scholarly journals The “Matrix of Culture”––George Steiner’s After Babel and the Outlines of a Semiotics of Translation and Adaptation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Agnetta
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Narrow Sense ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Matrix

The present article aims to draw attention to the fact that George Steiner, in After Babel, a book now more than forty-five years old, makes statements that are still valid today not only with regard to translation in the narrow sense (translation proper), but also concerning the genesis and intercultural transfer of non-verbal or po­lysemiotic artifacts. In contrast to what has been done so far, Steiner can be con­sidered a pioneer of a comprehensive semiotics of translation, along with Ro­man Jakobson and others. The following remarks pursue this idea primarily on the basis of Steiner’s sixth chapter, entitled “Topologies of Culture”, and show that there are still points there that can be taken up today and in the future.

A Family of Unitals in the Hughes Plane

1990 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1067-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbu C. Kestenband
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Symmetric Matrices ◽  
Configurational Property ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Classical Unitals ◽  
Hughes Plane

We construct a family of unitals in the Hughes plane. We prove that they are not isomorphic with the classical unitals, and in so doing we exhibit a configuration that exists in the latter, but not in the former. This new configurational property of the classical unitals might serve in the future again as an isomorphism test.A particular instance of our construction has appeared in [11]. But it only concerns itself with the case where the matrix involved is the identity, whereas the present article treats the general case of symmetric matrices over a suitable field. Furthermore, [11] does not answer the isomorphism question. It states that (the English translation is ours) “It remains to be seen whether the unitary designs constructed in this note are isomorphic or not with known designs”.

Features of optative modality in Macedonian language (with emphasis on the functionalities of independent da-construction)

2020 ◽  
pp. 301-323
Author(s):  
Natalya I. Kikilo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Literary Language ◽  
Natural Context ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Verb Forms ◽  
Text Types ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Ritual Context

In the Macedonian literary language the analytic da-construction used in an independent clause has a wide range of possible modal meanings, the most common of which are imperative and optative. The present article offers a detailed analysis of the semantics and functions of the Macedonian optative da-construction based on fiction and journalistic texts. The first part of the article deals with the specificities of the optative as a category which primarily considers the subject of a wish. In accordance with the semantic characteristics of this category, optative constructions are used in those discourse text types where the speakers are explicitly designated (the most natural context for the optative is the dialogue). The analysis of the Macedonian material includes instances of atypical usage of the optative da-construction, in which the wish of the subject is not apparent and thereby produces new emotional tonalities perceptible to the reader of a fiction/journalistic text. The study describes Macedonian constructions involving two different verb forms: 1) present tense form (da + praes) and 2) imperfective form (da + impf). These constructions formally designate the hypothetical and counterfactual status of the optative situation, respectively. Thus, the examples in the analysis are ordered according to two types of constructions, which reflect the speaker’s view on the probability of the realisation of his/her wish. Unrealistic wishes can be communicated through the present da-construction, while the imperfective construction denotes situations in which the wish can be realised in the future. The second part of the article is devoted to performative optative da-constructions, which express formulas of speech etiquette, wishes and curses. The analysis demonstrates that these constructions lose their magical functions, when used outside of the ritual context, and begin to function as interjections.

AN ANALYSIS OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-66
Author(s):  
Soumi Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Ancient India ◽  
Societal Norms ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
The Future

Marriage is considered to be one of the most pious relations that exist in society. According to Hindu traditions, Marriage is a divine bond between two individuals which continues for many births thus, making the same an unbreakable bond. The present article will discuss the ideals of Hindu Marriage system in ancient India, the present societal norms with relation to Hindu marriage and how the present norms and laws are shaping the future of Hindu marriage system. This article is a doctrinal study and has been derived through various literary sources. The outcome of this study is that it brings out a clear understanding about the societal as well as the legal aspects of Hindu Marriage System.

The unification of European law: a pipedream?

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. VAN CAENEGEM
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
European Law ◽  
Old World ◽  
The Past ◽  
Professional Historian ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Gift

The unification of European law – if it is ever achieved – belongs to the future, but much of this present article will be devoted to the past. This makes me look like the ancient Roman king Janus, upon whom the god Saturn bestowed the gift of seeing the future as well as the past, which led to his famous representation, in his Roman temple, as a man with two faces. As a professional historian I am, of course, concerned with past centuries, but the future of Europe and European law concerns me as a citizen of the Old World.

scholarly journals The future of corporate governance in knowledge-dispersed companies.

