Aug 2026· Languages in Contrast: International Journal for Contrastive Linguistics· 0 citations· 21 references
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This paper presents a corpus-based analysis of passive constructions and their translation from English and German
into Catalan. The analysis is grounded in a systematic categorization of the construction families in the three languages and
their translation correspondences, focusing on both form and meaning (content and construal) and accounting for shifts in meaning
between the source and target texts. The findings are relevant from both translation-oriented and contrastive perspectives. First,
it is shown how passive constructions in the three languages are interconnected through translation. Second, these connections
offer insights into the category of passive constructions and their variation across languages.
The conducted research shows that participle constructions used in the adverbial function in German are one of the important elements of the verb system and syntactic structure. In particular, participle II forms act not only as an infinitive form of the verb, but also as a functional means that create additional meani...
Ruhlana Idris Baghirova· Scientific Journal of Poloni...· 0 citations
This article examines the semantic and pragmatic features of thematically marked vocabulary in translations of American writer John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars. A comparative analysis of the Russian and Uzbek translations is conducted to explore the reproduction of existential metaphors, black humor, and socio...
Dilnoza Nosirova· Ijtimoiy-gumanitar sohada il...· 0 citations
This Element presents a constructionist approach to clausal syntax in Swedish. Swedish syntax poses some challenges to language learners and linguists alike, particularly as regards word order. We handle these challenges in a network model of Swedish syntax, in which clausal and phrasal constructions at different level...
The article investigates the problems of literary translation, focusing on non-equivalent lexis – the class of lexical units that possess no ready counterpart in the target language and that therefore expose, more sharply than any other category, the cultural and conceptual asymmetries between languages. Drawing on Uzb...
Abduraxmanov Muxammadjon G'ulomjonovich· International Journal Of Lit...· 0 citations
This article investigates the structural and pragmatic transformations of proverbs in spoken and written discourse, focusing specifically on the phenomenon of ellipsis. Traditional paremiology views proverbs as fixed, static, and syntactically complete units. However, modern cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis...
Iroda Chorieva· YANGI DAVR ILM-FANI: INSON U...· 0 citations
This book presents a pioneering linguistic study of modality in the Qurʾān. Although there is considerable research on modal expressions in modern Arabic, modality in Classical Arabic and the Qurʾān in particular have not been examined in a systematic linguistic framework. This volume helps fill this gap.
Drawing on co...
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