Infusing Career Development to Strengthen Middle School English Language Arts Curricula

An approach is presented for strengthening middle school standards‐based English language arts (ELA) classroom instruction by infusing theory‐ and research‐supported career development constructs and practices. Over an 8‐week period, 90 urban 7th graders participated in an integrated ELA–career development curriculum. Career agency emerged as an important construct for students. It was related to key markers of ELA achievement (i.e., standardized test scores, grades, and positive change in 6th‐ to 7th‐grade test scores) and elaborated on in nuanced ways by students in their written narratives. Four themes related to career agency were identified in student writings: time perspective, challenges of self‐direction, career development, and social and emotional development. Advantages for students and schools related to synergy, scale, and sustainability are discussed.     

Why do participants in voluntary organizations leave? Exploring the relationship between value congruence and length of stay

Recognizing the importance of values and the specific characteristics of participants and situations in voluntary organizations, we examine how value congruence—the fit or compatibility of values between participants and the organization, or among participants—interacts with personal and situational factors to predict participants' length of stay in their organizations. Introducing the case of a voluntary organization that offers shared housing, we measure value congruence through textual similarity in the self‐introduction documents of 49 participants and the organization's mission statement. This approach differs from the self‐reported measures based on participants' perceptions or recalled interactions used in previous studies. In line with expectation‐disconfirmation theory, participants with the strongest beliefs in organizational values had shorter lengths of stay. The amount of intraorganizational communication also moderated the relationship between value congruence and length of stay. This study provides theoretical and methodological implications for nonprofit management by considering personal and situational factors and evaluating value congruence by textual similarity.     

浅谈笑话语言的修辞方式与修辞效果

笑话,顾名思义,是一种通过幽默的文字或图示来达到令人会心一笑或捧腹大笑效果的文学形式。而这种通俗的文学形式主要是借助各种修辞手段来呈现。研究笑话中的修辞格,有助于我们更好地有意识地把修辞格运用到笑话幽默的创作当中,从而为人们提供更丰富的精神娱乐。     

网络文化背景下汉语言的变异探析

随着互联网的普及,现在中国已经进入了网络时代,现在的人们以及各行各业都离不开网络,它与人们的生活息息相关,尤其现在的年轻人,网络已经成为他们生活中不可缺少的一部分。由于网络的及时性,更多的人已经开始习惯于从网络上获取信息。除了从网络上获取信息,人们还可以在网上交友,信息分享和进行其他的网络活动。网络活动的增多,网络语言也开始繁荣起来。为了适应网络的特殊环境,网络语言在汉语言的词汇、语法、发音和构成上都发生了很大的变异。本文将对网络语言的产生、发展以及网络语言对汉语言产生的影响进行分析。     

理论与实践:译者的纯语言——以许渊冲《唐诗三百首》为例

许渊冲对诗歌的贡献不仅在于翻译理论,也在于他的翻译实践。根据本雅明对翻译中纯语言的论述,即上帝的语言是纯粹的,人类的语言因带有偏见,是不纯粹的为依据,再次探索翻译理论与翻译实践的关系,以许渊冲唐诗三百首中《送孟浩然之广陵》译文为例,肯定许渊冲的翻译硕果,同时兼顾翻译理论发展与翻译实践的译者的影响力。     

立法语言的语体(下)

立法语言是准确表达立法意图、立法目的和体现立法政策的一种专门载体,比一般的语言文字严谨、规范、简洁、通俗、明确。法律文本大到行文成篇,小至遣词用字,都应当予以足够的重视,要求既符合作为法律行业特殊语体的习惯和规则,也要符合国家通用语言文字(普通话)的语法、语义要求。根据我国立法文本的用字和用词、立法语言的口语以及立法语言的外来词等方面的统计、分析和研究,我们发现立法语言具有通用语言文字和特殊行业语言的双重特点,自然也要接受、符合通用语言文字和法律行业语言的双重规范。     

试议英语首字母缩略词与汉语纯洁性

近年来，英语首字母缩略词在汉语中的广泛应用引发了部分学者对汉语言纯洁性的担忧。文章在结合相关翻译学理论、语言经济原则和语言社会属性等问题探讨的基础之上，认为英语字母缩略词的流行符合时代发展的需要，有助于保持汉语的活力，并且无碍于汉语的纯洁性。     

《十八大报告》中模糊语言的翻译

由于语言自身的特点和语境的需要，政治文本中有大量的模糊表达法。如何翻译这些表达法，对于提高译本的可接受性及准确传达说话人的意思、实现交际目的，具有重要意义。本文将模糊语言分为模糊句子、模糊限制语、模糊词语三种类型，分析中央编译局提供的《十八大报告》英文译本，发现每一种类型的模糊语都有多种译法，但总体原则是让译文符合译入语习惯和实现说话人的交际意图。     

Gay guys using gay language: friendship,shared values and the intent‐context‐effect matrix

This article draws on in‐depth interviews with 35 openly gay male undergraduates from four universities in England to develop an understanding of the changing nature of language related to homosexuality. In addition to finding a diminution in the prevalence of homophobic language, we demonstrate that participants maintain complex and nuanced understandings of phrases that do not use homophobic pejoratives, such as ‘that's so gay’. The majority of participants rejected the notion that these phrases are inherently homophobic, instead arguing that the intent with which they are said and the context in which they are used are vital in understanding their meaning and effect. We conceptualize an intent‐context‐effect matrix to understand the interdependency of these variables. Highlighting the situated nature of this matrix, we also demonstrate the importance of the existence of shared norms between those saying and hearing the phrase when interpreting such language.     

Children’s narrative story stem responses: Contributions of executive functioning and language proficiency to relationship representations

Story stem narrative tasks provide insight into young children's inner experiences. Little research has investigated how developmental capacities impact narrative content and process. This study evaluates the influence of executive functioning (EF) and language ability on children's narratives. Data were gathered from 210 low‐income children. EF and language ability were assessed at age 4 and EF was assessed at age 6 via direct examination, cognitive‐motor tasks, and examiner ratings. Children's responses to eight story stems were gathered at age 6; three latent narrative variables were constructed (Prosocial, Aggressive/Conflict, and Avoidance/Danger), and Narrative Coherence was rated. Results of longitudinal path analyses in structural equation modeling demonstrated age 4 EF significantly predicted all narrative outcomes. Language ability independently predicted Prosocial and Narrative Coherence, and had an influence on Aggression/Conflict when modeled with EF. Age 6 EF mediated the relationship between age 4 EF and narrative outcomes. Findings provide insight into developmental abilities that influence on children's narrative responses to challenging interpersonal scenarios. Future research should study parent–child relations, EF, and language abilities simultaneously.