：艾滋病毒和艾滋病话语中的隐喻运用

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2024-01-12 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2024.v07i01.003

D. Nyakoe

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Holden with Jonah Complex: A Humanistic Psychoanalysis of The Catcher in the Rye 霍尔登与约拿情结：麦田里的守望者》的人本主义心理分析

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i12.004

Jie Chen

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Review of Translation Quality Assessment Research: Current Studies and Development 翻译质量评估研究综述：当前研究与发展

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i12.003

Leyang Wang, Qingyun Chen

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An Intercultural Perspective on Construction of Corporate Identity of Chinese and American Enterprises —— Taking Fin-Tech Unicorns as an Example 从跨文化视角看中美企业的企业形象构建--以金融科技独角兽企业为例

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i12.002

Yin Zhang

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The Inconsistent Techniques Adopted in Rendering into English the Arabic Definite Article “al ال” in Hilali & Khan's Thematic Translation of the Holy Quran (Sample translations of Islam-Specific Nouns, modified by “al ال”, in selected Surahs/verses) 希拉里和汗的《古兰经》专题译本在将阿拉伯语定语 "al ال "译成英语时采用的不一致技巧（部分经文中用 "al ال "修饰的伊斯兰教特定名词的译文示例）

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i12.001

Fatima Elimam

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A Translation Study of Scientific Text from the Perspective of Relevance Theory: A Case Study of Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future 相关性理论视角下的科学文本翻译研究：白日之下：未来的本质》案例研究

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i11.003

Weixuan Shi, Ziqian Wu

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Cognitive Research on the Cultivation of Interdisciplinary Talents for English Majors in the New Liberal Art ——Based on the Learner's Perspective 新通识艺术英语专业跨学科人才培养的认知研究--基于学习者视角

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i11.002

Xie Yujie, Zhu Yani, Zhang Ni

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The Influence of Social Media on the Academic Performance of Literature-in-English Students in Kano State: A Case Study of Federal College of Education, Kano; Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies, Kano; and Aminuddeen College of Education, Kano 社交媒体对卡诺州英语文学专业学生学习成绩的影响：卡诺联邦教育学院、卡诺州立教育与预科学院和卡诺阿米努丁教育学院的案例研究

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-11-14 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i11.001

Isa Bin Harun, Salamatu Isah Ibrahim, Ibrahim Yusuf Abubakar, Naima Usman Sulaiman, Samira Hassan Muhammad

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Decoding Students' Digital Body Language through the Lens of Teachers: A Phenomenological Sketch 从教师的视角解读学生的数字肢体语言:一个现象学素描

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i10.005

Gendolf L. Niepes, Vernel A. Garma

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ملامح الذوق والمنطق والموسيقى في النقد العربي 阿拉伯货币中的品味、逻辑和音乐特点

Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature Pub Date : 2023-10-29 DOI: 10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i10.003

Aliyu Muhammad Sani Jangebe, Bello Muhammad

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