Translation is the transfer of meaning from a source language to a target language. This transfer is done through sentences. Sentence meaning is conveyed through words, tenses, aspects and modals. This paper focuses on tenses, aspects and modals as [...]
This paper studies the lexical fields of the words ''labour'', ''employment'', ''work'', ''job'' and ''membership'' in the French version of a labour-related corpus. Its aim is to demonstrate that there is no perfect fit between words in English and [...]
This paper analyses the notion of aspect in the translation of a brief economic report publicised by a labour organisation called ITUC-Africa. Indeed, aspect plays an important role in translation. For example, it dictates the choice of tense(s) in [...]
The Aim Of This Paper Is To Show That Words Only Have Meaning In Context. Dictionary Definitions Can Be Misleading Because In A Dictionary Words Are Listed In Isolation. However, To Contribute Meaning, Words Need To Be Used In Sentences Where They Co [...]
Le papier fait une entrée dans le vieux débat de la traductibilité d‟une langue. Prenant pour cadre analytique la théorie du registre de langue selon Halliday, l‟analyse croise l‟approche anthropologique d‟étude littéraire et l‟approche structurale [...]
La performance académique des élèves en anglais langue étrangère (ALE) au Benin reste encore un défi à relever et il serait bon de trouver une méthode d’enseignement africaine adéquate. Ce travail montre comment la musique noire d’expression anglai [...]
FANOU Codjo Charlemagne * E-mail: chcodjo@yahoo.fr & LANMANTCHION Dossou Flavien * E-mail: flavienlam81@yahoo.fr
The issue of double-competence in the teaching/learning of ESP has been an issue of serious concern since the early eighties (Strevens 1980, Dudley-Evans 1993, Perrin 1995, Combes-Joncheray 1999, Narcy-Combes 2005, Fanou 2009 & 201 0, etc.). Double [...]
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