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Apr 24, 2008 11:41
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Russian term

об эволюции культуры

Russian to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
как обычно переводят заголовки текста, начинающиеся с "Об...", например "Об эволюции культуры"?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 On (the evolution of culture)
3 +1 The evolution of culture
4 About the cultural evolution; Notes/Thoughts on ...; Speaking of/about ...
4 On evolution of culture
Change log

May 9, 2008 05:27: SirReaL changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Social Sciences"

Discussion

Jim Tucker (X) Apr 25, 2008:
Ultimately, it just doesn't look right in a formal context.
natasha stoyanova Apr 25, 2008:
Do you believe there is such an article that might cover the WHOLE evolution of culture? And the fact that there is "ON"/ABOUT means that there will be some presentation of fact/thoughts, etc. within/on the vast subject
brave_mushro (X) (asker) Apr 25, 2008:
great thanks, that was really useful for future work
Jim Tucker (X) Apr 25, 2008:
Seeing it without "The," my expectations as a reader would be that the article cites a few examples of evolution in culture, or even just raises the possibility that such a thing exists, for example, rather than that a comprehensive overview is to follow.
Jim Tucker (X) Apr 25, 2008:
...you may encounter something like "Evolution of Culture" but it is a kind of shorthand, as you might see in a university course description, or on an Internet site. On paper, its effect is in fact less comprehensive - less vast - than with "The."
Jim Tucker (X) Apr 25, 2008:
N.: as M. suggests, there is a difference: "Cultural Evolution" is fine without the article because it is unspecific, but "The Evolution of Culture" is correct - a specified form of evolution. Similarly "Science" but "The History of Science," for exmpl.
SirReaL Apr 24, 2008:
Obviously, "cultural evolution" and "the evolution of culture" differ in terms of grammar, in case you didn't notice.
natasha stoyanova Apr 24, 2008:
Why Culture is Common, but Cultural Evolution is Rare' ; Britannica online encyclopedia article on cultural evolution
natasha stoyanova Apr 24, 2008:
All examples are certain, on this very subject, you cannot compare it to the vast subject with many, many sub-subjects: 'Evolution of Culture. Discussion on the Importance of Truth (True Knowledge of Reality) for Human Cultural Evolution';
SirReaL Apr 24, 2008:
Hi Natasha, I don't see Jim agreeing with you. "The" is most likely needed.
brave_mushro (X) (asker) Apr 24, 2008:
Спасибо!
natasha stoyanova Apr 24, 2008:
At least, take away "the", because it is a general subject

Proposed translations

+2
4 mins
Selected

On (the evolution of culture)

This is how it's usually done.

"Towards the question of" is a more official and "scientific" way.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-24 12:55:42 GMT) Post-grading
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На всякий случай примеры

On the evolution of cells -- Woese 99 (13): 8742 -- Proceedings of ...
On the Evolution of Structure in Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev., December 1, 2003; 67(4): 550 - 573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] ...
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/99/13/8742

Darwin on the Evolution of Morality
Paper presented for the session on the 19th century biology, International Fellows Conference (Center for Philosophy of Science, Univ. of Pittsburgh), ...
www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~suchii/D.onM.html

On the Evolution of Easy Instances
File Format: Adobe PostScript - View as Text
On the Evolution of Easy Instances. Christos H. Papadimitriou. [email protected]. Martha Sideri. [email protected]. September 11, 1998. Abstract ...
www.cs.berkeley.edu/~christos/evol.ps

On the evolution of invertebrate defensins.
On the evolution of invertebrate defensins. Rodríguez de la Vega RC, Possani LD. Publication Types:. Comment; Letter; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15922831
Peer comment(s):
agree Sergey Strakhov
5 mins
Thank you, Sergey
agree Jim Tucker (X) : "on" for "О(б)" in titles, yes, though omission may not be as radical as you suggest to Milena, and would also work in many cases, even for an article - it's "muscular" // Agree abt newspapers.
26 mins
I would imagine it should be driven by whether the article is scientific. A newspaper article should do without "On." Thank you, Jim
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+1
4 mins

The evolution of culture

http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Culture-Interdisciplinary-Vi...

see reference below
You don't need "about" since it's a title.....
waiting for confirmation by natives
Peer comment(s):
neutral SirReaL : Possible, but a bit too ambitious. For instance, it is a fitting title for a whole book, but not an article.
1 min
agree Jim Tucker (X) : This, or Mikhail's
29 mins
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21 mins

About the cultural evolution; Notes/Thoughts on ...; Speaking of/about ...

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5 mins

On evolution of culture



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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2008-04-25 16:42:53 GMT) Post-grading
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There is no such thing as culture –too late to talk about ))
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