[PDF.97jl] What Mean?: Where Russians Go Wrong in English

What Mean?: Where Russians Go Wrong in English

[PDF.yn44] What Mean?: Where Russians Go Wrong in English

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 | #279339 in Books |  2013-11-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.50 x.35 x5.51l,.45 | File type: PDF | 152 pages

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||15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.| Good book about pitfalls of Russian-English translation|By Igor Biryukov|I wish I had this book when I first arrived to the U.S. 15 years ago. Those days I used to encounter a stare when I translated my thoughts directly. Visson's example `He's a very non-stupid person' is a Russian way of saying `He is bright'. A common image of Russians as negative and gloomy in American me|About the Author|Lynn Visson holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, taught Russian language and literature at Columbia University, and was a staff interpreter at the United Nations. She teaches interpretation and translation at the Monterey Institute of Internat

As Lynn Visson explores in this fascinating book, sometimes simply knowing a language is not enough to ensure good communication. Speaking a language without understanding the culture in which it is spoken can lead to misunderstandings and miscommunication. WHAT MEAN? explores the problems of language and culture facing both Russians speaking English and Americans speaking Russian. An introduction to the basic issues of the link between language and culture is followed b...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.What Mean?: Where Russians Go Wrong in English   |  Lynn Visson. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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