美国通用语言的发展策略及其特征

英语成为关利坚的通用语言,是英国殖民者和美国主流社会在其宗教使命感、文化优越感和强烈的母语情结的作用下,依靠军事、经济、文化实力对土著印第安人、非英裔白人和黑人等民族语言同化和融合的产物。它的实质是语言同化外衣下对少数族裔文化认同的瓦解和再造,是建立美国英语在全球语言霸权的初次演练。     

The origins and nature of American nationalism

This article critically analyzes the origins and nature of American nationalism. The first part examines the historiographical debate on the question in what period the formation of an American national identity occurred, i.e. before or after the American Revolution. The second part is concerned with the nature of American nationalism, casting doubt on the claim that American nationalism is exceptional, i.e. inherently different and morally superior to other nationalisms. It refutes the exceptionalist claim by applying recent findings in European nationalism research to the American case and by reinterpreting American nationalism not as an introspective phenomenon but as a demarcation process.     

美国次贷危机发展演变及其启示

美国金融机构盲目的放贷行为及金融监管的不作为最终导致了美国次级房贷市场危机的爆发。尽管美国金融当局连续降息及注资,美国次贷危机仍愈演愈烈。中国同样存在这种隐忧,表现在经济增长的通胀压力、证券市场的泡沫及房地产市场的严重过热。因此,加强我国金融机构的监管已刻不容缓!     

Measuring the extent, depth, and severity of food insecurity: an application to American Indians in the USA

Within the extensive food insecurity literature, little work has been done regarding (a) the depth and severity of food insecurity and (b) the food insecurity of American Indians. This paper addresses both these topics with data from the 2001 to 2004 Core Food Security Module of the Current Population Survey. To measure food insecurity, three axiomatically derived measures of food insecurity are used. As expected, given the worse economic conditions facing American Indians, their food insecurity levels are generally higher than non-American Indians. However, the magnitude and significance of these differences differ depending on the choice of food insecurity measure.

利用英语阅读方法 提高阅读理解能力

本文简略分析了阅读与听、说、写、译的相互关系及中外文化背景的不同所引起的阅读困难,并就怎样处理好听、说、读、写、译的关系,克服阅读中的障碍,尤其是在阅读理论的指导下,结合教学工作经验,提供了八种行之有效的阅读方法,以提高学生的阅读理解能力.     

论徐光启《诗》学及其贡献

明代是《诗经》研究由经学向文学转变的一个重要时期,徐光启代表了这个时期《诗经》文学研究的最高成就。他于汉儒“美刺”“比兴”说与宋儒“纲常”“义理”说之外,从《诗经》文学的本质出发,提出了“《诗》在言外”的《诗》学理论,为《诗》学研究的转向,完成了理论上的重大突破。并以此理论为核心,对《诗经》作品从多个角度作了认真、细致、全面、深刻的分析,在晚明产生了很大影响,对中国《诗》学的发展起到了积极的推动作用。     

当前一些语言现象与语言规范

语言规范是任何语言都必须具有的。但语言规范又都不能脱离语言应用和语言发展的实际。一般意义上的语言规范是针对全社会共同使用的全民通用语言文字的规范而言。某些在一定范围内通行的行业专门用语 ,影响通用语言的规范 ,不必加以考虑。当前网络上的某些稀奇古怪的语言现象 ,既在一定程度上具有行业用语的性质 ,却又不完全等同于行业用语。这些稀奇古怪的语言文字随时都可能进入千家万户 ,我们必须加以分析 ,分别不同情况 ,认真对待。当前广告用语中出现的无视语言规范、乱改成语和习惯用语的现象 ,属明知故犯 ,是有意践踏通用语言规范的行为 ,理应受到舆论的谴责     

Promoting Fathers' Engagement With Children: Preventive Interventions for Low‐Income Families

Few programs to enhance fathers' engagement with children have been systematically evaluated, especially for low‐income minority populations. In this study, 289 couples from primarily low‐income Mexican American and European American families were randomly assigned to one of three conditions and followed for 18 months: 16‐week groups for fathers, 16‐week groups for couples, or a 1‐time informational meeting. Compared with families in the low‐dose comparison condition, intervention families showed positive effects on fathers' engagement with their children, couple relationship quality, and children's problem behaviors. Participants in couples' groups showed more consistent, longer term positive effects than those in fathers‐only groups. Intervention effects were similar across family structures, income levels, and ethnicities. Implications of the results for current family policy debates are discussed.     

A Commentary on “Gender Perspectives in Cross-Cultural Couples”

This commentary expands on Kellner’s article by discussing clinical practice with Asian and Euro-American couples. Differences in Western and traditional Asian cultural expectations around intimacy and styles of emotional expression can often lead to misunderstanding among couples. Therapy can also be a challenge for couples when they do not share the same first language. A therapist who only speaks English can inadvertently create an alliance with the partner whose first language is English. On the other hand, bilingual therapists who use both English and an Asian language in the session can face challenges differentiating their roles as a therapist versus a translator. Case illustrations are presented to illustrate these challenges.

Clinical Social Work and Psychoanalysis: Introduction to the Special Issue

As clinical social work developed in America it was highly influenced by the concepts and techniques of psychoanalysis and many of its practitioners became interested in seeking psychoanalytic training. More and more psychoanalysts are now coming from a background in clinical social work due to the development of a network of interdisciplinary training institutes and the opening of the Institutes of the American Psychoanalytic Association to non-medical candidates. This special issue considers how psychoanalysis may be affected as more of its practitioners and contributors come from a background in clinical social work. This introduction reviews the history of the development of clinical social work and outlines the issues related to “lay analysis” in this country.