The thesis of this dissertation is that the versions of the Pygmalion myth in Ovid, Boureau-Deslandes, Rousseau, Gilbert, Shaw, and Brant are attempts at demythologization, which are paradoxically destined to introduce ...

The phenomenon of multisensory perception can help us to understand why we assign metaphorical properties of softness, roughness or depth to voice.

Works of art are the main source of cultural phenomena which enter the public sphere and transform it in the diachrony of language and culture development. They embrace preceding mentalities of different eras and are part ...

Networking and collaboration are key benefits.

This paper considers the importance of engaging students in practical experience, which helps them to understand their own feelings, beliefs and values. Different approaches to clarify values are given. The authors of the ...

Although translators can make mistakes, they would definitely prefer to avoid conveying the opposite of what the source text has intended. Thus, students who learn to translate texts in writing should be made aware of ...

The author scrutinizes the structure of such stylistic device as euphemism in political discourse. General categories of political euphemism are distinguished in the study and the correlation between euphemisms is analyzed, ...

Herta Müller represents physical suffering and repression in her works, often reflecting on the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, and her constant interest in language and reflexivity towards writing have led her to develop ...