Congress as Publisher: The magic of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set

A major part of Congressional publishing, though not the whole conspectus of it, is the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. After a quick review of the history of the Serial Set, the formal categories of publications are discussed with their statistical breakdown followed by salient examples from some of the various genres of Serial Set publications.     

模糊语词与文化语境

模糊性是语言的本质特征之一,英汉两种语言都存在模糊语词,但这两种模糊语词有其内在的共同点,也存在本质区别。正确理解这样的模糊语词的意义,借助文化语境是关键,因此,模糊语词的表达,应充分考虑到文化语境,从而传达清晰准确的文化信息。