Based upon Lakoff and Johnson's theory of conventional metaphor,this paper takes some basketball jargons as a case for analysis from the cognitive perspective.The analysis verifies the indispensable role that meta...Based upon Lakoff and Johnson's theory of conventional metaphor,this paper takes some basketball jargons as a case for analysis from the cognitive perspective.The analysis verifies the indispensable role that metaphor as an important cogni tive instrument plays in people's interpreting and understanding the target domain by carrying over concepts from the source domain.展开更多
Italian youth speak their own language.The language used by youth can be considered a special language.Italian youth language has different functions.The functions which should be distinguished are:entertainment,expre...Italian youth speak their own language.The language used by youth can be considered a special language.Italian youth language has different functions.The functions which should be distinguished are:entertainment,expression,identity,and secrecy.Today,jargon has the function of entertainment more than that of secrecy.In Georgia,jargon has always been considered a foul and vulgar language.Georgian jargon words are less common than Italian ones.Georgian jargon has become popular recently.The material reviewed in the paper includes 2,700 items taken from dictionaries and the Internet.We divided them into two thematic groups:(1)related to everyday life;and(2)related to vicious aspects of life.The first group includes topics,such as money,work,the police,and youth discourse.The second group includes theft,drugs,sex life,and alcohol.The aim of this paper is to conduct a comparative study of groups of jargon identified as a result of thematic classification,in terms of methods of word formation.The study will allow us to identify semantic and formal methods of jargon word formation applied in these two unrelated languages,as well as similarities and differences between Italian and Georgian jargon words and phraseological units.展开更多
As one of the major kind of impediments to interpreters,jargons and terminologies are frequently used and many interpreters regard them as a big challenge.But through a test of 12 subjects on their interpreting perfor...As one of the major kind of impediments to interpreters,jargons and terminologies are frequently used and many interpreters regard them as a big challenge.But through a test of 12 subjects on their interpreting performances and impediments and another test of some subjects on their ability to discriminate some so-called technical terms at a mining company in Sierra Leone,West Africa,it is found that jargons and terminologies are comparatively more difficult to some interpreters while much simple to others with a large enough vocabulary.They are only comparable concepts which are not insurmountable.展开更多
Anyone who has chatted online knows that when the heat is on, brief is best. There is just no time to type out correctly spelled, grammatically gleaming sentenceswhen the gossip gallops across the keyboard. Symbol...Anyone who has chatted online knows that when the heat is on, brief is best. There is just no time to type out correctly spelled, grammatically gleaming sentenceswhen the gossip gallops across the keyboard. Symbols, jargon, abbreviations,展开更多
文摘Based upon Lakoff and Johnson's theory of conventional metaphor,this paper takes some basketball jargons as a case for analysis from the cognitive perspective.The analysis verifies the indispensable role that metaphor as an important cogni tive instrument plays in people's interpreting and understanding the target domain by carrying over concepts from the source domain.
文摘Italian youth speak their own language.The language used by youth can be considered a special language.Italian youth language has different functions.The functions which should be distinguished are:entertainment,expression,identity,and secrecy.Today,jargon has the function of entertainment more than that of secrecy.In Georgia,jargon has always been considered a foul and vulgar language.Georgian jargon words are less common than Italian ones.Georgian jargon has become popular recently.The material reviewed in the paper includes 2,700 items taken from dictionaries and the Internet.We divided them into two thematic groups:(1)related to everyday life;and(2)related to vicious aspects of life.The first group includes topics,such as money,work,the police,and youth discourse.The second group includes theft,drugs,sex life,and alcohol.The aim of this paper is to conduct a comparative study of groups of jargon identified as a result of thematic classification,in terms of methods of word formation.The study will allow us to identify semantic and formal methods of jargon word formation applied in these two unrelated languages,as well as similarities and differences between Italian and Georgian jargon words and phraseological units.
文摘As one of the major kind of impediments to interpreters,jargons and terminologies are frequently used and many interpreters regard them as a big challenge.But through a test of 12 subjects on their interpreting performances and impediments and another test of some subjects on their ability to discriminate some so-called technical terms at a mining company in Sierra Leone,West Africa,it is found that jargons and terminologies are comparatively more difficult to some interpreters while much simple to others with a large enough vocabulary.They are only comparable concepts which are not insurmountable.
文摘Anyone who has chatted online knows that when the heat is on, brief is best. There is just no time to type out correctly spelled, grammatically gleaming sentenceswhen the gossip gallops across the keyboard. Symbols, jargon, abbreviations,
