With the wits : Shelburne essays, tenth series /

These essays were first published in the Nation, with the exception of the one on Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, which appeared in the Atlantic monthly. cf. Pref.

Chimney-pot papers /

"Reprinted from the Unpopular review and Century magazine."

Davul.

Mode of access: Internet.

Svenskt skämtlynne : folklifsbilder, sägner och anekdoter m. m. /

Mode of access: Internet.

Das Geschlechtleben des ukrainischen Bauernvolkes in Österreich-Ungarn. Folkloristische Erhebungen von Vołodymyr Hnatjuk. II. Teil. Vierhundert Schwänke und novellenartiger Erzählungen, die in Ostgalizien und Ungarn gesammelt worden. Mit 20 abbildungen.

Contains bibliographies.

Time.

Mode of access: Internet.

Humor em poemas: um estudo do cômico em Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

INFANT MORTALITY IN THE MEXICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: AN ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENTIALS IN INFANT, NEONATAL, AND POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY BY ETHNICITY AND PARENTAL NATIVITY, 1974-75 SINGLE LIVE BIRTH COHORT, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

The paradoxically low infant mortality rates for Mexican Americans in Texas have been attributed to inaccuracies in vital registration and idiosyncracies in Mexican migration in rural areas along the U.S.-Mexico border. This study examined infant (IMR), neonatal (NMR), and postneonatal (PNMR) mortality rates of Mexican Americans in an urban, non-border setting, using linked birth and death records of the 1974-75 single live birth cohort (N = 68,584) in Harris County, Texas, which includes the city of Houston and is reported to have nearly complete birth and death registration. The use of parental nativity with the traditional Spanish surname criterion made it possible to distinguish infants of Mexican-born immigrants from those of Blacks, Anglos, other Hispanics, and later-generation, more Anglicized Mexican Americans. Mortality rates were analyzed by ethnicity, parental nativity, and cause of death, with respect to birth weight, birth order, maternal age, legitimacy status, and time of first prenatal care.^ While overall IMRs showed Spanish surname rates slightly higher than Anglo rates, infants of Mexican-born immigrants had much lower NMRs than did Anglos, even for moderately low birth weight infants. However, among infants under 1500 grams, presumably unable to be discharged home in the neonatal period, Mexican Americans had the highest NMR. The inconsistency suggested unreported deaths for Mexican American low birth weight infants after hospital discharge. The PNMR of infants of Mexican immigrants was also lower than for Anglos, and the usual mortality differentials were reversed: high-risk categories of high birth order, high maternal age, and late/no prenatal care had the lowest PNMRs. Since these groups' characteristics are congruent with those of low-income migrants, the data suggested the possibility of migration losses. Cause of death analysis suggested that prematurity and birth injuries are greater problems than heretofore recognized among Mexican Americans, and that home births and "shoebox burials" may be unrecorded even in an urban setting.^ Caution is advised in the interpretation of infant mortality rates for a Spanish surname population of Mexican origin, even in an urban, non-border area with reportedly excellent birth and death registration. ^

Hydrochemical and geothermic data on the Caribbean-Mexican region

Results of detailed geophysical, geological and gas- and hydrochemical research in the Caribbean-Mexican Basin and the Western Atlantic obtained during Cruise 4 of R/V Akademik Nikolaj Strakhov are published in the book. Distribution of the thermal field in different tectonic structures of the region is shown. Places of submarine hydrothermal vent discharge in tectonically active structures are described. They are confirmed by geothermal, geological and hydrochemical data. Based on lithofacies analysis of modern sediments installed their Specificity of different genetic types, facies and macrofacies of recent sediments in different geomorphological zones of the sea floor is shown. For description of hydrogeochemical situation of modern sedimentation and primary diagenesis the water column and interstitial sediment waters have been studied.

Translating and Subtitling Humor Through Theory and Practice

This project assesses translating and subtitling humor in Italian and Spanish language films subtitled into English. Humor in film is problematic to translate when subtitling: visual humor may need no assistance to be delivered to a target audience, but verbal humor requires thorough analysis to be constructed effectively in the target language. To keep humor alive in target language translations, translators must understand the structure and function of humor. This project researches humor theory, translation and subtitling. It analyzes humor function through humor theory and applies this knowledge to translating audiovisual mediums. An understanding of joke structure and humor function can serve as a guide for translators to recognize, devise and evaluate equivalent translations of humor in film.

Chicano identity and discourses of supplementarity on Mexican cinema: from ‘The Man Without a Fatherland’ (Contreras Torres: 1922) to ‘Under the Same Moon’ (Riggen: 2008)

A radical change took place in Mexican narratives of belonging during the 1990s, when NAFTA was first negotiated. Narratives of migration drastically changed the status of Mexican migrants to the US, formerly derided as ‘pochos’, presenting them as model citizens instead. Following Derrida, I argue the role of the migrant became that of a supplement, which is, discursively, at the same time external to and part of a given unit, standing for and allowing deeper transformations to take place in the whole discourse of bilateral relations and national identity more generally. I use Derrida’s concept of the supplement to discuss changing representations of Chicanos in Mexican cinema, and to assess the extent that they have succeeded in reframing the discourse on national identity, with a focus on gender.

