Peter Lang Verlag AG

K.H. Ting (1915-2012) was an important Christian leader and theologian in China. Indeed, since the late-1970s, he has been seen as the spokesperson for Christianity in China. Many stories surround his life, but it is sometimes unclear which ones are true, making him a mysterious…

Alternative Spaces/Transformative Places addresses the rise of unruly spaces in society, as well as communicative strategies that citizens and activists may use to democratize them. With the widespread use of austerity measures by governments and cities, unruly spaces are an inc…

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A social view on the Chinese language

by Packard, Jerome L.

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A Social View on the Chinese Language is intended to be a general linguistic introduction to the Chinese language for the general reader and can be used in beginning-level Chinese linguistics courses. It is different from other Chinese linguistics surveys because, in addition to…

What only a few decades ago would have been considered a totalitarian nightmare seems to have become reality: Surveillance practices and technologies have infiltrated all aspects of our lives, forcing us to reconsider established notions of privacy, subjectivity, and the status …

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Taiwan sign language interpreting. Theoretical aspects and pragmatic issues

by Moratto, Riccardo

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This book is the first monograph on interpreting issues related to Taiwan Sign Language (TSL). TSL is the language used amongst deaf communities in Taiwan. As far as interpreting from and into TSL is concerned, there are numerous issues and inadequacies to be tackled in terms of…

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Diverse voices in translation studies in East Asia

by Sato-Rossberg, Nana, Uchiyama, Akiko

fromNew trends in translation studies

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This edited volume showcases essays revolving around diverse translation discourses and practices in China, Korea and Japan. Knowledge transfer and cultural exchanges have historically flourished in East Asia and translation functions as an important social, cultural and politic…

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Documentación digital y léxico en la traducción e interpretación en los servicios públicos (TISP). Fundamento…

by Sánchez Ramos, Maria del Mar

fromStudien zur romanischen Sprachwissenschaft und interkulture…

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La disciplina conocida como traducción e interpretación en los servicios públicos (TISP) ha experimentado un gran avance y consolidación en las últimas décadas. La demanda de profesionales en situaciones que dificultan el proceso de comunicación entre los representantes de las a…

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Soul travel. Spiritual journeys in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe

by Hillman, Jennifer, Tingle, Elizabeth

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This volume is an edited collection of original essays on spiritual travel in medieval and early modern Europe. Pilgrimage was a central feature of medieval and early modern Christianity. But holy travel was not only a physical act, it was also an interior disposition and a spir…

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Current explorations in Middle English. Selected papers from the 10th International Conference on Middle Engl…

by Stenroos, Merja

fromStudies in English Medieval Language and Literature

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This volume is a selection of papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Middle English held at the University of Stavanger, Norway from 31 May to 2 June 2017. The collection bridges the gap between traditional?linguistic? and?literary? topics and provides a holist…

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Competencia textual y complejidad textual. Perspectivas transversales entre didáctica y lingüística

by Schrott, Angela, Tesch, Bernd

fromLaCuLi. Language Culture Literacy

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La habilidad para comprender y producir textos adecuados en las distintas situaciones comunicativas es una competencia cultural clave en la sociedad actual del conocimiento. El presente volumen colectivo aúna didáctica y lingüística para explorar la complejidad textual y la comp…

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Interaktion zwischen Agentivität und Telizität in intransitiven Sätzen im Chinesischen und Deutschen

by Xu, Xiaonan

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Die linguistische Studie untersucht die Interaktion zwischen Agentivität, Telizität und Auxiliar- bzw. Verbpartikelwahl im Chinesischen ( -le/-zhe) und Deutschen (sein/haben). Dafür führte die Autorin für das Chinesische eine Fragebogenstudie mit chinesischen Bewegungsverben dur…

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Gender issues. Translating and mediating languages, cultures and societies

by Maci, Stefania, Federici, Eleonora

fromLinguistic Insights

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The starting point of this publication is that in LSP domains many studies have been devoted to the languages of law, medicine, media, tourism, advertising, arts and business, but they have not fully exploited the gender perspective which can disclose new insights into the use o…