scholarly journals On Going Beyond the Literal: Translating Metaphorical Conceptualizations in Financial Discourse

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 407-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Nicaise
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Financial Economic ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Differences ◽  
Economic Discourse ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Impact

This article, through a bilingual French-Dutch corpus, looks at how identical financial-economic concepts are articulated distinctively in the two language communities. The article shows that understanding why an author makes a particular (metaphorical) choice in the lexical repertoire of the discipline could provide language learners and translators with knowledge that will foster their understanding of financial-economic discourse and raise their awareness of ideological, pragmatic and cognitive differences between languages in the role of metaphors. The data indicate that a corpus analysis may contribute to explaining the impact of culture and other communication variables on the lexical realizations of financial-economic concepts in the press.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL PROVISION OF THE PENSION SYSTEM IN THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND UKRAINE UNDER GLOBALIZATION

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Tetiana Ivashchenko
Keyword(s):  
Pension System ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Financial Economic ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Pension Insurance ◽  
Pension Systems ◽  
The Social ◽  
System Functioning ◽  
The Impact

The most contradictions arise today over the pension system reforming. Each year the states spent significant resources to finance social and economic needs of the population. The positive effect of the nominal growth of the social and economic guarantees in Ukraine leveled nowadays in terms of financial, economic and political instability. Also the processes of depopulation have a very negative impact on the financial viability of the PAYG pension system. Given this, the research aim was to study and discuss tendencies in financial provision of the pension systems in the European countries and Ukraine under globalization. As a result in the process of research the main features of functioning and providing of the pension insurance systems in European countries and Ukraine were examined; the impact of the depopulation processes on the financial provision of the pension systems was determined; problems, related to introduction of the funded system of pension insurance were analyzed; the role of the minimum pension institute in provision of the effective pension system functioning was disclosed and recommendations in relation to optimization of pension insurance and providing сo-operation under globalization were developed.

scholarly journals Absorbed Expectations About English Study of Adolescent Japanese Students: Insights to the Ought-to L2 Self

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Sampson
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Possible Selves ◽  
First Grade ◽  
L2 Motivational Self System ◽  
Language Learning Motivation ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self System

Dörnyei’s (2009) L2 Motivational Self System draws the notion of possible selves into understanding language learning motivation. Whilst one element of this system involves language learners’ perceptions of expectations from significant others, research has revealed inconsistent conclusions as to the role of these influences on motivation. Moreover, little research has uncovered a picture of the qualities of such absorbed expectations. This paper presents part of a qualitative study into the contextualized motivation of one class group of first-grade Japanese kosen students. Emergent from data collected over one year, the results reveal that these students held detailed, often conflicting perceptions of expectations absorbed from various sources in their social environment. The results suggest that further research is necessary to explore the development of such perceived expectations with students and to investigate the impact on motivation of conflicting detail in expectations. Dörnyei (2009)のL2 Motivational Self Systemは、第2言語学習者の動機を理解するためにpossible self概念を用いている。 第2言語学習者が感じる「他人の期待」が動機付けになるというのがこのシステムの一部だが、その動機への影響に関して今までの研究結果は一貫性に欠けている。その上、第2言語学習者が感じる「他人の期待」の質に関する研究も少ない。本論は、ある工業高等専門学校１年の学生の動機を質的に調べる研究の一部である。1年間に収集したデータの分析により、学生が社会環境の様々な情報源から得た、詳細だが時には矛盾する期待を感じていたという結果が導き出された。第2言語学習者への「他人から感じる期待」を考察し、矛盾する期待が動機へ及ぼす影響について、更なる研究が必要とされる。

scholarly journals The Role of Anxiety in Learning and Performing English in the Cadet College Classes: Bangladesh Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Zakeya Sultana
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
The World ◽  
And Performance ◽  
College Classes ◽  
The Impact

Feeling of anxiety is exceedingly experienced by the English language learners throughout the world. Though the impact of anxiety on learning and performing in English has been widely studied in United States, Canada, Japan, Taiwan and many other countries; this present study, in contrast, tries to find out the reasons of anxiety in learning and performing English in the classes among the Bangladeshi cadet college students. Data has been collected through questionnaire from 30 participants from different cadet colleges in Bangladesh. Finally 10 students (one third of the total participants) were interviewed to get supportive data on their responses. An analysis of their responses indicate that preoccupied fear, peers’ parents’ and teachers’ reactions (sometimes)hold the participants back to flourish and express themselves properly. The responses of the participants quite clearly show that peers’, parents’ as well as preceptors’ amiable attitude towards the learners can pave the way for anxiety free learning and performance. So the findings can clearly facilitate both the students and the teachers in this respect.

scholarly journals The demands made to the RAE about sexism in the dictionary: The impact of media discourse