Varities of National Metonymy in Media Accounts of International Mergers and Acquisitions

International mergers and acquisitions (M&As) often invoke national identification and national cultural differences. We argue that metonymy is a central linguistic resource through which national cultural identities and differences are reproduced in media accounts of international M&As. In this paper, we focus on two revealing cases: the acquisition of American IBM Personal Computer Division (PCD) by the Chinese company Lenovo and the acquisition of American Anheuser-Busch (A-B) by the Belgian-Brazilian company InBev. First, we identify the forms, functions and frequencies of national metonymy in media accounts of these cases. We present a typology that classifies varieties of national metonymy in international M&As. Second, we demonstrate how these metonyms combine with metaphor to generate evocative imagery, engaging wit, and subversive irony. Our findings show that national metonymy contributes to the construction of emotive frames, stereotypes, ideological differences, and threats. Combinations of national metonymy with metaphor also provide powerful means to construct cultural differences. However, combinations of metonymy with wit and irony enable the play on meanings that overturns and resists national and cultural stereotypes. This is the first study to unpack the deployment of metonymy in accounts of international M&As. In doing so, it also opens up new avenues for research into international management and the analysis of tropes in management and organization.

O humor verbal e o livro didático de língua portuguesa: uma análise do aproveitamento didático do humor

Esta tese de doutorado desenvolve considerações a respeito do humor verbal e o seu aproveitamento pedagógico em livros didáticos de Língua Portuguesa. Nosso interesse foi examinar o humor verbal e os mecanismos linguísticos que o provocam, para verificar de que forma foram abordados pelos livros didáticos. Antes de proceder à análise, fizemos breve exposição das principais teorias que estudaram o humor verbal (aquele provocado pelos recursos que a língua oferece). Tratamos também da relevância da escolha das palavras para o texto de humor. Abordamos como os aspectos semânticos (polissemia, homonímia, paronímia, sinonímia, antonímia), semióticos (o papel da iconicidade lexical e da linguístico-gramatical) e pragmáticos (pressupostos, inferências, entre outros) podem contribuir para a construção do(s) sentido(s) do texto humorístico. Como os fenômenos linguísticos não ocorrem isoladamente, uma vez que só se materializam em textos, examinamos em especial os gêneros de humor; os aspectos da textualidade (em especial, a coesão e a coerência) e a relação entre a leitura e o humor (como o desenvolvimento de habilidades e competências de leitura do texto de humor podem ser aplicadas a textos de natureza não humorística). Realizamos breve retrospecto da história do livro didático no Brasil para compreender de que maneira o texto de humor foi sendo incorporado a esse material didático. Analisamos nosso córpus, procurando observar como os textos humorísticos foram abordados: em sua condição de gêneros textuais ou apenas com o propósito de exemplificar ou servir de pretexto para o ensino de algum conteúdo de cunho gramatical; se o humor verbal foi aproveitado e de que forma ocorreu essa abordagem (se a expressividade dos recursos linguísticos foi salientada). O humor verbal oferece rico material sobre a língua portuguesa e pode enriquecer as aulas de língua materna, o que vem a confirmar a relevância da presente pesquisa

NAFTA and the apparel commodity chain: Corporate strategies, interfirm networks, and industrial upgrading

The apparel industry is one of the oldest and largest export industries in the world, with global trade and production networks that connect firms and workers in countries at all levels of economic development. This chapter examines the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as one of the most recent and significant developments to affect patterns of international trade and production in the apparel and textile industries. Tr ade policies are changing the institutional environment in which firms in this industry operate, and companies are responding to these changes with new strategies designed to increase their profitability and strengthen their control over the apparel commodity chain. Our hypothesis is that lead firms are establishing qualitatively different kinds of regional production networks in North America from those that existed prior to NAFTA, and that these networks have important consequences for industrial upgrading in the Mexican textile and apparel industries. Post-NAFTA crossborder production arrangements include full-package networks that link lead firms in the United States with apparel and textile manufacturers, contractors, and suppliers in Mexico. Full-package production is increasing the local value added provided by the apparel commodity chain in Mexico and creating new opportunities for Mexican firms and workers. The chapter is divided into four main sections. The first section uses trade and production data to analyze shifts in global apparel flows, highlighting the emergence and consolidation of a regional trade bloc in North America. The second section discusses the process of industrial upgrading in the apparel industry and introduces a distinction between assembly and full-package production networks. The third section includes case studies based on published industry sources and strategic interviews with several lead companies whose strategies are largely responsible for the shifting trade patterns and NAFTA-inspired cross-border production networks discussed in the previous section. The fourth section considers the implications of these changes for employment in the North American apparel industry. © 2009 by Temple University Press. All rights reserved.

The Analogical Peacock Hypothesis: The Sexual Selection of Mind-Reading and Relational Cognition in Human Communication

This integrative review presents a novel hypothesis as a basis for integrating two evolutionary viewpoints on the origins of human cognition and communication, the sexual selection of human mental capacities, and the social brain hypothesis. This new account suggests that mind-reading social skills increased reproductive success and consequently became targets for sexual selection. The hypothesis proposes that human communication has three purposes: displaying mind-reading abilities, aligning and maintaining representational parity between individuals to enable displays, and the exchange of propositional information. Intelligence, creativity, language, and humor are mental fitness indicators that signal an individual’s quality to potential mates, rivals, and allies. Five features central to the proposed display mechanism unify these indicators, the relational combination of concepts, large conceptual knowledge networks, processing speed, contextualization, and receiver knowledge. Sufficient between-mind alignment of conceptual networks allows displays based upon within-mind conceptual mappings. Creative displays communicate previously unnoticed relational connections and novel conceptual combinations demonstrating an ability to read a receiver’s mind. Displays are costly signals of mate quality with costs incurred in the developmental production of the neural apparatus required to engage in complex displays and opportunity costs incurred through time spent acquiring cultural knowledge. Displays that are fast, novel, spontaneous, contextual, topical, and relevant are hard-to-fake for lower quality individuals. Successful displays result in elevated social status and increased mating options. The review addresses literatures on costly signaling, sexual selection, mental fitness indicators, and the social brain hypothesis; drawing implications for nonverbal and verbal communication.