Teaching English idioms of happiness and sadness through conceptual metaphors in Vietnamese context
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Social Sciences, 2017 Idioms have long been regarded as a big challenge for EFL learners. With recent developments in cognitive linguistics, the method of teaching idioms has shifted from rote learning to raising the learner’s awareness of conceptual metaphors (CM).
Pham Thai Bao Ngoc
doaj
Мiryachit: A Culture‐Specific Startle Syndrome in the Saami People
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Miryachit is perhaps the most complex and least understood of the culture‐specific startle syndromes that include latah and the jumping Frenchmen of Maine. Objectives We carried out a field study to evaluate startle‐induced paroxysms in the Saami to determine if it is still endemic and, if so, to contrast it with the available ...
Marianna Selikhova +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Evaluating Machine Translation Performance on Chinese Idioms with a Blacklist Method [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 Idiom translation is a challenging problem in machine translation because the meaning of idioms is non-compositional, and a literal (word-by-word) translation is likely to be wrong. In this paper, we focus on evaluating the quality of idiom translation of MT systems.
arxiv
Scratching your tête over language-switched idioms: Evidence from eye-movement measures of reading
Memory & Cognition, 2022 M. Senaldi +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
The Translation of Idioms in George Orwell’s Animal Farm
Lexicon, 2019 This research aims to study the use of idioms in Animal Farm (1954) and their translation into Bahasa Indonesia. The idioms found in the original text are classified based on the classification of idioms by Adam Makkai (1972).
Husnul Abdi, A. Munandar
semanticscholar +1 more source
THE USE OF PHRASEMES - IDIOMES IN BOSNIAN AND HERZEGOVINIAN MEDIA LANGUAGE
Human Research in Rehabilitation, 2011 The paper is about the analysis of the use of idioms in Bosnian and Herzegovinian media language where their origin, characteristics and their meaning are being researched. The frequency of the idioms in media language is defined.
Sedina Brkić-Međedović
doaj +2 more sources
Commons are cared for: Coexistence between humans and wild birds on the island of Kihnu, Estonia
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Local knowledge is an essential dimension of humanity's relationship with the environment. Investigating the interdependence between humans and wild birds holds value in fostering a mutually beneficial relationship with avian populations. Gathering bird eggs is a significant practice for Kihnu islanders in Estonia.
Raivo Kalle +10 more
wiley +1 more source
Improving English Language Learners’ Idiomatic Competence: Does Mode of Teaching Play a Role? [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2017 Idioms feature prominently in daily communication. Accordingly, teaching and learning idioms should be a primary concern in language education, including English education. However, there is relatively little research on the role of formal instruction of
Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi, Karim Sadeghi
doaj
Highly localised traditional knowledge of Mien medicinal plants in Chiang Rai, Thailand
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The Mien ethnic people have migrated from China to Thailand over centuries and traditionally settled in remote areas of northern Thailand. They relied extensively on the local ecosystem for construction, food, fodder, and medicine. There are only a few studies of Mien traditional knowledge in China and Nan, Thailand.
Methee Phumthum +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Revolutionary Landscapes and Kitchens of Refusal: Tomato Sauce and Sovereignty in Egypt
Gender &History, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 789-809, October 2022., 2022 Abstract This article presents a cultural history of tasbika, a tomato‐based cooking technique, as a window into transformations of sovereignty in colonial and postcolonial Egypt. It draws on cookbooks, popular magazines and oral histories to argue that tasbika’s relatively recent emergence as one of the country's most ubiquitous home cooking methods ...
Anny Gaul
wiley +1 more source