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Rule-Based Sentence Detection Method (RBSDM) for Turkish
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2013
Pages:
1-6
Received:
20 March 2013
Published:
2 May 2013
Abstract: The first process of generating a corpus, which is a representative of the language, is the determination of sen-tences, which is very complicated and hard to solve, but an important part of the corpus generation. Different approaches have been tried to find out sentence boundaries in some languages. In Turkish, the most known ways of determining sentence boundaries are using statistics and machine learning. In this study, to determine the sentence boundaries in contemporary Turkish, a rule-based method called “Rule-Based Sentence Detection Method for Turkish (RBSDM)” was developed by considering the agglutinative and rule based structure of Turkish. This method was tested on two different test sets generated by randomly selected columns from two Turkish newspapers. RBSDM determines end of sentences correctly and efficiently, about means of time and other costs, and provides success rate in a range of 99.60% and 99.80%.
Abstract: The first process of generating a corpus, which is a representative of the language, is the determination of sen-tences, which is very complicated and hard to solve, but an important part of the corpus generation. Different approaches have been tried to find out sentence boundaries in some languages. In Turkish, the most known ways of determining s...
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Differing Semantic Elements as Agents of Change in Malay -English Translation
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2013
Pages:
7-15
Received:
7 March 2013
Published:
2 May 2013
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate the translation of Bahasa Malaysia headlines into English semantically. The objectives of this study are : (i) to identify the procedure / strategies used in the translation of BM headlines into Eng-lish. (ii) to find out if the message of the Source Language (SL) is retained in the Target Language (TL).Towards that end, a componential methodology of the ST and TT will be adopted by paying attention to examine the differences and similari-ties of the content of the messages in the ST and their corresponding messages in the TT. In the evaluation of the messages of the texts (both ST and TT), Newmark’s(1981) approaches in translation shall be used, in particular the employment of his terminologies such as overtranslation, undertranslation, and ambiguous translation. In addition, our observation of any difference in the messages of the ST and the TT (both the linguistic meaning and the extra linguistic meaning) shall be stated using the semantic notation of the componential analysis of Katz and Fodor (1963) and as extended in Jackson (1988). In some places in addition to the notation, a simple supplemental narration shall be employed especially in dealing with cultural messages and other nuances in the realm of pragmatics. It is found that the message have merely been diffused, or being put in a time frame (tenses) to suit the culture, political make up, the Malay grammar and sociolinguistic idiosyncracies of Malay target reader.
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate the translation of Bahasa Malaysia headlines into English semantically. The objectives of this study are : (i) to identify the procedure / strategies used in the translation of BM headlines into Eng-lish. (ii) to find out if the message of the Source Language (SL) is retained in the Target Language (TL).Tow...
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Motivation Toward English Language Learning of Students in Secondary and High Schools in Education Service Area Office 4, Saraburi Province, Thailand
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2013
Pages:
22-33
Received:
2 April 2013
Published:
10 June 2013
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the English language learning motivation level of secondary and high schools students in Saraburi Province, and significant differences between the learning motivation of students with high academic achievement and that of other learners. A modified 20-item motivational survey adapted from Gardner’s (1985) Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) was administered to 266 secondary and high school students in Education Service Area Office 4, Saraburi Province. The study results indicated that the students had high levels of motivation - both integrative and instrumental - to learn the English language, albeit their instrumental motivation slightly outperformed their integrative motivation. The study also showed that there was a significant difference (P-Value = 0.007) at the level of 0.01 between the learning motivation of students with high academic achievement (GPA≥3.20) and that of other peers (GPA ˂3.20).
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the English language learning motivation level of secondary and high schools students in Saraburi Province, and significant differences between the learning motivation of students with high academic achievement and that of other learners. A modified 20-item motivational survey adapted from Gardner’s (1985) Attitude/M...
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Color Semantics: Linguistic-Cultural Aspect
Shara Mazhitayeva,
Zhanar Kaskatayeva
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2013
Pages:
34-37
Received:
26 May 2013
Published:
10 June 2013
Abstract: The color is of great importance in the life of modern man. The basic condition of communication considered background knowledge, i.e. knowledge of the realities and cultures who mutually enjoyed talking and listening. A comparative study of ways to describe colors in different languages is one of the traditional topics of Linguistics. This article discusses the phraseological units, containing in its semantics element color designations. On the material of the Kazakh attempts to uncover the meanings of some of the color names as an important phenomenon, capturing the essence of the language of the ethnic group.
Abstract: The color is of great importance in the life of modern man. The basic condition of communication considered background knowledge, i.e. knowledge of the realities and cultures who mutually enjoyed talking and listening. A comparative study of ways to describe colors in different languages is one of the traditional topics of Linguistics. This article...
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