Examines recent lexical innovations in Nigerian English, focusing on loanshifts, ellipses, conversions, translation equivalents, analogical creations, and coinages. Various examples of each phenomenon are presented. (Contains three references.) (MDM)

Describes how the Japanese translation of Roald Dahl's novel, "Matilda," shifts the literal and cultural meanings of the text. Compares and contrasts the styles and narrative voices of the English and Japanese versions. Argues for the difficulty of translating cultural codes. (HB)

Discusses how the use of body language in Chinese fiction strikes most Westerners as unusual, if not strange. Considers that, although this may be the result of differences in gestures or different conventions in fiction, it is a problem for translators, who handle the differences by various strategies, e.g., omission or expansion. (NKA)

Notes that the practice of borrowing kinship terms to address people outside the extended Chinese families, heavily reflected in modern Chinese fiction, causes much difficulty for the English translator. Reviews common translation approaches to such culture-related problems and possible distortions resulting from such practices. (NKA)

The initial phase of Porta's mature poetry, composed between 1801 and 1805, is discussed in the context of dialect translation and parody of famous literary texts. (Author/LB)

Advocates a macroscopic view in examining the habitual linguistic differences between English and Chinese in their organization of thought in prosaic sentences and discourse. Awareness of these differences would be helpful in translating from English into Chinese and vice versa and Chinese language teaching. (Contains four references.) (JP)

To eliminate confusion caused by diverse spellings in Italian texts of words from languages using the Cyrillic alphabet, the adoption of a common system is urged that would establish correspondence between the letters and sounds of the two languages but keep the form of the original as much as possible. (CFM)

Some models in translation theory are outlined and critically examined. It is suggested that none of the models offers a psychologically valid reconstruction of the translation process but rather idealized schematic arrangements showing the interrelations among components that are likely involved in the process. (53 references) (Author/LB)

Discusses recent trends in translatology, including the nature of the target text as either passive reflection of the source text or original production. Argues that positions supporting either extreme are untenable. Posits a position relying on both models of translation simultaneously. (HB)

This article addresses the question of standard language and shows that the Bible of 1588 is not the source of manifestation of a standard literary Welsh. (30 references) (Author/VWL)

Describes the MULINEX system that supports cross-lingual searching of the World Wide Web. Users can formulate queries, filter the search results and read documents by using their native language. Discusses dictionary-based query translation, multilingual document categorization, and automatic translation that supports French, German, and English.…

Responds to an article in the same issue of this journal by considering several issues: whether pure research in business communication is possible; why business communication translates ideas and methods from other disciplines; and responsibilities of translators. Argues that the breadth of this research consortium should not be seen as a…

Responds to an article in this issue. Reconceptualizes translation as a bidirectional, dynamically negotiated process that occurs within and between communities of scholars and that transforms the language, the person of the translator, the communities involved, and the cultural expectations. Argues that conception of translation predicts a…

Discusses dilemmas that confront authors who must decide whether to address a relatively restricted audience in their native tongue or compete for a much larger public by either learning more widespread language or relying on translations. Focus is on the issue of free or restricted exchange of texts. What happens when more authors and readers…

Demonstrates the possibilities that accrue through development of a dual professional life in college-level teaching and translating. In addition to encouraging those with academic training to look for intellectual satisfaction in the field associated with language and literature, the article offers a wealth of information on training,…