this study is carried out to shed light on one of the lexical problems affecting the performance of translators while attempting to translate from an original text into a target language (in present study, from french to persian). polysemy is one of the well identified semantic problems. the words possess different meanings and significations according to the situation and the context in which ...

Learners’ dictionaries aim to give clear indications of meaning, but not all aspects of meaning can be neatly packaged up in definitions – even without the constraints of a restricted defining vocabulary. It is difficult, for example, to deal effectively with connotation and culture-bound meanings; to show evaluations clearly and consistently; or to explain even-handedly the ideological undercu...

The article addresses the use of dictionaries among new millennium generation English as a foreign language (EFL) undergraduates. Applying mixed-method approach (a questionnaire and interviews), study examines frequency dictionary use, types used, activities initiating consultation, information searched for, problems faced in using dictionaries. findings suggest that participants are most fond ...

The Problem: Words in natural language sentences exhibit regularities in where they can appear in a sentence. These regularities are captured as parts of speech: nouns name things in the world; verbs represent actions and events; adjectives and adverbs describe properties of nouns and manners of verbs. Natural language has tremendous freedom in sharing meaning between these parts of speech (con...

This paper explores the interrelationship between culture, language and communication. English has established a position for itself as widely spoken in world many aspects of people’s lives regardless race, creed or religion . Many Islamic specific terms have been borrowed into result continuous contact Muslims English-speaking communities. study analyzes semantic change three commonly used by ...