Starting from an etymological analysis of rape in the Indo-European language family,we want to trace the historical and semantic roots of this lexeme,in order to review its semantic and pragmatic development in the pe...Starting from an etymological analysis of rape in the Indo-European language family,we want to trace the historical and semantic roots of this lexeme,in order to review its semantic and pragmatic development in the perception of Italian speakers.Our aim is to read and understand the rape victim socio-cultural stigma in collective imagination.It is therefore possible to reconstruct the lexical,socio-semiotic,and narrative domain anticipating the phenomenology of victim blaming,which characterizes the media narratives of sexual violence.The victimological profile,socially expected and culturally accepted,seems to support the original semantic connotation of the Latin word stuprum,that is“corruption of virginity”,“contamination of purity”.Many typical mainstream discourses examined,through special“gender lenses”,provide portraits of imperfect,ambiguous,unreliable victims because they are deemed guilty of not being holy enough.展开更多
ALASHAN AND ORDOS,Inner Mongolia-Dust,five centimeters thick, and rat holes cover the landscape of the Shilekai village,about 300 kilometers from the city of Ordos, Inner Mongolia.
with a crying need for the U.S.and China to unite and work together,it is unfortunate that China-U.S.relations have deteriorated to a level not seen since the Cold War before Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China i...with a crying need for the U.S.and China to unite and work together,it is unfortunate that China-U.S.relations have deteriorated to a level not seen since the Cold War before Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972.This deterioration was completely avoidable.One would have hoped that the rhetoric would dissipate as cooler and more rational voices prevailed to restore a greater sense of cooperation in the world’s most important bilateral relationship.展开更多
Global supply chains-technically dubbed global value chains(GVCs)-have become weaponized in the economic battles of the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)pandemic.The target:China,the West’s favorite scapegoat in a ...Global supply chains-technically dubbed global value chains(GVCs)-have become weaponized in the economic battles of the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)pandemic.The target:China,the West’s favorite scapegoat in a self-serving blame game.。展开更多
Making accurate earthquake predictions is notoriously difficult, but not acting on small possibilities can leave experts feeling guilty The May 12 earthquake in Wenchuan County took less than two minutes to kill some ...Making accurate earthquake predictions is notoriously difficult, but not acting on small possibilities can leave experts feeling guilty The May 12 earthquake in Wenchuan County took less than two minutes to kill some 70,000 people and injure several times that number, mostly展开更多
本文提供了日本目前社会的一些基本情况。日本政府前使用了这样的形容词:cash-strapped(金钱短缺的);日本的Single-Mum们能领取政府的救济金42,370日元(折合美金341元);日本人也认为,他们的消费指数居世界前列:one of the world’s most...本文提供了日本目前社会的一些基本情况。日本政府前使用了这样的形容词:cash-strapped(金钱短缺的);日本的Single-Mum们能领取政府的救济金42,370日元(折合美金341元);日本人也认为,他们的消费指数居世界前列:one of the world’s most expensive countries;家庭暴力(domestic violence)也是日本的一个社会问题;日本的离婚率居高不下:The number of divorces annually hasalmost doubled since 1990。此外,本文标题中的Single-Mum不宜译成“单身母亲”,也许只能译作:离异母亲。展开更多
文摘Starting from an etymological analysis of rape in the Indo-European language family,we want to trace the historical and semantic roots of this lexeme,in order to review its semantic and pragmatic development in the perception of Italian speakers.Our aim is to read and understand the rape victim socio-cultural stigma in collective imagination.It is therefore possible to reconstruct the lexical,socio-semiotic,and narrative domain anticipating the phenomenology of victim blaming,which characterizes the media narratives of sexual violence.The victimological profile,socially expected and culturally accepted,seems to support the original semantic connotation of the Latin word stuprum,that is“corruption of virginity”,“contamination of purity”.Many typical mainstream discourses examined,through special“gender lenses”,provide portraits of imperfect,ambiguous,unreliable victims because they are deemed guilty of not being holy enough.
文摘ALASHAN AND ORDOS,Inner Mongolia-Dust,five centimeters thick, and rat holes cover the landscape of the Shilekai village,about 300 kilometers from the city of Ordos, Inner Mongolia.
文摘with a crying need for the U.S.and China to unite and work together,it is unfortunate that China-U.S.relations have deteriorated to a level not seen since the Cold War before Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972.This deterioration was completely avoidable.One would have hoped that the rhetoric would dissipate as cooler and more rational voices prevailed to restore a greater sense of cooperation in the world’s most important bilateral relationship.
文摘Global supply chains-technically dubbed global value chains(GVCs)-have become weaponized in the economic battles of the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)pandemic.The target:China,the West’s favorite scapegoat in a self-serving blame game.。
文摘Making accurate earthquake predictions is notoriously difficult, but not acting on small possibilities can leave experts feeling guilty The May 12 earthquake in Wenchuan County took less than two minutes to kill some 70,000 people and injure several times that number, mostly
文摘本文提供了日本目前社会的一些基本情况。日本政府前使用了这样的形容词:cash-strapped(金钱短缺的);日本的Single-Mum们能领取政府的救济金42,370日元(折合美金341元);日本人也认为,他们的消费指数居世界前列:one of the world’s most expensive countries;家庭暴力(domestic violence)也是日本的一个社会问题;日本的离婚率居高不下:The number of divorces annually hasalmost doubled since 1990。此外,本文标题中的Single-Mum不宜译成“单身母亲”,也许只能译作:离异母亲。
