Interpretation

" ... Petersen clearly demonstrates the techniques and structures utilized by the Hebrew poets with plenty of examples from the biblical text. Terminolology has become quite confusing in this area, but Petersen cuts through these difficulties. Controversial matters such as the e…

Interpreting Hebrew poetry

by Petersen, David L., Richards, Kent Harold

fromGuides to Biblical scholarship

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" ... Petersen clearly demonstrates the techniques and structures utilized by the Hebrew poets with plenty of examples from the biblical text. Terminolology has become quite confusing in this area, but Petersen cuts through these difficulties. Controversial matters such as the e…

Validity in interpretation

by Hirsch, E. D.,, Jr., (Eric Donald)

0 Type: Book

The object of interpretation is textual meaning in and for itself and may be called the meaning of the text. The object of criticism, on the other hand, is that meaning in its bearing on something else (standards of value, present concerns, etc.), and this object may therefore m…

Translating institutions: an ethnographic study of EU translation

by Koskinen, Kaisa

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Translating Institutions outlines a framework for research on translation in institutional settings, using the Finnish translation unit at the European Commission as a case study. Because of their foundational multilingualism, the institutions of the European Union could be desc…

The Qur'an and its biblical subtext

by Reynolds, Gabriel Said

fromRoutledge studies in the Qur'an

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This book challenges the dominant scholarly notion that the Qur'an must be interpreted through the medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad, arguing instead that the text is best read in light of Christian and Jewish scripture. The Qur'an, in its use…

Psycholinguistic and cognitive inquiries into translation and interpreting

fromBenjamins translation library

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Psycholinguistic and Cognitive Inquiries into Translation and Interpreting presents perspectives and original studies that aim to diversify traditional approaches in translation and interpreting research and improve the quality and generalizability of the field. The volume is di…

The Gould variations: technology, philosophy and criticism in Glenn Gou…

by Mantere, Juha Markus

fromEuropäische Hochschulschriften

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Focusing not only on Gould's writings on music technology but also on those of Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) and Jean Le Moyne (1913-1996), this book provides a fresh perspective on Gould's thinking, which was embedded in and keenly alert to the intellectual world outside music.

Reading law: the interpretation of legal texts

by Garner, Bryan Andrew, Scalia, Antonin

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In this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style - with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? …