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Frontpage of the IT section of the Jam-e Jam newspaper, Iran نام های تجاریِ نویسه گردان

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

Persian version of my blog post about transliterated brand names Translated by Setareh Felfelian (ستاره فلفلیان) به تازگى به يك پايان نامه ی کارشناسی ارشدِ نوشته شده در دانشگاهِ آفريقاى جنوبى در سال ٢٠٠٦ که درباره ی تبليغاتِ مربوط به … Continue reading →

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Frontpage of the IT section of the Jam-e Jam newspaper, Iran Transliterated brand names

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

I’ve just come across a 2006 University of South Africa MA thesis investigating Saudi fast-food ads. The author, Basem Abbas Al Agha, finds that […] 97% of the respondents believed that the translations are incomprehensible in Arabic. The other 3% stated … Continue reading →

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