Translating the language of development communication into Kiswahili: a case of mediating meaning, difference and ambuguity in cross-cultural communication

Communicating the concepts and practices of development by way of translation across languages and cultures is always intertwined with linguistic and conceptual tensions which blur meaning, distort communicative intention and nurture conceptual ambiguity in target paradigms. In order to create lingu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zaja, James Omboga
Other Authors: University of Nairobi, Department of Linguistics and Languages
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2012
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-90579
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