Language, Ideology, and Political Economy

Friedrich, Paul

doi:10.1525/aa.1989.91.2.02a00010

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“…Another renewed interest of the closely related terms of language and culture has led to their combination as one such as linguaculture (Fantini, 1997;Friedrich, 1989;Kramsch, 1993), languaculture (Agar, 1994;Risager, 2005) languageand-culture (Byram, 1997;Liddicoat, Papademetre, Scarino, & Kohler, 2003) or culturelanguage (Papademetre & Scarino, 2006). These intermingled terms have a common ground and are tied together.…”

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An Evaluation of the Cultural Aspects in the University English Textbook, Well Read 1

Al-Sofi

2018

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Abstract-This descriptive study, first, seeks to identify the extent to which the different cultures (source culture, target culture, and international target culture) are represented in the textbook, Well Read 1. This textbook is written by Laurie Blass, Mindy Pasternak, and Elisaveta Wrangell and published by Oxford University Press (2007). Second, it aims to recognize the way these cultural aspects are presented. Third, it ascertains the most dominant and portrayed culture(s) in the prescribed textbook. The content analysis method was employed to meet the abovementioned objectives, and Cortazzi and Jin's (1999) model was followed. The purposive sampling was applied to elicit the data from this textbook through selecting representative texts and passages. The findings clarified that the three cultures (source culture, target culture, and international target culture) are generally represented to varying degrees throughout this culturally-based textbook. Besides, the cultural aspects were explicitly and implicitly embedded in different cultural areas in the form of online, magazine, academic and timeline articles. Moreover, it is evident that the target and the international target cultures predominate with little reference to the learners' source culture, i.e. Islamic and Arabic culture (Turkey, Mediterranean, and Morocco). Being aware of the different cultural aspects and the inseparability of language and culture is crucial for an efficient use of English in diverse contexts.Index Terms-cultural aspects, textbook evaluation, language and culture, content analysis, EFL learning, Saudi Arabia I. INTRODUCTIONLanguage is culturally loaded in which one is unable to think of it without its culture. It indicates that learning a language goes beyond its boundaries; it is culture-bound. The textbook is a primary teaching aid and supporter for language teaching/learning in an academic context. It is a significant source of linguistic knowledge and many loaded cultural aspects. Ahmad and Shah (2014) confirmed that learners "feel influenced by the textbooks they exercise for learning English language and in the process they come across social, religious, cultural, and linguistic diversities" (p. 12). It is also known that culture is not about something consisting of facts to be learned or memorized, but it is about styles and behaviors that can be practiced and appreciated.Regarding the context of this study, Alshammari (2015) pointed out that the in-use materials and methods of English language teaching in Saudi Arabia reflect Anglo-American cultural and linguistic norms and values, and therefore lack the diverse nature of English today and conflict with the Islamic discourses and values. He discussed the inadequacy of the English materials used in Saudi schools and universities and argued that English an International Language (EIL) framework should be implemented in English curricula at all levels. This study accounts for the analysis and evaluation of the representation of the different cultures, the inclusion of cu...

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Al-Sofi

2018

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“…By the time the English translation, Language and Symbolic Power, was published in 1991, Bourdieu's concepts of symbolic domination and the linguistic marketplace were already being applied by American linguistic anthropologists (e.g. Friedrich, 1989;Irvine, 1989). Although some linguists have approached Bourdieu's notions of symbolic domination and the linguistic market as metaphors, I argue that language and political economy is better thought of as a metonym -reference to an institution by way of properties of the institution.…”

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“…Thus, the subject positions of individual actors both emerge from this structure and reproduce it. 1 The confluence of these factors echoes, at a local level, the social structures described by Ortner's (1989) expanded practice theory, as well as symbolic and linguistic approaches to political economy 2 (Friedrich, 1989;Gal, 1989, inter alia).…”

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Sibling interaction and symbolic capital: Toward a theory of political micro-economy

Nilep

2009

Journal of Pragmatics

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“…Language is known to be conflated with culture (Friedrich, 1989). Therefore, adaptations to the target culture are very likely to occur.…”

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AVT in Italy: Successes and Failures

Giampieri

2016

JLTR

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Abstract-Today audiovisual translation (AVT) occupies an important place in our lives. In a country like Italy, where all foreign films are dubbed, an analysis of how AVT does justice to original films has become compelling. Audiovisual translations can in fact be very challenging, as AVT professionals act not only as language translators, but also as cultural mediators. In this paper, the pitfalls of AVT will be brought to the fore, together with successful instances. Translation patterns will hence be highlighted, together with some possible reasons for adaptations, modifications and unfaithful renderings. Conclusions will be drawn, on the basis of the gathered evidence. In particular, what will emerge is that most of the times the greatest impediments to a faithful rendering may lie in cramped budgets, time constraints, cultural adaptations, adherence to fixed translation norms and technicalities. A final call for change in AVT will be urged, mainly focussing on the importance of raising the audience's awareness and on not reducing AVT to a mere "business as usual" matter.

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Language, Ideology, and Political Economy

Cited by 254 publications

References 13 publications

An Evaluation of the Cultural Aspects in the University English Textbook, Well Read 1

An Evaluation of the Cultural Aspects in the University English Textbook, Well Read 1

Sibling interaction and symbolic capital: Toward a theory of political micro-economy

AVT in Italy: Successes and Failures

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