When Language Breaks Down

Elissa, D.; Villiers, Jessica de

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“…The type of discourse could be written or verbalthis actually does not matter because the forms and context are the significant factors in understanding the meanings conveyed by the speech acts. The Speech Act Theory was developed by Austin (1962) who underlines the performative acts and proved through some examples that we do not make statements or questions, rather we perform actions (Asp and Villiers, 2010). Austin classified the speech acts into three types; the locutionary act, the illocutionary act, and the perlocutionary act.…”

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Morphopragmatic Analysis of Word Derivation Variations in the Holy Quran and their Translations into English

Khalaf,

Ali,

Ibraheem

et al. 2023

Hum

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Objectives: This study aims to examine the effect of variations in word derivations in the Holy Quran on conveying their communicative impact when translated into English. Specifically, the study seeks to identify which of the selected translations have preserved the intended pragmatic effect triggered by word derivation variations in each Ayah when translated into English. Methods: To achieve this objective, the study compiles a corpus consisting of Ayahs containing randomly selected morphological derivation variations from the Holy Quran and their translations in English by Ali (1934), Pickthall (1930), Ghali (1996), Arberry (1955), Palmer (1947), and Al-Hilali and Khan (1984). The content analysis method was employed to identify instances of word derivation variations in the corpus, and Nida’s (1964) principle of equivalent effect was adopted to examine the loss of the communicative impact of these words in each translation. Results: The findings of the study indicate that almost all the selected translations failed to preserve the intended pragmatic effect triggered by the variation in word derivations in the Holy Quran when conveyed to English recipients. Conclusions: The reasons behind this failure might be attributed to the translators' inability to grasp the intended pragmatic implications resulting from morphological variations of words.

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Section: Meaning In Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Morphopragmatic Analysis of Word Derivation Variations in the Holy Quran and their Translations into English

Khalaf,

Ali,

Ibraheem

et al. 2023

Hum

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“…Diagnosis also aims to take account of the individual’s performance outside a formal test situation. However, truly informal interaction is sometimes difficult to achieve in an assessment setting and, consequently, decisions about a person’s future, from diagnosis onward, should depend on more than test results (Asp & de Villiers, 2010). A person’s capacity to compensate for problems plays a major role in how well they, and others, can cope with the interaction (see Discussion).…”

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The Language of Dementia Science and the Science of Dementia Language

Wray

2016

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

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The language of dementia science and the science of dementia language: linguistic interpretations of an interdisciplinary research field. AbstractLanguage is a balance of precision and flexibility, and scientific dialogue across disciplines faces challenges in how terms are used and how phenomena, including language itself, are described and explained. Taking dementia as its focus, this paper offers linguistic perspectives on causes of inherent difficulty with terminological exactness. Attention is paid to the interface between the positivist imperatives of clinical evaluation and the relativist interpretations that help make sense of uses of terms across contexts. Two types of reason are examined for why the language produced by people with dementia is sometimes hard to characterize and predict: the theoretical challenges inherent in analyzing the language of dementia, and the social variables that affect how that language is manifested. The paper concludes with the vision of linguistic research using corpus-based discourse analysis to underpin and catalyze communication-bridging activities in interdisciplinary projects, within and beyond the dementia context. This paper explores how linguistics can support research across interdisciplinary boundaries in the dementia context. Linguistic research gets 'beneath the skin' of language, uncovering tacit assumptions and interrogating the relationship between how something is said and what a hearer or reader infers. Both individual words and combinations of them encode layers of meaning, well beyond what dictionary definitions can capture. Scientists are acculturated into discipline-specific uses of words and phrases, as shortcuts for complex ideas understood and accepted within that community of practice but not necessarily beyond it. When scientists collaborate across disciplines, miscommunication is a significant risk. Linguistic science is equipped to assist interdisciplinary researchers with understanding why apparently simple conversations about shared information and objectives do not always go smoothly.Dementia attracts researchers from the medical, biological, environmental and social sciences, as well as the humanities. Their joint aim is to further knowledge about causes, characteristics and potential future cures for dementia, and ways of accurately diagnosing it and treating and caring for people who develop it. But different conceptualizations of the knowledge underpinning these activities generate an uneven surface on which to kick the elliptical terminological ball. Dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment are shown below to have less than clear-cut meanings, once considered in their contexts of use. Ways are needed for navigating these ambiguities.The situation is further complicated by the fact that in dementia, language itself is a variable. Patterns in the language produced by people with dementia (PwDs) contribute to understanding the underlying phenomenon. Two aspects of the interface between the language about dementia and the ...

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Language and Neurology

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Morphopragmatic Analysis of Word Derivation Variations in the Holy Quran and their Translations into English

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