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 129-146
Author(s):  
Martin Krause
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Decision Rights ◽  
Xxth Century ◽  
The Future ◽  
Institutional Innovations ◽  
Allocation Of Decision Rights ◽  
Practical Field

Corporate governance focuses its attention on the structure of the firm and the allocation of decision rights between owners and managers basically, plus other stakeholders. The field has developed extensively during the last decades inspiring reforms and practices as well as learning from them. Most of the analysis though takes into consideration the XXth Century firm, rightfully so since CG is a very practical field in the overlapping map of law, economics and finance. The firm has probably been one of the most successful institutional innovations of the last centuries. Five hundred years ago only a few of them existed, today they are pervasive. Nevertheless, we cannot expect the firm to be the same a hundred years from now as it is today. And if companies are going to be different, how will their corporate governance be affected? The present article does not expect to give an answer to such question. It only attempts to provoke debate and speculation about a possible evolution of the firm based on one single aspect of change: the increased use of dispersed knowledge. After suggesting some development and analyzing present innovations in that direction, we will open up to consideration how those potential changes may affect corporate governance. Of course, there are no specific conclusions, just a call to open our minds to future possible scenarios.

scholarly journals 7. Innovative Visions over the Formation of the Teacher in the Arts

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-267
Author(s):  
Tatiana Bularga
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Future ◽  
Individual Potential ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The present article describes purposes, learning content and requirements of an educational academic and postgraduate (internships for teachers) process, focused on teacher training in respect of the most subtle and valuable framework for education, the achievement of the individual potential of each pupil, qualified as a unique personality. Therefore, it is proposed a synthesis on the formative program geared towards the assimilation of the future and current teachers of artistic disciplines (music, choreography, painting) of the action and behavioral models appropriate to the domain, to the effectively organization of individualized educational process.

The North Caucasus in Contemporary U.S.-Russia Relations: Key Problems and Implications for the Future

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-166
Author(s):  
Maxim A. Suchkov
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Present Article ◽  
The United States ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
The North ◽  
The Future ◽  
Boston Marathon ◽  
The U.S

The North Caucasus is a most significant but a least understood problem in contemporary U.S.-Russia relations. The United States as one of the prime pace-setters in the region shaped its own attitude towards Russia’s most volatile region. Over more than twenty years, Washington experienced at least three major stages in its “Caucasus strategy”, and each stage had its impact on the North Caucasus. Since the beginning, the two states stuck to conflicting narratives of developments in the region. With time, some of the assessments were re-evaluated, but some continue to impede cooperation on key security issues. The present article explores these phenomena and examines what implications major events like the 9/11 attacks, the Caucasus Emirate enlistment among top terrorist organisations, the Boston marathon bombings, etc. had for the U.S.-Russia joint efforts in fighting terrorism. It also assesses areas of potential disagreement in the North Caucasus between the two countries.

Marketing Analytics for Customer Engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samala Nagaraj
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Customer Engagement ◽  
Brand Communities ◽  
Marketing Analytics ◽  
The Future

Customer engagement is the buzz word in marketing discipline today. Engaging customers has never been as effective before the emergence of marketing analytics and its application. Marketing analytics coupled with social media and brand communities has given rise to improved innovative ways to engage customers across various service industries. The integration of marketing analytics with artificial intelligence (AI) has enhanced marketers understanding of customer engagement. The present article is a viewpoint on the various applications of marketing analytics for customer engagement. The present article focuses on the evolution of marketing analytics, its various models and application in various forms of customer engagement. The article highlights the future applications of analytics and concludes with the importance of marketing analytics for marketers in increasing customer engagement.

scholarly journals On the (Methodological) Future of Law and Economics. The Uneasy Burden of Value Judgments and Normativity

Global Jurist ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Silvestri
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Law And Economics ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Economic Analysis Of Law ◽  
Value Judgments ◽  
Positive Approach ◽  
Problematic Relationship ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Future

Abstract Taking as its starting-point Guido Calabresi’s latest book – The Future of Law and Economics – the present article aims to explore the often neglected issue of value judgments and normativity in Law and Economics. I will show the importance of enquiring Calabresi’s methodological distinction between Law and Economics and Economic Analysis of Law and the related bilateralism thesis in order to understand the problematic relationship between methodological value judgments and ethical value judgments, the ‘distance’ between Calabresi and Posner and the problematic notion of reformism. Then I will try to introduce a different notion of normativity. I will also show the existence of an unresolved tension in Calabresi’s methodological discourse between a positive approach, which seems to be privileged in this book, and his insistence on the inevitability of value judgments in economic analysis. Finally, I clarify the reasons for the ‘ignorance’ of values by the economist by distinguishing between economists’ “lack of self-awareness”, economists’ idolatry and the economists’ lenses.

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