Functional Sentence Perspective in Translator Training

This paper highlights the need for raising translation studentsʼ awareness of issues related to the thematic structure of source and target texts. This is a problematic area which significantly affects the quality of translations, especially from English into Polish, the latter having more flexible word order and thus opening more syntactic possibilities. An especially useful tool that may help to address this issue is the theory of Functional Sentence Perspective (FSP) developed by the Prague School. Despite the fact that it is quite elaborate, it may be trimmed to fit more practicallyoriented translation classes. Based on examples from student translations, the paper shows that such notions as communicative dynamism, context dependence/independence, competitors of the verb, setting vs. specification, Presentation Scale vs. Quality Scale, and potentiality can help trainee translators to correctly identify the hierarchy of carriers of communicative dynamism in their source texts and then make informed translation choices.

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Tema-rema struktur og oversættelse

HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business ◽

10.7146/hjlcb.v2i3.21402 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 29

Author(s):

Anna-Lise Laursen

Keyword(s):

Word Order ◽

Practical Issues of Translated Texts Editing

Integrated communications ◽

10.28925/2524-2644.2019.7.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25242644 ◽

pp. 38-41

Author(s):

Maryna Aleksandrovych

Keyword(s):

Word Order ◽

Native Language ◽

Original Text ◽

Copy Editor ◽

Proper Nouns ◽

Units Of Measurement ◽

Work Shifts ◽

Basic Features

This article contains a summary of some practical issues of translated texts editing with clear examples. Copy editing of translated texts is different from copy editing of texts written in the native language, because the focus of the work shifts from how to deliver an author’s message in the most appropriate way to how to deliver author’s text, written in the native language, in another language (Ukrainian) in the most appropriate way. The first question is the versatility: does the copy editor need to know the language of the original text in order to do effective copy editing. And she/he should at least understand the basic features of the language of the original text such as phonetics, grammar and syntax. Also a copy editor should pay particular attention to such aspects as: at the lexical level – false friends, transliteration of proper nouns, excess of possessive pronouns, translation or adaptation of lexical gaps; at the syntactic level – copulative verb, word order in a sentence, contrastive stress in a phrase, address words, syntax simplification. A necessary aspect is the unification of certain elements in the translated text: address words, units of measurement (length, weight, area, time, volume, etc.), transliterated proper and common nouns. Described in this article principles of transliteration, unification, adaptation, lexical and syntactic aspects of copy editing of translated texts will help to improve the quality of translated books into Ukrainian.

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An Event Quality Scale for Participatory Running Events

Event Management ◽

10.3727/152599518x15403853721358 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 139-152 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

John Armbrecht

Keyword(s):

Scale Development ◽

Service Quality ◽

Development Process ◽

Factor Model ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Social Aspects ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Cognitive Dimensions

This study focuses on the perceived quality of participatory event experiences by addressing the following question: What are the important aspects of the event experience? The aim of this research is to develop and refine a scale to measure the quality of the event experience for runners at a participatory event. The objective is to combine, apply, test, and refine the existing scales to increase our understanding of the perceived quality of events among amateur running athletes. Both affective and cognitive dimensions are included in the scale. Based on seven dimensions and 36 items, a formal scale development process is adopted. The data consist of 1,923 observations collected during a participatory event with approximately 60,000 registered participants. The seven-factor model, including immersion, surprise, participation, fun, social aspects, hedonic aspects, and service quality, was gradually revised in favor of a four-factor solution: service quality, hedonic aspects, fun, and immersion. As a result, 73.1% of the variance is extracted. This study contributes to a refined scale measuring the perceived event quality of participatory events. Service quality accounts for more than half of the variance extracted. Researchers should continue to develop research on the critical experiential dimensions in an event context. Furthermore, the links between the constructs need attention. The results suggest that event organizers should evaluate their events and event portfolios based on the scale and take actions to increase the perceived quality of these events.

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The Contributions of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy to the Improvement of the Quality of Life in Patients with Scapulohumeral Periarthritis

GYMNASIUM ◽

10.29081/gsjesh.2020.21.1.07 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol XXI (1) ◽

pp. 87

Author(s):

Daniel-Lucian Dobreci ◽

Adina Camelia Șlicaru

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Shock Wave ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Life Quality ◽

Good Effect ◽

Shock Wave Therapy ◽

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy ◽

Shockwave Therapy ◽

Quality Scale

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate to what extent shock wave therapy (ESWT) can influence the quality of life of patients with scapular-humeral periarthritis (PSH). The study included 30 male and female PSH sufferers who had previously undergone various therapies without any success in disease progression. The VAS scale, the Roles-Maudsley score, and the Flanagan Life Quality Scale with seven points on the rating scale recommended by Andrews and Crandall were used to evaluate patient evolution. ESWT sessions were held on a seven-day session for 12 weeks. Between ESWT meetings each patient followed a home medical gymnastics program. Following the study, ESWT treatment had a good effect on the progression of PSH patients in terms of pain reduction and disappearance, as well as regaining mobility of the affected shoulder. The conclusion of this studio is that shock wave therapy can help improve the quality of life of PSH patients.

