Tag: linguistics and culture

How Do We Make Sense of Things? The Language Connection

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Übersetzungen, COMMUNICATION, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, Psychology, Rhetoric, Speech Communication, TRANSCREATION, TRANSLATION, Written Communication

As award-winning blogger Maria Popova once said, "We can never see the world as it really is". And that's because, on the one hand, we are part of the very system we are trying to describe, and on the other because the things we perceive make little or no sense to us until we plot … Continue reading How Do We Make Sense of Things? The Language Connection →

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Language and Logic: Deconstructing Political Discourse (II)

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in COMMUNICATION, Decision-making, MARKETING, Negotiations, Psychology, Rhetoric

(Read the initial article here.) An interesting ramification of communication and persuasion science is the line of study concerned with manipulation strategies and manufacturing consent. The study of media manipulation, persuasion, and propaganda has several theorists, of which Noam Chomsky - the great MIT linguist - is perhaps the best known. Media manipulation often uses a … Continue reading Language and Logic: Deconstructing Political Discourse (II) →

2016 Translation News

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Übersetzungen, Brand management, COMMUNICATION, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE TRAINING, Negotiations, Rhetoric, Speech Communication, Traduceri Romana, Translation English, Written Communication

Only three more days until 2017! But before we leave 2016 behind to embark on new adventures, here are some of the most interesting linguistic news directly from the ATA headquarters: Wikitongues, a non-profit organization based in New York, wants to help preserve and record linguistic diversity. It has volunteers in 40 countries, who have recorded over … Continue reading 2016 Translation News →

Social Interactions via Language – Politeness

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Übersetzungen, COMMUNICATION, CONSULTING ROMANIA, GERMANY, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE TRAINING, Negotiations, Presentations, Psychology, Rhetoric, Speech Communication, Traduceri Romana, Translation English, Written Communication

Now, another theory I absolutely love in terms of conversation analysis and pragmatics (speaker meaning) is Brown and Levinson's "Politeness theory". According to Yule (2014), politeness is showing awareness and consideration for another person's emotional and social sense of self (or "face"). Psychology tells us there are at least two basic psychological needs we all … Continue reading Social Interactions via Language – Politeness →