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This article discusses the work of Gabriele Tola on John Fryer and The Translator's Vade-mecum, which explores the history of modern Chinese scientific and technical lexicon. It highlights the role of Protestant missionaries in introducing Western knowledge to China and the challenges they faced in translating scientific terminology. The article also examines Fryer's efforts to achieve terminological consistency and the influence of the Vade-mecum on scientific translation in late imperial China. It concludes by discussing the compilation and publication of the Vade-mecum by the School and Textbooks Series Committee, its reception in the reading market, and its contribution to the evolution of Chinese scientific translation. [Extracted from the article]

The book review titled "Being Dead Otherwise" by Anne Allison explores the concept of death as a material and symbolic phenomenon. Allison examines how death, as a form of loss, is brought to life through the actions of the living. She introduces the concept of necro-animism, which extends beyond animism and explores death's potential to expand relational entanglements. Allison focuses on Japan, where the crisis of mourning and changing funeral customs reflect a sense of alienation and unsettledness. She discusses the ending industry, death preparation, and innovative technologies that reshape the way death is experienced. While some readers may critique Allison's position for not addressing the inequalities perpetuated by these alternatives, others see her work as a productive intervention towards a more caring anthropology. The book provides intimate insights into the ways caring for the dead can lead to social transformation and solidarity. [Extracted from the article]

In the book "Modern Chinese Counter-Enlightenment: Affect, Reason, and the Transcultural Lexicon" by Peng Hsiao-yen, the author explores the concept of the "Modern Chinese Counter-Enlightenment" and its impact on early twentieth-century Chinese intellectuals. These intellectuals sought to respond to the challenges of modernity by creatively engaging with China's philosophical traditions, rather than rejecting them. The book also discusses the importance of the "transcultural lexicon" as a critical methodology for the humanities, highlighting the hybridity of terms and the ethical implications of cultural exchange. The author argues that the ideas of the Chinese Counter-Enlightenment thinkers, which emphasized affective Enlightenment and a metaphysically grounded ethics, remain relevant in understanding modernity in China and the world. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Latin Lexicon of Textiles: Clothes, Adornments, Materials and Techniques of Ancient Rome" by Elena Miramontes Seijas provides an overview of important terms related to textiles, clothing, and personal care during the Roman period. The author compares information from narrative sources with archaeological findings to define these terms. The book covers a wide time frame, from the third century BCE to the fourth century CE, and includes descriptions of clothing items worn by indigenous communities within the Roman Empire. It also explores the influence of other cultures on Roman fashion, highlighting examples such as the dalmatic from Dalmatia and the adoption of certain clothing items and materials from provinces like Germany, Gaul, and Egypt. The book offers insights into the diversity of Roman fashion and the factors that influenced clothing choices, such as geography, social class, gender, and age. The author also discusses the clothing of Roman emperors and their different attire for various functions. Overall, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of Roman clothing and its cultural influences. [Extracted from the article]

Barry Sandywell's Dictionary of Visual Discourse is a comprehensive and influential work that explores the complex and culturally variable nature of visual experience. The book delves into the role of images and information systems in constructing regimes of truth, and examines the cultural and social dimensions of visual culture. Sandywell argues that truth is not a fixed and objective concept, but rather a product of language games and cultural values. The Dictionary covers a wide range of themes related to visual ideology, metaphysics of visibility, and the occlusion of material experience. It is recommended for researchers and students interested in philosophy, science, and visual culture. [Extracted from the article]

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Hatzopoulos "Ancient Macedonia" (2020) and Heckel "Who's Who in the Age of Alexander and His Successors" (2021) were probably published too late to be included, but future editions of LexAM will surely include reference to them. LexAM is a collaborative project of four editors - Waldemar Heckel, Johannes Heinrichs, Sabine Müller, and Frances Pownall - with the assistance of forty-one contributors. Egypt and India, for instance, both earn entries but those entries cover only the extent of Argead contact with these regions, so 332-310 (Egypt) and 326/325 (India). [Extracted from the article]

Veena Das and Didier Fassin, eds. Veena Das's chapter, "Knowledge", sets the methodological tone (Cavell meets Foucault), in which what counts or is constructed as knowledge is fluid, contextual, and relational. This "lexicon for dark times" in fact could be read as an anti-lexicon. [Extracted from the article]

What is common to all of these Late Jewish Literary Aramaic texts is a mixture of linguistic features representative of the Aramaic of the Palestinian Targum (to a lesser extent Palestinian Talmudic Aramaic), the Aramaic of Targums Onqelos and Jonathan, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic, and Hebrew. Litke considers the language of TgSong to be a remodeling of the Aramaic found in Jewish literary texts. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Architecture, Drawing, and Lexicon of Masons in 16th Century Seville. Houses, Courtyards, Inns, and Shops" by María Núñez González analyzes urban plots and domestic housing in the city of Seville during the 16th century. The study is based on the land survey books of Sevillian institutions and their graphic interpretation. The book also includes a glossary of terms used in the documents. The author is a doctor of architecture and a member of the research group HUM 976 Expregráfica. [Extracted from the article]

Understanding the internal structure of the L2 lexical representation is an essential component of advancing knowledge about how L2 learners succeed in creating accurate and elaborate lexical entries over time. Keywords: fuzzy lexical representations; bilingual mental lexicon; L2 learners EN fuzzy lexical representations bilingual mental lexicon L2 learners 206 207 2 03/22/22 20220301 NES 220301 The Ontogenesis Model of the L2 lexical representation by Bordag, Gor and Opitz (2021) is a rich conceptual framework of the way words are stored (i.e., what a lexical representation consists of) and learned (i.e., how the representation changes over time) in the L2 mental lexicon. Fuzzy lexical representations, bilingual mental lexicon, L2 learners. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the problems of intercultural communication, translation and textual interpretation highlighted in Milorad Pavić's celebrated 1984 novel, Dictionary of the Khazars. The novel consists of three lexicons, namely Jewish, Muslim and Christian sources on the fall of the Khazar civilization, which resulted from the nation's conversion to one of the three faiths. The lexicons' entries are not only occasionally mutually exclusive but also scattered across the three cultures so that their compilers must bridge geopolitical, cultural, religious and linguistic divides. Yet, the task is vital as the Dictionary's re-composition has the potential to bring about humankind's redemption. The novel calls for the reader's active involvement in the composition process not only during the reading process but also beyond, in extra-textual reality. The life-literature boundary is further blurred by the author's presumed political engagement in the conflict in former Yugoslavia, whose reflection in the novel has been claimed by certain critics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]