Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
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- RBRobert BascomJan 13, 2017
Slanguage
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- RBRobert BascomDec 18, 2016
The Importance of Being Messy
Extracted text from https://www.acast.com: DISCOVERACAST+PODCASTERSADVERTISERS Tim Harford on the Importance of Being Messy Have the forces of tidiness marched too far? Would we all benefit from being a bit messy? Thats…
- RBRobert BascomNov 29, 2016
Embrace the Chaos
A few years ago I ran across the 80/20 rule: a justification for the messy desk (we use only 20% of our resources 80% of the time, so why put stuff away?). This podcast and book take it to another level. It might be self…
- RBRobert BascomNov 17, 2016
UBS Consultant Training
Extracted text from Bascom_Robert_consultant_training.pptx: UBS CONSULTANT TRAINING ORIENTATION, TRAINING, OR EDUCATION? HISTORY Traditional UBS Translation Consultant requirements: Ph.D. required for application to Tran…
- RBRobert BascomOct 12, 2016
Understanding Group Polarization with Bipolar Argumentation Frameworks
You may need an academia.edu account to view/download this. This podcast documents a good example of group polarization. Extracted text from http://www.academia.edu: LOG INSIGN UP We're trying Google Ads to subsidize ser…
- RBRobert BascomSep 18, 2016
Conceptual Metaphors
This is NOT a political post. Whatever your politics, the idea that human cognition is influenced by mostly unconsciously-held conceptual metaphors is worth examining. Everyone engages in this kind of "motivated cognitio…
- RBRobert BascomSep 18, 2016
Does sense affect the sounds of words?
As unlikely as this may seem, it does have some support in what are known as phonaesthemes within languages. For example, in English: gl- seems to be related to emanation of light, as in "glow, glimmer, glisten," etc., a…
- RBRobert BascomSep 12, 2016
Linguistic attitudes
As I prepare for a training of Bible Society staff in an English setting on the topic of English versions of the Bible, I find myself circling back to the theme of how our identities are bound together with our language…
- RBRobert BascomSep 9, 2016
Dress codes (just for fun)
As a group of us were recently planning for an upcoming international training, the question of "dress codes" came up. In international contexts, this can be surprisingly complicated. Not only do the usual "rules" of occ…
- RBRobert BascomJul 15, 2016
Statistics, meaning, and embodied cognition
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- RBRobert BascomJul 6, 2016
Cultural Leadership Styles
Hopefully this is fairly self-explanatory. The PowerPoint animations will work only if you download the file. Extracted text from AnthroLeadership.pptx: Personal freedom Social solidarity Personal freedom Social solidari…
- RBRobert BascomJun 18, 2016
Iconicity Instead of Indexicality
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- RBRobert BascomJun 18, 2016
Mirror neurons and social affordances: Maria Brincker
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- RBRobert BascomJun 18, 2016
Verbalization of motion: Academia.edu
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- DRDaniel RodriguezMay 27, 2016
Reading is Not Natural
Might have to gather a bunch of these and make a series. Here, Dr. Wolf discusses the embodied experience of learning to read and a bit on the history of learning to read one's mother tongue.
- RBRobert BascomMay 12, 2016
Predictably irrational
I have watched only a few of these talks, but am fascinated by the topic. So much of what happens at the translation desk is unconscious and even irrational-both for better and for worse-that I believe we need to try to…
- RBRobert BascomApr 21, 2016
Language and human uniqueness
Michael Tomasello thinks humans have moved beyond other animals' abilities to request and demand from other individuals to be able to inform others of their intentions and even to share their feelings. This (according to…
- RBRobert BascomApr 19, 2016
Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny
The link below is selected for "language," which at the moment gives 134 results from a total of almost 300 CARTA items, and almost 1700 UCSD items (whole site). Type CARTA: into the search box for CARTA items, and nothi…
- RBRobert BascomApr 11, 2016
The moral life of babies
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- RBRobert BascomApr 10, 2016
Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics
A course assignment book to go with the title above: