Reference interpretation and production are complex tasks involving linguistic and cognitive abilities, such as the representation of referents in discourse, the mastering of language-specific constraints... Read More

This study explores the usage of emojis in Computer-Mediated-Communication (CMC) among Colombian and Argentinian learners of German. Recent research illustrates that emojis fulfill several pragmatic... Read More

Competence in a foreign language extends beyond linguistic proficiency, as the ultimate goal is effective communication in specific contexts with other individuals. This becomes particularly... Read More

The Nigerian legal system comprises both the conventional court system and the culturally- inclined alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system. The former is rigidly legally-constrained contra... Read More

Institutional legal translation in supranational courts is typically not associated with creativity (Šarčević, 1997: 116). However, when the object of translation involves offensive language in... Read More

The present paper examines the role of the interpreter as an “intrusive element” (Berk-Seligson, 2002[1990]: 96) in the courtroom by analysing selected excerpts of the... Read More

In our globalised world, international and multinational corporations demonstrate significant attention and sensitivity towards tailoring advertising messages to specific cultural contexts. While the distinctive aspects... Read More

In recent years, social networks such as YouTube, TikTok and Instagram have increasingly attracted vloggers who report on life in a culture that is foreign... Read More

Pragmatic interferences, both sociopragmatic and pragmalinguistic, are often overlooked as mere transfers by receivers. However, these can be perceived as intentional actions, potentially interpreted as... Read More

This paper takes an intercultural approach to rendition strategies of one specific pragmatic idiom in scripted telecinematic discourse: Look what the cat dragged in. While... Read More