16.2807, Qs: Condolence Expressions; Translation Dissertations

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LINGUIST List: Vol-16-2807. Thu Sep 29 2005. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 16.2807, Qs: Condolence Expressions;  Translation Dissertations

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1)
Date: 29-Sep-2005
From: Cindy Ai-li Hsin < gealhsin at nknucc.nknu.edu.tw >
Subject: Condolence Expressions Questionnaire 

2)
Date: 27-Sep-2005
From: Sigal Uziel-Karl < sigal at alum.mit.edu >
Subject: Dissertations and/or Theses on Translation 

	
-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:17:27
From: Cindy Ai-li Hsin < gealhsin at nknucc.nknu.edu.tw >
Subject: Condolence Expressions Questionnaire 
 


I am an associate professor in a University in Taiwan. Presently, my
graduate student and I are conducting a research on socio-linguistics. We
need native speakers of English or Japanese to help us fill out a
questionnaire concerning the use of condolence expressions. If you can take
some time to assist us, we would be very much appreciated. Please give us
your email address if you can help and we will email you the questionnaire.
     

Cindy A. Hsin 

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics


	
-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:17:32
From: Sigal Uziel-Karl < sigal at alum.mit.edu >
Subject: Dissertations and/or Theses on Translation 

	

Dear List members, 

I am posting the following query on behalf of a colleague, Dr. Manuel
Muranga of Makerere Uniuversity Institute of Languages, Kampala, Uganda.

Please send your response directly to my e-mail address: sigal at alum.mit.edu

Thank you for your help,

Sigal Uziel-Karl. 

Dr. Muranga's query:

I am looking for M.A. and Ph.D. theses that have the general structure:
''introduction to a particular text (literary or otherwise) + translation
of the text into one's mother tongue or language of habitual use, with
footnotes where necessary + discussion of the salient translational
problems encountered.'' I believe this type of M.A. and Ph.D. would be a
good way to produce translated literature in our African mother tongues,
especially if we could compile a list of books worth translating from all
fields (= a sort of translation ''canon''. Our aim is to provide more
literature in our mother tongues and thereby possibly encourage the reading
and writing culture in them. 

Linguistic Field(s): Translation
 



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