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Arranged marriage practices of the Vhavenda community of the Vhembe district, Limpopo province, South Africa 南非林波波省Vhembe区Vhavenda社区的包办婚姻习俗

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-04-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.053

T. D. Raphalalani, N. M. Musehane

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引用次数: 8

On idiomaticity in English and Arabic: A cross -linguistic study 英语和阿拉伯语的习语:一个跨语言的研究

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-04-01 DOI: 10.5897/JLC2013.0220

A. Aldahesh

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引用次数: 17

Analysis of creativity and creative context in oral poetry 口述诗歌创作与创作语境分析

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-03-31 DOI: 10.5897/JLC11.039

Dereje Fufa Bidu

引用次数: 3

Exploration and evaluation of the mathematical values inculcation instrument 数学价值灌输仪的探索与评价

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-03-31 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.047

Mukhtar Alhaji Liman, M. Ibrahim, Yusuf Ismarsquo, Il

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引用次数: 3

Phonology of Yem: Phonological processes Yem的音韵学:音韵学过程

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2012-12-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.037

E. Garoma

引用次数: 0

'Can I get an amen?' The Black gospel church as discourse community and pedagogical model “我能得到一个阿门吗?”黑人福音教会作为话语共同体和教学模式

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2012-12-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC11.031

John White

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引用次数: 2

Colonialism and the recreation of identity: The Irish Theatre as case study 殖民主义与身份的再创造:以爱尔兰剧院为个案研究

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2012-11-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.020

Dr. Amal Riyadh Kitishat

引用次数: 9

The teaching of English in Iran: The place of culture 伊朗的英语教学:文化的地方

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2012-11-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC11.041

Hamid Reza Mahboudi, farzaneh javdani

引用次数: 21

Cases of domestication and foreignization in the translation of Indonesian poetry into English: A preliminary inquiry 印尼语诗歌英译中的归化与异化案例初探

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2012-10-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.008

Rochayah Machali

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引用次数: 12

Between tradition and the requirements of modern life: Hlonipha in Southern Bantu societies, with special reference to Lesotho 在传统和现代生活的要求之间:南班图社会中的赫罗尼法，特别提到莱索托

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2012-10-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC11.056

F. Ingrid, rych

引用次数: 9