{"title":"Study of the Compensation for Cultural Filtration in the Translation of Yu Xuanji's Poems","authors":"Xie Mengling, Lu Jie","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070402","url":null,"abstract":"Yu Xuanji's Poems were translated into the Anglophone World by Jeanne Larsen, Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung, Kang-i Sun Chang and Haun Saussy, Justin Hill and Genevieve Wimsatt. This essay mainly focuses on cultural filtration and compensation strategies in these translated versions. Inadequate understanding is the main cause for cultural filtration. This essay analyzes inadequate understanding for Chinese literary tradition, Chinese culture, Chinese language and Chinese ancient society. Translation of literal meaning with notes, translation of implicated meaning with notes, juxtaposition of implicated meaning and literal meaning and paraphrase embedded in text were adopted by these translators to compensate the cultural filtration. The research on the cultural filtration and compensation strategies in these translated versions helps translators to recognize that knowing Chinese culture and Anglophone culture adequately and taking appropriate compensation ways are crucial for the translation of Yu Xuanji's poems.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"369 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130373362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Text Paradigm of Derivative Prepositions 'in connection with' in the Russian Language","authors":"E. Zvereva, K. Chilingaryan","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070404","url":null,"abstract":"The issue of functioning of derived prepositions in modern speech is of special interest for linguists, since the semantic and behavioral features of these words are less studied than their formal characteristics. In addition, prepositions not only exist in the system of parts of speech, but also in linguistics used to be seen as 'empty words' in the sense that no special studies of the functional and semantic features of a preposition were conducted in linguistics: prepositions were studied as a whole, as a class of words. In many respects this is due to the fact that special approaches are required for their study, taking into account the specifics of this syncategorematic word, which includes not only words of different structures, but also transitional forms, different in time of occurrence and degree of receiving a preposition.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130752434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mythical Symbols in the Poetry of Ismail Kadare","authors":"M. Avdyli","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070406","url":null,"abstract":"Mythology, in the poetry of Kadare, is quite present. It is presented as a special theme, which reveals not only the poetic but also philosophical ideas of Kadare. As such, mythical topography in Kadare's poetry is not only presented in various forms, but also presented with numerous mythological figures, especially from ancient Greek mythology, and also from Albanian mythology. Being present in poetry of Kadare, mythical topics are always in the function of comparing with contemporarily, taking the examples of mythological figures and heroes, but their places, not rarely implied as influential or comparable elements: mythical heroes with personalities from contemporary; their actions with the events and actions of modernity, and the ancient places with today's countries, either as patriotic or enemy countries.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131831685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Language as a Marker of Identity in Tiaret Speech Community","authors":"B. Mohamed, Mahieddine Rachid, B. Bachir","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070401","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the linguistic behavior in relation to the identity of speakers who stay in their hometown and speakers who travel from one dialect region to another. Following the methodology of sociolinguistic variation studies, combined with qualitative analyses, this study examines two noticeable linguistic features of Tiaret compared to those acquired by speakers who moved to other dialect areas. Qualitative analyses of speakers' social identities, attitudes and language practices match quantitative analyses of patterns of phonological variation. The study finds that the migrant groups do make changes in their linguistic production due to their continuous exposure to a new dialect. Moreover, the findings suggest that speakers' linguistic behavior is noticeably related to their identities, social networks, language attitudes and the wider sociopolitical framework in the whole country.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126671750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modals in Arab EFL Learners' Composition: A Corpus-based Approach","authors":"Mousa A. Btoosh","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070302","url":null,"abstract":"This study presents a corpus-based investigation of how Arab students of English use modality in academic writing. Although the primary focus of the study is on the writing of Arab L2 learners, regular comparisons have been conducted with native-speakers ' writing with the aim of delineating the areas of similarities and differences between the two groups (leaners and native speakers). Furthermore, in an attempt to check whether the features characterizing the use of modality in Arab L2 academic writing is part of a general tendency or an idiosyncratic creation that exclusively applies to Arab students of English, results have been frequently checked against some other relevant studies. The study reveals a gap between native speakers and learners in terms of the frequency count of the modals used. Findings also show that many of the modality features used in the learner corpus reflect a general tendency on the part of most L2 learners. Yet, some other features, including the overuse of 'must', 'can' and 'should' and the underuse of the epistemic modals 'may', 'might', 'would', and 'could', are likely to be attributed to both learners' general tendency and L1 rhetoric, where certainty-oriented and collectivistic-oriented styles prevail.