The experience of sensuality in translation: on the Spanish versions of Leśmian’s poetry

Tekstualia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 47-62
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Jackiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Spanish Language ◽  
Contrastive Study

The article aims to present the problems which might be encountered by the translators attempting to translate the poetry of Bolesław Leśmian, which is characterized by a unique mastery of language and a specifi c poetic strategy full of sensual emotions, nature and the magic of the surrounding reality. The contrastive study of the source texts and their translations into Spanish is intended to verify whether the translation choices made by the translators reveal their awareness of the specifi c formal and stylistic structure of the selected poems. The purpose is also to determine to what extent the translators enabled the Spanish-language reader to experience the sensuality depicted in the source texts.

scholarly journals Sobre las particularidades de la enseñanza del español a estudiantes rusohablantes = On the particularities of the teaching of Spanish to Russian-speaking students

2018 ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Rafael Guzmán Tirado
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Contrastive Study ◽  
Education Levels

Resumen: La hipótesis principal que planteamos en el presente artículo consiste en que el estudio contrastivo de las lenguas puede ser de gran utilidad en la enseñanza de las lenguas extranjeras, pues permite al profesor descubrir los errores provocados durante su aprendizaje por la interferencia de la lengua materna del estudiante, lo que será esencial para seleccionar y organizar el material didáctico necesario. Para demostrar esta hipótesis nos hemos planteado como objetivo realizar un estudio de las principales particularidades de la enseñanza de la lengua española a los estudiantes de habla rusa y analizar los problemas y dificultades con las que se encuentran durante el proceso de aprendizaje del español, debido a las interferencias mencionadas. Estos datos permitirán a los profesores de ELE y de los diversos niveles educativos adoptar las estrategias y medidas correspondientes, así como establecer las estrategias necesarias y elaborar los materiales que permitan superarlas.Abstract: The main hypothesis in our article is that the contrastive study of languages can be very useful in the teaching of foreign languages, since it allows the teacher to discover the errors produced by the interference of the student's mother tongue, what will be essential to select and organize the necessary teaching materials. Starting from that principle, the objective of the present work is to carry out a study of the main peculiarities of the teaching of the Spanish language to Russian-speaking students, and analyze the problems and difficulties which these students find during the process of learning our language, due to the interference of their mother tongue. This will allow teachers of Spanish as a foreign language and teachers of the different education levels to adopt the corresponding strategies and measures.

scholarly journals Las locuciones adjetivales en cinco diccionarios de la lengua española

2014 ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Luis Fernando Nieto Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Spanish Language ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Contrastive Study ◽  
Object Of Study

Este artículo es un avance de la tesis doctoral intitulada “Estudio contrastivo en cinco diccionarios de lengua española”. Este aporte investigativo es, ante todo, una reflexión en torno de los estudios léxicos que se han hecho hasta el momento en Colombia. A más de esto, se hace un recorrido teórico-epistemológico sobre tres temas importantes como la fraseología y su objeto de estudio: las unidades fraseológicas, las locuciones adjetivales; así como su manifestación en cinco diccionarios de la lengua española.Palabras clave: fraseología, colocación, locución, Unidad fraseológica, locución adjetival. AbstractThis article is a preview of the doctoral thesis “Contrastive study in five Spanish language dictionaries”. This investigative contribution is, above all, a reflection relating to lexical studies carried out in Colombia to date. Besides, it contains a theoretical and epistemological look at threeimportant topics regarding phraseology and its object of study, including collocations and adjectival phrases; and its presence in five Spanish language dictionaries.Key words: phraseology, collocation, locution, phraseological unit, adjectival phrase.

Factorial Invariance of Child Self-Report Across English and Spanish Language Groups in a Hispanic Population Utilizing the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Newman ◽  
Christine A. Limbers ◽  
James W. Varni
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Services ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hispanic Population ◽  
Language Groups ◽  
Related Quality

The measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children has witnessed significant international growth over the past decade in an effort to improve pediatric health and well-being, and to determine the value of health-care services. In order to compare international HRQOL research findings across language groups, it is important to demonstrate factorial invariance, i.e., that the items have an equivalent meaning across the language groups studied. This study examined the factorial invariance of child self-reported HRQOL across English- and Spanish-language groups in a Hispanic population of 2,899 children ages 8–18 utilizing the 23-item PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed specifying a five-factor model across language groups. The findings support an equivalent 5-factor structure across English- and Spanish-language groups. Based on these data, it can be concluded that children across the two languages studied interpreted the instrument in a similar manner. The multigroup CFA statistical methods utilized in the present study have important implications for cross-cultural assessment research in children in which different language groups are compared.

Translating Social and Material Culture: Sanditon in Spanish

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-69
Author(s):  
Isis Herrero López
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Jane Austen ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Translation Process

A plenitude of references to the institutions and conventions of contemporary social life and material culture presents challenges to all translators of Jane Austen. For this reason, the translation process needs to be based on a mastery of information about Regency England. The study of Spanish-language translations of Austen's Sanditon suggests they are not so based, because the translators frequently overlook the relevance of these references. References to the gentry class, to medical professionals, and to contemporary forms of transport, among other things, are examined in five translations from three different countries (Spain, Argentina, and Mexico). The translation choices made often obscure the implications which historico-cultural references bring to Austen's writings.

An American Language

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina Lozano
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Language Recognition ◽  
Political Language ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

An American Language is a political history of the Spanish language in the United States. The nation has always been multilingual and the Spanish language in particular has remained as an important political issue into the present. After the U.S.-Mexican War, the Spanish language became a language of politics as Spanish speakers in the U.S. Southwest used it to build territorial and state governments. In the twentieth century, Spanish became a political language where speakers and those opposed to its use clashed over what Spanish's presence in the United States meant. This book recovers this story by using evidence that includes Spanish language newspapers, letters, state and territorial session laws, and federal archives to profile the struggle and resilience of Spanish speakers who advocated for their language rights as U.S. citizens. Comparing Spanish as a language of politics and as a political language across the Southwest and noncontiguous territories provides an opportunity to measure shifts in allegiance to the nation and exposes differing forms of nationalism. Language concessions and continued use of Spanish is a measure of power. Official language recognition by federal or state officials validates Spanish speakers' claims to US citizenship. The long history of policies relating to language in the United States provides a way to measure how U.S. visions of itself have shifted due to continuous migration from Latin America. Spanish-speaking U.S. citizens are crucial arbiters of Spanish language politics and their successes have broader implications on national policy and our understanding of Americans.

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