Language is said to be the arbitrary vocal symbol. This implies that language consists of speech sounds (e.g., produced by using organs) based on social agreement or convention. A certain word has a meaning because users have given it. and its are results article an attempt develop coverage arbitrariness relating concept provided Ferdinand de Saussure, namely: relationship between signifiant si...

adages and aphorism, notwithstanding their differences, are considered to be the most veridical of literary tools, revealing nations’ internal and external mentalities. as the garnish of words along with a means of bolstering the power of argument, they have been prevalent in all literary eras and constitute one of the major, precious branches of literate and are credible documents of bygone cu...

The current study attempted to determine the techniques used render swear words and translation quality. present study’s findings will help address gaps in literature practices related translating taboo expressions words. adopted a mixed method conduct analysis. qualitative of focused on identifying strategies employed when working with audiovisual rendering, while quantitative quality assessme...

In our modern life, the introduction of new technologies and subsequent boom in satellites, television, as well as the Internet has made the world a much smaller place allowing different nations, cultures, and languages to interact more frequently. One of the biggest concerns of audiovisual translators is cultural and ideological items which taboo terms are included. This study aims at investig...

Statement of the problem. Euphemisms neutralize social discourse softening negative impact taboo topics that can cause public disapproval and anxiety. At present, military-political euphemisms are widely used in Russian media which known for their manipulativeness tendency to double standards, with help truth what is happening deliberately hidden. The purpose article analyze euphemism speech st...

SIR There is cause for concern in the different outcomes of the trials in the cases of baby Brown's parents and Dr Leonard Arthur respectively. Mr Brown was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to five years imprisonment amid public opprobium for supposedly killing his 'mongol infant' (the euphemism is clumsy!), in drunken disappointment; whereas, Dr Arthur was acquitted amid almost unive...

T he status of public intellectuals and part-time faculty receives frequent attention, while that of independent scholars is usually ignored.Yet the production of more scholars than campuses employ inevitably puts a growing number outside the academic orbit. Either existing insti tutions--universities, research libraries, funding programs, scholarly societies, journals, and presses--will respon...

Place of death is at times suggested as an outcome for palliative care services. This study aimed to describe longitudinal preferences for place of care and place of death over time for patients and their caregivers. Longitudinal paired data of patient/caregiver dyads from a prospective unblinded cluster randomised control trial were used. Patients and caregivers were separately asked by the pa...

In August 2003 a small application called Skype was introduced on the Internet. It could be downloaded for free, and it enabled its users to make VoIP calls to each other free of charge. The most compelling feature of this application, in addition to being free, was that the voice quality was comparable to that of traditional fixed line telephony. Other applications such as MSN and Yahoo messen...