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An Unlimited Memeiosis of the “Let’s Go Fuck Joe Brandon” Meme: Sociocultural Ramifications of Taboo Humor in Strategic Political Discourse by Anthony Dion Mitzel

“…This article focuses on the intersection of meme theory, taboo humor, and political discourse, using the “Let’s Go Brandon!” meme and meme cycle as a case…”
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“You Won’t Be Able to Tell It’s Been Done”: A Linguistic Analysis of Stigma in Cosmetic Surgery by Roxanne H. Padley

“…Cosmetic surgery, once seen as a luxury for the wealthy, has now become more accessible to various socioeconomic groups. Hence, it has shifted from a vanity…”
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The Translation of Sex-Related Language in TV Series: Analyzing the Fictional Speech of LGBTQ+ Characters by Sonia González Cruz

“…In recent years, there has been a notable rise in the portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters in TV series available on online platforms. This poses a challenge for…”
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Sex as Spoken Words in Contemporary British Drama by Alexander Millington

“…This paper focuses on the descriptive acts of sex and intimacy on the contemporary British stage as written texts and spoken words. The paper will specifically…”
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Use of Swearwords among Young Danes in the Reality TV series Ex on the Beach by Marianne Rathje

“…The majority of research on swear words has for many years been conducted on English language data (Beers Fägersten and Stapleton 2017: 7). In Danish language…”
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Dirty Dubbese: Dubbing as a Means of Taboo Language Transfer from English into Italian by Angela Sileo

“…Taboos and taboo language are culture-specific, although overlapping areas do exist between different lingua-cultural systems (Pavesi and Malinverno 2000)…”
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Religious References in the Subtitling of Succession into Spanish by Pilar Rodríguez-Arancón, José Javier Ávila-Cabrera

“…The way taboos are translated can be controversial as it can depend on the characteristics of the communicative act related to the speakers’ context, culture,…”
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“Whored-out to the KGB”: Defining Obscenities in Georgian and Other Languages of the Caucasus by Thomas R. Wier

“…Perhaps the most famous 20th century statement on the definition of obscenity comes from none other than the Supreme Court of the United States. In the 1964…”
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Integrating Multilingual Practices in Content and Language(s) Integrated Learning: a Survey of Research on Teachers' Perspective by Francesca D'Angelo

“…The role of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in bilingual education has been an object of debate in European countries. On the one hand, it is…”
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Considerations on the Study of Taboo(s) in Language, Media, and Audiovisual Translation by Chiara Bucaria, Anthony Dion Mitzel, Angela Sileo

“…Introduction to the special issue "Taboo in Language, Media, and Audiovisual Translation", edited by Chiara Bucaria, Anthony Dion Mitzel, and Angela Sileo…”
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(Re)Assessing the Adaptation of Audiovisual Taboo Content: The Role of Paratextual Information by Chiara Bucaria

“…This paper focuses on a recent shift in the adaptation of taboo language and content that has been happening over the last few years in the dubbing and…”
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From Guard Rails to Epic Fails: Can Generative AI Police Its Own Capacity for Offence? by Tony Veale

“…Social media platforms have become the outlets of choice for many provocateurs in the digital-age. Not only do they afford egregious behaviours from their…”
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From Sex and the City to Sex Education: Sex-Related Metaphors in TV Series by Adeline Terry

“…This paper focuses on sex-related metaphors in two TV series, Sex and the City (1998-2004) and Sex Education (2019-2023). Although there are major differences…”
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: From Elizabethan Despair to Ecocritical Hope by Costanza Mondo

“…Sri Lankan literature in English occupies an important place in postcolonial literature but can also position itself in the arc of ecocriticism. The aim of…”
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Mediating English as a Lingua Franca for Minority and Vulnerable Groups by Amalia Amato, Letizia Cirillo

“…This dossier brings together some of the contributions to the panel titled English as a contact language for minority and vulnerable groups held during AIA’s…”
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‘Bridging the gap’ – Communicative practices and facilitation of understanding in mediated medical consultations by Daniele Urlotti

“…Constant migration flows from Africa and the East have caused an increase in the demand for public service interpreting and linguistic and cultural mediation…”
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Clinicians’ collaboration in securing participation of vulnerable patients in interpreted interaction: A two-case comparison with migrant women in maternity settings by Laurie Jane Anderson, Laura Gavioli

“…While healthcare interpreting studies have extensively discussed the interactive work done by interpreters and intercultural mediators in providing…”
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Humanitarian interpreting at an Italian medical NGO: ELF and cultural mediation for vulnerable groups by Maura Radicioni

“…So far, a limited number of studies have focused on the challenges that the unprecedented global spread of ELF poses to conference interpreting, and scarce…”
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Vulnerability in cross-cultural encounters: Strategies of hybridization, negotiation and reformulation in mediated spoken interactions in migration contexts by Silvia Sperti

“…Vulnerabilities and ‘gatekeeping’ asymmetries often emerge throughout interactions taking place in institutional settings. This is especially true in…”
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The multiple roles of interpreters in asylum hearings in Italy by Amalia Amato, Fabrizio Gallai

“…Italy has recently been one of the main entry points for asylum seekers and refugees into Europe (UNHCR 2023). Credibility assessment of claims in asylum…”
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