A LIST OF 26 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IS PRESENTED. THE LIST INCLUDES SUCH INFORMATION AS PRICE, COMPLETION TIME, STUDENT LEVEL AND FORMAT OF EACH PROGRAM AND AN "ATOMY" INDEX. "ATOMY" IS DEFINED AS THE NUMBER OF FRAMES PER HOUR AND THE INDEX IS USED TO PROVIDE SOME INDICATION OF THE DEGREE OF FRACTIONATION OR ATOMIZATION OF…

A selected list of terminology used in special education in four languages--English, French, Russian, and Spanish--is set out in this glossary. This preliminary edition is intended as an overall framework and partial listing of terms with their definitions. The aim of the glossary is to facilitate communication, spoken and written, between…

Continued from the Canadian Modern Language Review, v29 n4 May 1973. (RL)

This article discusses the orthographic problems of representing Slavic surnames in Spanish, and provides examples from Russian. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

This work provides a five-language translation of 1200 technical terms covering various aspects of documentation activities including: linguistic problems; information sciences; systems analysis, design, and evaluation; cataloging and classification; and general concepts of electronic data processing. Each term is listed according to subject area,…

Eleven West Virginia teachers contributed the games included in this publication. All of the games have been classroom tested for their educational results as well as for their promotion of student interest and are intended for use in a foreign language class. The following games are described in detail: (1) Advanced Verbs, (2) Artists, (3)…

Analyzes the purpose of metaphor, distinguishing five different types, proposes terms that describe its components, and lists seven procedures for its translation. It is claimed that metaphor is at the center of all problems of translation theory, semantics, and linguistics. (MES)

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE WAS TO PRESENT DATA FOR THE TRANSFER OF LEARNING FROM ONE SENSORY MODALITY TO ANOTHER, SPECIFICALLY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISION AND AUDITION. THE PARAMETER WAS A RANGE OF NATURAL LANGUAGES INCLUDING SPANISH, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN, TURKISH, AND PERSIAN. THE SECONDARY PURPOSE WAS TO SUGGEST SOME THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTS WHICH MAY…

This terminology circular is one of a series issued by the International Labour Office on an irregular basis, designed to facilitate the work of translators, editors, and other staff members. The circular contains official titles of personnel, offices, bureaus, branches, departments, and other organizational units of the ILO. Entries are listed…

THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES A HISTORICAL REVIEW AND LISTING OF THE INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES, BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN. THE VOLUME DEALS WITH THE LESSER-KNOWN BRANCHES OF THE INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGE FAMILY AND THE MAIN LANGUAGES OF THIS GROUP COMMON TO MODERN TIMES. (THE REPORT IS PART OF A SERIES, ED 010 350 TO ED 010 367.) (JK)

Excerpted from a study published by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) pursuant to a contract (No. OEC-0-8-071155-3708) with the U.S. Office of Education. (DS)

The frequency of occurrence of compound nominal phrases (CNP) in medical English literature was compared to the frequency of occurrence in general English. Ten medical English and 10 general English sample texts of 2,000 words each were selected to record and analyze the CNPs. CNPs were defined as those items made up of at least two individual…