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Guerrero Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Point Of Reference ◽  
Linguistic Attitudes

The press and social networks constitute the most recurrent platform for debate on the subject of “women and language”. The media discourse on this subject covers many aspects that have not yet been addressed in depth, including the discourse that is generated when the academic dictionary is taken as a point of reference. This article analyses sexism (or not) of some definitions in the dictionary through a press corpus obtained from the Hemeroteca Virtual de las Lenguas de España (HEVILE), which has allowed us, in the first place, to catalogue the words and definitions related to women which have been news in recent years and, therefore, the object of debate; secondly, to verify the beliefs and linguistic attitudes regarding the role of the Academy and its dictionary in society; and, finally, to decide what effects the debate generated (especially through social networks) on the latest changes carried out in some of these definitions.

scholarly journals Persuasive Language in Presidential Speeches

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 19-38
Author(s):  
Farshad Ghasemi
Keyword(s):  
Political Discourse ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Contrastive Study ◽  
Persuasive Strategies ◽  
Presidential Speeches ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Aristotelian Rhetoric

Persuasive strategies in political discourse provide opportunities for politicians to influence, guide, and control their audiences according to their desires and benefits. This study examines the persuasive side of the language used in presidential speeches delivered by Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani. This contrastive study delineates persuasive strategies based on the Aristotelian approach towards the methodology of persuasion. Through extracting our corpus from the internet, we analyzed it using Aristotle’s three means of persuasion (ethos, pathos, and logos). The corpus analysis was performed through qualitative content analysis according to the predefined themes and considering earlier investigations within the frame of Aristotelian rhetoric. The results indicated the prominent role of logos in presidential speeches as the most frequent strategy. Also, the analysis indicated three contrastive themes of religion, time, and participant names in the speeches of the presidents which signified their different cultural and political discourse. The impact of contextual aspects has also been discussed.

scholarly journals Using Blogs: authentic material and ranking quality for SLA

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Xulian Coppens ◽  
Mercedes Rico ◽  
J. Enrique Agudo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Authentic Material ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Web

<p>Exposure real life language experiences forms an integral part of the acquisition process. Authentic materials – those derived from the culture of the target language rather than specially produced for language learners – increase the relevance of the learning experience by reusing texts taken directly from the target culture. Web 2.0 technologies increase opportunities for bringing authentic materials into formal language learning environments by allowing material to be collected, reused and shared amongst language teachers and learners. This paper aims to look at the role of blogs in facilitating the use of authentic material by English language teachers and learners and the impact of the most authoritative blogs in the wider Web and in Social Media.</p><p>To reach this objective, the blog ranking site Technorati was used to select the most popular blogs for English language learners and teachers and each blog was analysed according to the authenticity of the cultural material used for language learning. The analysis reveals that 100% of the material on 56.25% of the blogs selected was authentic material and over 70% of the material on a further 35.3% of blogs was authentic.</p><p>Secondly, the impact of these blogs in the wider Web and Social Media was measured in order to draw some conclusions regarding the role of language learning blogs outside the world of blogging and the communities they serve and provide an image of the relationship between blogs and bloggers, the Web and Social Media.</p><p>The results show an inherent bias within Web 2.0 technologies towards providing contemporary authentic material for language learning – the technology itself encourages its use – and that sometimes blogs can have an impact beyond their communities through the Web and Social Media.</p>

scholarly journals Acercamiento a los debates jesuitas en la villa de Santiago de Cali. Un estudio de prensa, 1849-1850

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-142
Author(s):  
Carolina Abadia Quintero
Keyword(s):  
Society Of Jesus ◽  
Religious Order ◽  
New Granada ◽  
The Press ◽  
Liberal Government ◽  
The Times ◽  
Education And Society ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

