Essays about: "translation studies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 161 essays containing the words translation studies.

  1. 21. Translating science in consultancy practice: a study of communication practitioners

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Amanda Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Communication Consultants; Translation; Sensemaking; Science in Practice; Communi-cation Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Studies conducted within the field of Strategic Communication have often had communication practitioners working within organizations as the object of investigation. Communication consultants, however, is a professional role within Strategic Communication that needs further investigation. READ MORE

  3. 22. Unsupervised multilingual distractor generation for fill-in-the-blank questions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Zhe Han; [2022]
    Keywords : Multilingual; Distractor; BERT;

    Abstract : Fill-in-the-blank multiple choice questions (MCQs) play an important role in the educational field, but the manual generation of them is quite resource-consuming, so it has gradually turned into an attractive NLP task. Thereinto, question creation itself has become a mainstream NLP research topic, while distractor (wrong alternative) generation (DG) still remains out of the spotlight. READ MORE

  4. 23. Translating metaphors : an English to Swedish translation analysis based on conceptual metaphor theory

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Emely Blixt; [2022]
    Keywords : Translation studies; conceptual metaphor; metonymy; translation process;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes the author’s own translation of a metaphor dense non-fiction text and investigates how metaphors have been translated from English to Swedish. The analysis mainly draws on Schäffner’s 2004 study that views metaphors on two levels, micro and macro, and Newmark’s 1981 prescriptive framework. READ MORE

  5. 24. Punctuation in Swedish Upper Secondary School

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Emma Madsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Punctuation; Skiljetecken;

    Abstract : Punctuation enhances the understanding and correct reading of written text by the use of spacing and conventional signs. When learning a language, the usage of correct punctuation is vital. This is especially important when learning a second language since punctuation rules vary between languages. READ MORE

  6. 25. Vocabulary testing for English as a secondlanguage and the theoretics behind thecreation of vocabulary tests

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Filip Melbacke; Rim Al-Turaihi; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study examines which vocabulary tests for English as a second language are relevanttoday and the theories involved in their creation. Recent research has shown that it is essentialto use vocabulary testing in classrooms. Problematically, it will be difficult to adapt onespecific vocabulary test for every student. READ MORE