Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
- FBfreddy boswellApr 21, 2015
Why is Bible Translation Vulnerable?
This is what strikes me at the end of the FOBAI meeting, which was held on the theme of The Vulnerability of Bible Translation. I've been mulling over some ideas around this topic for a long time, it seems, but only now…
- YWYancy W. Smith, PhDApr 21, 2015
Multiplicity of Meaning and Vulnerability in Translation
In addition to the following resources, a very good article on embracing the multiplicity of meaning in Bible translation is: Zetzche J. Knowing what the Bible «really» means: Why multiple translations might even be bett…
- RBRobert BascomApr 20, 2015
Keith Nolan: Deaf in the military
What if you had to always have a translator/interpreter with you to communicate with the rest of the world? How would you adapt in order to free yourself from such a limitation?
- RBRobert BascomApr 18, 2015
#SinTraducción
Here is the L.A. Times article that piqued my interest in this ad campaign. It clearly shows how communication and language crucially depend on and are always in the service of personal and group identity. Here is the co…
- JMJames MaxeyApr 15, 2015
Indigenous
What are your thoughts on the use of 'indigenous' as related to Bible translation?
- MWMarlon WinedtApr 10, 2015
Historical judgments about orality and local communities' need to justify their own orality in translation
Different reactions have been given so far to the Hurtado's article in this series. One person has expressed that PC has totally overshot its claims for orality (See Simon Crips's comments on Hurtado's article). But at t…
- MDMarijke de LangApr 6, 2015
Cognitive Linguistics and Translation
Here's some literature on cognitive linguistics and translation. Another one is an article by Prof. Sandra Halverson of the Norwegian School of Economics, "Reorienting Translation Studies: cognitive approaches and the ce…
- RBRobert BascomApr 2, 2015
Embodied Language and Social Cognition
This MSc dissertation has many aspects which I find both fascinating and promising: affordances, social cognition and embodied language.
- PSPhilip StineMar 31, 2015
A Loss For Words
The current issue of The New Yorker has a long article by Judith Thurman on the consequences of losing a language. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/30/a-loss-for-words. For those interested in language loss, it…
- KLKris LyleMar 30, 2015
Scholars in Press: An interview with Bob Bascom
Extracted text from http://www.oldschoolscript.com: OLD SCHOOL SCRIPT MARCH 30, 2015 Scholars in Press: An interview with Bob Bascom KRIS LYLE HEBREW The following interview is part of an ongoing series titled Scholars i…
- RBRobert BascomMar 27, 2015
Stop Bashing Christians! (a debate)
Here is the complete audio: Here is an edited video version of the debate:
- MWMarlon WinedtMar 26, 2015
Larry Hurtado's Oral Fixation Article
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract\_S0028688514000058 Larry W. Hurtado (2014). Oral Fixation and New Testament Studies? 'Orality', 'Performance' and Reading Texts in Early Christianity . New Testament Studies, 60, pp…
- MWMarlon WinedtMar 26, 2015
Orality in my Life as a Translator and Caribbean Academic
I have been particularly excited that orality and performance has made it to the classroom of Biblical Studies. Coming from a Dutch academic background myself, while being a Caribbean person, I have found two sides of me…
- MWMarlon WinedtMar 26, 2015
Jim Hanson Performance of Paul
This performance is noteworthy for: a. The metanarrative through which a criticism is given to the whole present view on Paul. b. The performance is based on the idea that Luke-Acts has no correlation however with the hi…
- MWMarlon WinedtMar 25, 2015
Storyteller Diane Ferlatte/Keys to the Kingdom
Interesting to watch this great story teller's technique. The way she combines tone, body movement and facial expression. A great story teller. I am uploading her performances here just as an example to learn from and to…
- MWMarlon WinedtMar 25, 2015
JOSEPH'S TWO DREAMS
I am fascinating by this group who have performed in the SBL Orality workshop. The way they get into the text and "embody" both in English as well as in Hebrew is a thing of beauty. There is so much to be said and analyz…
- MWMarlon WinedtMar 25, 2015
Video Example Performance
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- MWMarlon WinedtMar 25, 2015
The Power of Orality
For the topic of orality and performance the following websites are of interest. Please feel free to send suggestions for other sites of interest. http://gotell.org (Links to an external site.) http://www.biblicalperform…
- RBRobert BascomMar 25, 2015
Top-down vs. bottom-up category mapping
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- RBRobert BascomMar 25, 2015
Sign languages, cognitive linguistics, and usage-based grammar
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