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Word-Order Issues in English-to-Urdu Statistical Machine Translation

Prague Bulletin of Mathematical Linguistics ◽

10.2478/v10108-011-0007-0 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 95 (1) ◽

pp. 87-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bushra Jawaid ◽

Daniel Zeman

Keyword(s):

Machine Translation ◽

Word Order ◽

Statistical Machine Translation ◽

Parse Tree ◽

Hard Problem ◽

Long Distance ◽

Translation Process ◽

English Sentence ◽

European Languages

Word-Order Issues in English-to-Urdu Statistical Machine Translation We investigate phrase-based statistical machine translation between English and Urdu, two Indo-European languages that differ significantly in their word-order preferences. Reordering of words and phrases is thus a necessary part of the translation process. While local reordering is modeled nicely by phrase-based systems, long-distance reordering is known to be a hard problem. We perform experiments using the Moses SMT system and discuss reordering models available in Moses. We then present our novel, Urdu-aware, yet generalizable approach based on reordering phrases in syntactic parse tree of the source English sentence. Our technique significantly improves quality of English-Urdu translation with Moses, both in terms of BLEU score and of subjective human judgments.

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FRIENDSHIP QUALITY AND ANXIETY IN FACING PHYSICAL CHANGES DURING PUBERTY IN FEMALE STUDENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Nurse and Health: Jurnal Keperawatan ◽

10.36720/nhjk.v9i2.162 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 95-101

Author(s):

Ida Rahmawati ◽

Masruroh Masruroh

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Friendship Quality ◽

Female Students ◽

Survey Method ◽

P Value ◽

Average Value ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Physical Changes ◽

The Relationship

Background: Friends have the most influence in an individual's life. Friendship contains specific elements, such as trust, openness, sharing of ups and downs, and learning to deal with conflict. Puberty children try to have friends to share their feelings with others. Because with good friendship will reduce minimize the anxiety they experience at puberty (Wulandari, Kustriyani, & Fiyannti, 2018).Objectives: The Purpose of this study to determine the relationship between friendship quality and anxiety facing the physical changes of puberty in female students at SDIT Bakti Insani Sleman Yogyakarta.Methods: This study was a quantitative research with survey method, with a total sampling of 47 respondents. Research instruments with questionnaires, the questionnaire was adopted from Marvienda (2007), researchers used a measuring instrument in the form of a friendship quality scale and anxiety scale of female students during puberty. Data analysis using person product moment.Results: The result showed respondents age 100% at the early adolescent stage, 74.5% respondents had not yet menarche, 25.5% had menarche, the average value of friendship quality was 84.89 and the average anxiety value was 63.91. The results showed that there was no relationship between the quality of friendship with anxiety facing physical changes during puberty in female students at SDIT Bakti Insani Sleman Yogyakarta (r = -.38, p-value = .802).Conclusion: This study found that the majority of respondents were in their early teens and only a small proportion had experienced menarche. The average value of high friendship quality shows that the quality of friendship is also high and the average value of anxiety in the medium shows moderate anxiety. The implications of this study are as input or consideration in preparing adolescent reproductive health starting from the beginning of puberty at school. Keywords: Quality of Friendship, Anxiety, Puberty, Physical Changes

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On The Relation Between Regulation And Economic Growth

International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) ◽

10.19030/iber.v11i2.6768 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 147

Author(s):

Atul A. Dar ◽

Sal AmirKhalkhali

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Developed Economies ◽

Governance Indicators ◽

Regulatory Quality ◽

The World Bank ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Positive Growth ◽

Accounting Model

This paper examines the relation between regulation and economic performance in the context of 23 developed economies. We apply a generalisation of the growth accounting model popularized by Solow to data over the 2002-2008 period. In the model, we assume that regulatory quality impacts on growth via its impact on total factor productivity growth. We look at three measures of regulatory quality, all of which are based on the set of governance indicators developed by the World Bank. The model is estimated using a fixed effects as well as a random effects estimation strategy. Our findings do lend support for the view that the better the quality of regulation, the higher rate of economic growth, but find no support for the view that the strength of the positive growth impact is stronger for countries that rank relatively lower on the regulatory quality scale.

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Development and Validation of Liver Depression Type Infertility Quality of Life Scale Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine

10.21203/rs.3.rs-17093/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ying Wang ◽

Chang Liu ◽

Xuan Wang ◽

Mengpei Zhang ◽

Zhiheng Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Delphi Method ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Scale Evaluation ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale

Abstract Background Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) liver depression infertility quality of life scale is developed to provide a scientific and reliable tool for TCM treatment and intervention in the treatment of liver depression patients with infertility, as well as basis and assistance for clinical decision-making.Methods Literature research method: Through the retrieval of Chinese knowledge network (CNKI), Wanfang (WANFANG), Vip (VIP), Springer, PubMed database of existing Chinese life quality scale and infertility dedicated quality of life scale, an entry pool is built with symptoms, emotional state, social function state and satisfaction as dimensions. Using the Delphi method to screen the entries. Screening entries according to the results of expert review, and evaluating the positive degree coefficient, authority degree and coordination coefficient by the experts. Using the clinical questionnaire method to screen the entries further. To form the Chinese medicine liver depression infertility life of quality scale. Scale evaluation: the reliability and validity of the scale were evaluated based on the results of the clinical questionnaire. Results After two rounds of Delphi method, there are 33 entries remained. The clinical questionnaire rescreened entries, formed the traditional Chinese medicine liver depression infertility quality of life scale containing 4 dimensions of symptoms, emotional states, social function states and satisfaction, with total of 29 entries and VAS score scale. Evaluation results: the Kronbach alpha coefficients performed well in total and each aspect. The validity of the scale: the structural efficiency evaluation results are in good agreement with the scale structure envisioned at the time of design. The relationship between the quality of life scale and the standard scale (FertiQoL International2008) showed a high absolute value.Conclusion In this study, the quality of life scale of Chinese medicine liver depression type infertility was developed by literature research, Delphi method and clinical questionnaire, with good reliability and validity of the scale evaluated. It could be used as a tool for efficacy judgment tool or quality of life evaluation in Chinese medicine treatment or intervention for patients with liver depression infertility.

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Measuring the Service Quality of E-Commerce and Competitive Strategies

Web-Based Services ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9466-8.ch019 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 431-450

Author(s):

Shu-Fong Chang ◽

Jen-Chi Chang ◽

Kuo-Hua Lin ◽

Bin Yu ◽

Yu-Cheng Lee ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Service Quality ◽

Online Shopping ◽

Market Competition ◽

Competitive Strategies ◽

Kano Model ◽

Average Growth ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Quality Dimensions

The global online shopping market has exhibited consistent growth, exceeding an annual average growth rate of 10% from 2006 to 2010; however, the online shopping market in Taiwan demonstrated an astounding growth rate, surpassing 35% during the same period. In the current competitive and rapidly expanding market environment, shopping website providers must establish effective methods for measuring and improving service quality to increase customer satisfaction levels. In this study, four service quality dimensions of the e-core service quality scale (E-S-QUAL; efficiency, system availability, fulfillment, and privacy) were used to measure the service quality of shopping websites. Subsequently, the simultaneous importance-performance analysis (SIPA) method and analytical Kano model were integrated to analyze the market competition strategies adopted among members of the shopping website industry. Finally, suggestions are provided regarding potential management methods for the case companies.

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Assessing the Quality and Reliability of Patient Information Regarding First-Aid for Acute Burns on YouTube

Journal of Burn Care & Research ◽

10.1093/jbcr/iraa135 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

David Parizh ◽

Maleeh Effendi ◽

Elizabeth Dale ◽

Julia Slater

Keyword(s):

Medical Training ◽

First Aid ◽

Accurate Information ◽

Burn Treatment ◽

Burn Centers ◽

Burn Care ◽

Global Quality ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Scale Scores

Abstract Given ever increasing ease of access to technology, the majority of adults first turn to the internet for medical advice. The world wide web is filled with user-generated content within multiple social media platforms that lack a governing body to validate the information’s accuracy and reliability. The authors performed a qualitative review of first-aid burn resources available on YouTube using two validated scales: Modified Discern and Global Quality Scale. A search was conducted using the term “burn treatment” on September 18, 2019. Of 120 reviewed videos, 59 met their inclusion criteria. 36% (n = 21) of the speakers had formal medical training, with only 12% (n = 7) identified as burn care professionals. The mean views originating from nonmedical speakers (162,675) were more than eight times that originating from burn centers (14,975). The quality of the videos was compared by video source, speaker, and specialty. Burn centers had the highest Modified Discern and Global Quality Scale scores, 2.91 and 2.86, respectively (P < .05). Additionally, the authors were able to demonstrate that there was a statistically significant higher quality of videos when the speaker was a burn care professional or had formal medical training. Unfortunately, their review demonstrated that videos originating from hospital systems and burn centers made up a minority of the online media content. These results illustrate an opportunity for improvement by way of increased content creation to bolster the online presence of the burn community and provide patients with more accurate information.

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