Essays about: "subjective construal"

Found 2 essays containing the words subjective construal.

1. 1. Subjective and Objective Construal in Translation : Looking at Japanese-English translation from a cognitive perspective

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Japanska

   Author : Hedda Hansson; [2019]
   Keywords : Japanese; translation; cognitive linguistics; subjective construal; objective construal; I-mode; D-mode; narrative perspective; Hiromi Kawakami; A Snake Stepped On;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the relevance of a cognitive perspective in Japanese-English translation. More specifically, it looks at how a preference of different perspectives in the two languages could explain contrasting narrative techniques. Based on Ronald W. READ MORE

3. 2. Thinking and seeing for speaking : The viewpoint preference in Swedish/Japanese monolinguals and bilinguals

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Masako Hayakawa Thor; [2016]
   Keywords : Thinking for speaking; viewpoint preference; Linguistic relativity; Japanese; Swedish; bilinguals; monolinguals; subjective objective construal; cognition; verbal non-verbal task; perspektivpreferens; språkrelativitet; japanska; svenska; tvåspråkig; enspråkig; subjektiv objektiv tolkning; kognition; verbal icke-verbal uppgift;

   Abstract : “Linguistic relativity” has been studied for a long time. Many empirical studies have been conducted on cross-linguistic differences to find support for the influence of language on thought. READ MORE