https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/64535 2026-04-11T14:23:54Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/132410 Title: Maltese dialects: the effects of globalization and changing attitudes on Malta's linguistic diversity Abstract: My three weeks in the country of Malta during July of 2011 was an enlightening linguistic-anthropological experience, but one that I left with more questions than when I arrived. Thus, my analysis of Maltese dialects tries to be more than just an insightful examination. In taking note of the linguistic situation today, I pose questions about how it will be tomorrow. The collection of my research varied from conversations I had with different Maltese people, my observations, notes, scholarly literature, and even Facebook groups supporting different dialects. My research is largely linguistic-anthropological, but as Bucholtz and Hall explain, this field is shifting to “describe not merely kinds of speech but kinds of speakers, who produce and reproduce particular identities through their language use,”(2004; 369). Therefore, I focus on the formation of varying Maltese social identities with regard to native dialect. Specifically, I ponder how these identities may change with changing trends in communication. Ultimately, in this essay I attempt to temporally theorize about the potential future of Maltese linguistic variation within an ethno-historical framework, using anthropological concepts of globalization. 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/131220 Title: Il-Professur Ġuze Aquilina Abstract: Ġuże Aquilina, huwa magħruf bħala wiehed mill-ġganti daqstant enigmatiċi fil-gżejjer Maltin primarjament għat-traduzzjoni tiegħu ta' diversi xogħlijiet għal lingwa Maltija. Description: Part 2 (07 August 2022) 2022-08-07T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/126548 Title: Ancient Greek fragments receive Maltese translation Abstract: The Fragments of Sappho capture the essence of joy and longing, as well as passion and desire. Warren Bartolo, a writer and translator, engages in a dialogue with Lara Zammit regarding what remains of the mysterious poet's legacy. 2023-06-18T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120957 Title: Monograph sheds new light on translation processes Abstract: Bringing together cognitive translation studies (CTS) and literary translation, the new academic publication A Literary Translation in the Making: A Process-Oriented Perspective by Claudine Borg interrogates existing assumptions in CTS. 2023-04-30T00:00:00Z