El objetivo del presente artículo es mostrar la opinión y controversia creada por la llegada de la Compañía de Jesús a Santiago de Cali, expresa en artículos pu-blicados en los diarios El Sentimiento Democrático y El Ariete. El texto explica cómo la presencia religiosa de los jesuitas sirvió para avivar el conflicto entre los partidos liberal y conservador en 1849 y 1850. La autora contextualiza el problema a partir de las distintas tendencias políticas y el papel de la Orden, que se manifiestan durante el gobierno liberal de José Hilario López. En particular el temor de los sectores liberales respecto de la incidencia de la Compañía en la política, la educación neogranadina y la sociedad en general. Asimismo, el papel y la posición de los conservadores en defensa de los religiosos y respecto de las reformas liberales de la época. Finalmente, se expone cuál fue el papel de los padres de familia respecto de la presencia de los jesuitas y su reclamo en torno a la dirección del Colegio de Santa Librada en Santiago de Calí y la reacción de algunas sociedades democráticas y sectores liberales en la localidad.Palabras clave: Compañía de Jesús, prensa, jesuitas, liberales, conservadores, colegio Santa Librada.Rapprochement with the Jesuit debates in the village of Santiago de Cali. A study based on the press, 1849-1850 AbstractThe objective of the article at hand is to show the opinion and controversy created by the arrival of the Society of Jesus to Santiago de Cali, expressed in articles which were published in the newspapers El Sentimiento Democrático and El Ariete. The text explains how the religious presence of the Jesuits served to revive the conflict among the liberal and conservative parties in 1849 and 1850. The author contextualizes the problem form the distinct political tendencies and the role of “order,” which were manifested during the liberal government of José Hilario López. In particular, the fear the liberal factions had with regard to the impact of the Society in politics, New Granada education, and society in general; likewise, the role and the position of the conservatives in defense of members of a religious order and with regard to the liberal reforms of the times. Finally, the author exposits what the role was of the parents with regard to the presence of the Jesuits and their compliant with reference to the direction of the Colegio de Santa Librada in Santiago de Cali and the reaction of some democratic societies and liberal factions in the locality.Keywords: Society of Jesus, press, Jesuits, liberals, conservatives, Santa Librada school.

“Commodity Sui Generis”

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (S1) ◽  
pp. 75-99
Author(s):  
Oleg Ananyin ◽  
Denis Melnik
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Theoretical Issue ◽  
The Political ◽  
Socialist Economy ◽  
Economic Discourse ◽  
Commodity Production ◽  
Stable Core ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Levels

The article traces trends in Soviet economic discourse from the 1920s until perestroika. We examine the works of leading political economists of this period through the lens of debates on market exchanges under socialism—the central theoretical issue of the political economy of socialism. The discursive structure underlying the debates can be traced back to the writing of the first Soviet textbook on political economy, personally supervised by Joseph Stalin. Our purpose is to assess the impact of this textbook on subsequent discussions of the role of commodity production and market exchanges in a socialist economy. The story suggests that Soviet economic discourse was neither homogeneous nor stable. Rather, it consisted of several subdiscourses of different levels of authoritativeness allowing for a certain stable core as an attribute of any authoritative discourse, as well as for more flexible elements that adjusted the structure to new political and ideological challenges.

Freedom of the Press and Public Responsiveness

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Dan Hiaeshutter-Rice ◽  
Stuart Soroka ◽  
Christopher Wlezien
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cross National ◽  
Oecd Data ◽  
Freedom House

Public responsiveness to policy is contingent on there being a sufficient amount of clear and accurate information about policy available to citizens. It is of some significance then, that there are increasing concerns about limits being placed on media outlets around the world. We examine the impact of these limits on the public’s ability to respond meaningfully to policy by analyzing cross-national variation in the opinion–policy link. Using new measures on spending preferences from Wave 4 of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, merged with OECD data on government spending and Freedom House measures of press freedom, we assess the role of mass media in facilitating public responsiveness. We find evidence that when media are weak, so too is public responsiveness to policy. These results highlight the critical role that accurate, unfettered media can play in modern representative democracy.

scholarly journals The extent to which Saudi E-newspapers adhere to professional media standards: مدى التزام الصحف السعودية الإلكترونية بالمعايير المهنية الإعلامية

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kholoud Abdullah Mohammed Meliani
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
The Press ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

The emergence of the press on the Internet is a new media phenomenon linked to the revolution of information and communication technology. The media landscape has become closer to everyone. The role of the individual is free from the production controls and the policies of the media establishment. Which created a great problem related to the profession and its conditions so that it became easy for the citizen to be a journalist without professional qualification and practical experience in the basic rules of work. The increasing number of electronic media and the impact on Saudi Arabia are an important stage in its media activity. It has been able to reflect a significant role in the world of journalism, to accelerate the use of these new technologies, and to impose itself on the media arena as a strong competitor for paper journalism. However, the multiplicity of electronic platforms, accompanied by many negative repercussions in this aspect, including the absence of professionalism and professionalism and the decline in journalism standards, especially in the climate of freedom enjoyed by the new media and the absence of scissors censor. The aim of this study was to identify the methods and means of communicators in the electronic press to achieve professional standards such as accuracy, credibility, objectivity and neutrality in the dissemination of news and reports through the use of descriptive and analytical approach through the field survey on a sample of the study community. The study relied on the questionnaire as a tool for collecting data from a sample of 120 Saudi journalists in electronic newspapers and then analyzing and interpreting them. The study reached several results, the most important of which is that there is weakness in the adoption of the Saudi electronic press to the professional standards of objectivity, accuracy, credibility, and impartiality in the dissemination of news and reports. The study also concluded that e-newspapers do not always adhere to the rules of journalistic editing, and sometimes publish what is considered a violation of personal freedom.

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