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115446189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lexical Constraints on the Formation of -er Nominals Derived from Intransitive Verbs","authors":"Wu Li-li","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070304","url":null,"abstract":"The English suffix -er has long been considered as a morpho-syntactic diagnostic for split intransitivity since -er nominals are derived only from verbs that have external arguments. Therefore, the formation of an -er nominal derived from an intransitive verb should be based on an unergative verb (a verb that have an external argument) instead of an unaccusative one (a verb that have an internal argument). As split intransitivity is syntactically represented but semantically determined, the formation of -er nominals is actually semantically predictable. Two approaches in the literature, the projectionist and gradient approach, give a detailed explanation for the semantic constraints on determining a verb' argument as either external or internal. Compared with the projectionist approach, the gradient approach seems to offer a better account to predict some verbs are more consistent in forming an -er nominal while others exhibit variation.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117347782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stereotyping of Curley's Wife in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men: From Derridean Perspective","authors":"K. Bashar, A. Zeb, Hakeem Khan","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070301","url":null,"abstract":"This paper demonstrates how a critical reading of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reveals oppression on female character and unequal gender relationship. The paper attempts to examine Curley's wife with regard to feminist approach. Steinbeck has viewed only single female character in the novel as a devil incarnation, a symbolic Eve who burnt lives of men in paradise. The paper interprets the novel from Derrida's theory of Logocentrism which provide framework for the author to correspond in underlying logical assumption. It could be seen that the characterization of Curley's wife is not complimentary in the novel rather more of derogatory. She has been subjected to numerous fixed features of stereotyping by the ranchmen. Her tragic death has been justified as the only logical reason for bringing stability in men's world. The paper has intended to go through the issue of gender discrimination much more profoundly and has found the dominant viewpoint which has hijacked the whole atmosphere of the novel and certain group of characters has assigned fixed roles for woman and his roles for in society and family.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125111248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Typological Differences between English and Chinese Multi-verb Constructions","authors":"Mengmeng Tang","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070303","url":null,"abstract":"English and Chinese are different in the composition of Multi-verb Constructions (MVCs), which refer to a series of verbs appearing in a mono-clause, without pauses or conjunctions. English MVCs contain a finite verb which inflects with tense, combined with non-finite forms (e.g., The boss encouraged Jerry to attend the meeting). Chinese MVCs are in the form of bare verbs or verbs with aspectual morphemes. From the perspective of finiteness, this article analyzes the typological differences of morphological finiteness in English and semantic finiteness in Chinese.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129527927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Caricature of Ethics in the Poetry of Kabir","authors":"Aditya Angiras","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070204","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133642580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Corpus-assisted Study of Synonyms in EFL Teaching: Take Preserve and Conserve as Examples","authors":"Enyao Li","doi":"10.13189/LLS.2019.070201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/LLS.2019.070201","url":null,"abstract":"Synonyms, as an important part of English vocabulary, have always been a key but difficult point in EFL (English as a foreign language) teaching. In the traditional vocabulary teaching, teachers mainly distinguish synonyms via describing, translating and explaining with examples in the dictionary. However, most dictionaries can only provide separate word meanings and limited examples without explaining the different usage and meanings of the synonyms. Therefore, drawing upon Sinclair's model of extended lexical units (ELUs) and employing a corpus-assisted approach to the study of synonyms preserve and conserve, this study tries to analyse the similarities and differences of these synonyms from the perspectives of their frequency, colligation, collocation, semantic preference and semantic prosody. The findings show that corpus-assisted approach is more effective, objective and reliable in distinguishing synonyms and a number of implications can be concluded in English language teaching, learning, testing and research.","PeriodicalId":377849,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Literature Studies","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115292599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}