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definição da criação da identidade pessoal

English translation: ..the creation of personal idendity

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Portuguese term or phrase:	definição da criação da identidade pessoal
English translation:	..the creation of personal idendity
Entered by:	Marlene Curtis

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16:49 Jul 11, 2009

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Social Sciences - Linguistics / sociolinguistics

Portuguese term or phrase: definição da criação da identidade pessoal

How can I say this in a way that is not overtly prolix?!

... serão avaliados estilos diferenciados utilizados por falantes da comunidade em situações sociais diferenciadas, a fim de se verificar como o estilo contribui para uma **definição da criação da identidade pessoal**.

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...different styles used by speakers of the community in different social situations will be evaluated, in order to see how the style contributes to a definition of the creation of personal identity.

Matt Coler KudoZ activity Questions: 1491 (6 open) (3 without valid answers) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 13 Netherlands
Local time: 20:26

..the creation of personal idendity

Explanation:
...how the style contributes to the creation of personal idendity.

I would omit the word "definition" which, to my view, besides being unnecessary makes the text too lengthy.

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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 14:26

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..the creation of personal idendity

Marlene Curtis

3 +2

defining the creation of personal identity

Leniel Macaferi

a definition of the creation of personal identity

Louise Alston

definition of personal identity criation

Mauro Moreira

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creation of a personal identity

Michael Powers (PhD)

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19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

..the creation of personal idendity

Explanation:
...how the style contributes to the creation of personal idendity.

I would omit the word "definition" which, to my view, besides being unnecessary makes the text too lengthy.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 14:26
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 63

Grading comment

Looks great.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your tip WRT the word DEFINITION!

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

defining the creation of personal identity

Explanation:
... contributes to defining the creation of personal identity ...

... the results provide strong experimental evidence that this residue contributes to defining the aperture of a non-electrogenic "E-pathway" that serves to ...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="contributes to definin...

Leniel Macaferi
Brazil
Local time: 17:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

14 hrs confidence:

definition of personal identity criation

Explanation:
just translating

Mauro Moreira
Brazil
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English

1 day21 hrs confidence:

a definition of the creation of personal identity

Explanation:
The question is whether the style contributes to the definition .. ie, how is the creation of personal identity defined. I think a word for word translation is best.

Louise Alston
Mozambique
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of:

English

Reference comments

52 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: creation of a personal identity

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TRANSCENDING INVISIBILITY THROUGH THE POWER OF STORY: AN ANALYSIS ...
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Labov (1972) refers to this breach of convention as reportability. ...... invisibility and the catalyst for his creation of a personal identity through his ...
txspace.tamu.edu/.../1969.../etd-tamu-2004C-EDAD-Maxwell.pdf?... - Similar -
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Family Stories and the Life Course: Across Time and Generations
Finally, stories aid in the creation of a personal identity that evolves over ...... tenets of good struc ture proposed by Labov and Waletzky (1967/1997). ...
www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=104329102 - Similar -
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Language Choice and Identity
... or even multilingual, is integral to the creation of a personal identity. ... trudgill 2000a, interaction sociolinguistics england, rican children, ...
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 120