Essays about: "culture specific items"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words culture specific items.

1. 1. Fan and Official Translations of KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Buster Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Japanese-English translation; manga translation; scanlation; foreignization; domestication;

   Abstract : In the field of manga translation there are official translations and translations by fans, so called scanlations. Traditionally, official translations tended to use domesticating strategies, while scanlations tended to be foreignized. READ MORE

3. 2. Interpretation of UI icon design : A case study how people interpret GUI icons in video games

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Gizela Wikström; [2022]
   Keywords : GUI; UX; iconography; interpretation; game development; video games; culture;

   Abstract : This study has examined what design principles help make more understandable UI icons and what aspects are most important when understanding the functionality of UI elements. Prior to this study, 15 UI icons representing items and actions were drawn asstudy subjects together with a prototype game to provide game context to the testers. READ MORE

4. 3. Cultivation of Impact Networks via Trusted Governance and Distributed Leadership

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Johan Östman; Tania Sande Beiro; [2022]
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   Abstract : Background: Complex and chaotic problems that characterize today’s biggest challenges require collaboration across different stakeholders. One collaborative structure is so called impact networks. In these networks, tasks are coordinated among different actors without central control. READ MORE

5. 4. Julmust, Must or Christmas Cola? : Translation Strategies for Words for Culture Specific Items in Two Translations of Liza Marklund’s 'Sprängaren

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Richard Mole; [2019]
   Keywords : translation; foreignisation; domestication; translation norms; translation strategies; retranslation hypothesis;

   Abstract : Research within translation characterises cultural references as being problematic for translators, meaning they must choose between different translation strategies as to how to transfer these references into the translated text. These strategies are often described in general terms according to how closely oriented they are to the target-culture or source-culture, known as domestication or foreignisation. READ MORE

6. 5. Maps, Context, and Tribal Knowledge: On the Structure and Use of Post-Incident Analysis Artifacts in Software Development and Operations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : J Paul Reed; [2018]
   Keywords : Incident analysis; incident artifacts; incident retrospectives; Internet operations; organizational learning; post-incident reviews; postmortems; tribal knowledge; software development; software operations; FLMU06; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The role, functions, and mechanisms of post-incident and post-accident learning within organizations has been widely studied in various industries. With the increasing role software plays in society, large-scale software development and operations practices and organizations are having a larger impact on day-to-day life; despite this, organizational learning has not been widely examined within this context. READ MORE