It's not so literal after all

Mar 20, 2007 10:29

I've been working on this project recently that translates chinese proverbs into english, in an attempt to map out the thought process using metaphor theory ( Read more... )

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The Ultimate Truth... anonymous March 20 2007, 21:25:46 UTC
... to life the universe and everything?

How can you know if your project brings you any closer when you have no idea what the question is?

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Re: The Ultimate Truth... platinum_babie March 21 2007, 01:12:28 UTC
well if the answer is 42, then the question must be how many roads must a man walk

i think i am ready for my phD defense

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fiorente March 21 2007, 05:49:33 UTC
Hmmm... I'm not sure how many metaphors you used but... This sounds interesting! You should teach me some proverbs. U_U My friend asked me if I knew any and I couldn't think of any! Although I'm sure my mom has taught me some.

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bite_of_toffee March 21 2007, 17:38:30 UTC
your project does sound interesting! i don't think i could ever do any research like that :)

maybe you have to consider when the proverbs originated circa that time period and go through the entire Chinese history and cultural changes at that moment?

maybe you're just so sick of staring at your work. take a break p

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Порно anonymous January 27 2011, 12:11:53 UTC

nogoenol April 12 2011, 22:57:25 UTC
great post as usual!

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