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CALL FOR PAPERS: TEXTUS n. 1 – 2020 – LANGUAGE ISSUE
CALL FOR PAPERS TEXTUS n. 1 – 2020 – LANGUAGE ISSUE English Lexicography in time: social and cultural issues Editors: Stefania Nuccorini, Università Roma Tre, Henri Béjoint, Université de Lyon2 Copy editor: Stephen Coffey, Università di Pisa Whether purposefully and overtly or not, at different times English dictionaries have embodied and represented different socio-cultural attitudes towards the language or languages they have included. Their scope and coverage have often been affected, or determined, on the one hand by language policies,…
DETAILSCFP: AIA SEMINAR, “Translation: Theory, Description, Applications”
University of Bari Aldo Moro In his famous paper “The Name and Nature of Translation Studies,” presented at the 3rd World Congress of Applied Linguistics (Copenhagen, 21-26 August 1972), the Amsterdam-based American literary translator and theorist James Stretton Holmes (1924-1986) outlined the scope and structure of the emerging field of research concerned with the theory, description and praxis of translation. Holmes shared his vision of the new discipline at a time when linguistic-oriented approaches to translation study had been elaborated,…
DETAILSPROGRAMMA DEL SEMINARIO AIA 2019, BARI 4-6 APRILE 2019
AIA SEMINAR "Translation: Theory, Description, Applications" 4-6 April 2019 Sala "Carlo De Trizio"- Centro Polifunzionale Studenti – Piazza Cesare Battisti 1 – Bari Programme THURSDAY, 4 APRIL 4.00 p.m.-4.30 p.m. REGISTRATION 4.30 p.m.-5.00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION 5.00 p.m.-5.30 p.m. WELCOME ADDRESS: STEFANO BRONZINI, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LETTERE LINGUE ARTI. ITALIANISTICA E CULTURE COMPARATE GIOVANNI IAMARTINO, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI ANGLISTICA 5.30 p.m.-6.30 p.m. KEYNOTE LECTURE: DAVID KATAN “The Relevance of Translation Studies for Translation Practice: Five…
DETAILSAIA SUMMER SCHOOL – Translated Wor(l)ds: Perspectives, Domains and Directions, Viareggio, 3-7 June 2019
AIA SUMMER SCHOOL Translated Wor(l)ds: Perspectives, Domains and Directions Viareggio, Palazzo Paolina 3-7 June 2019 Call for Applications Following the success of the AIA Summer School last year, the AIA Board is pleased to announce its second edition, which will be held again in Viareggio, at Palazzo Paolina, from 3 to 7 June 2019. This year the School is dedicated to various aspects of translation theory and practice – from literary and specialist translation to the great contribution given to…
DETAILSAIA PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM FOR EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS, 4 September 2019
AIA Pre-Conference Symposium for Early-Career Researchers CALL FOR PAPERS L’Associazione Italiana di Anglistica ha, tra i suoi obiettivi primari, quello di promuovere e incoraggiare gli studi di anglistica in Italia, sostenendo e coordinando la ricerca scientifica in questo settore e facilitando i contatti tra gli studiosi a livello nazionale e internazionale. Strumento principe a tal fine è il convegno che l’Associazione organizza con cadenza biennale ogni volta in un diverso ateneo, un evento che forse rappresenta il principale punto di…
DETAILSAIA CONFERENCE Padova, 5-7 September 2019
Thinking out of the Box in Language, Literature, Cultural and Translation Studies: Questioning Assumptions, Debunking Myths, Trespassing Boundaries “Thinking out of the Box” is a powerful metaphor, one that challenges us to consider possibilities previously not even imagined, and to extend our vision – of the world and ourselves – to include alternative, complementary, or even contrasting perspectives. It means engaging in self-reflective, creative and/or lateral thinking, beyond what is obvious or commonplace, or even implicit in what we…
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