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Mar 7, 2016 · This study aims to provide a preliminary measure of the amount and distribution of metaphor used by language learners in their writing across Common European Framework of Reference for...
- Fiona Macarthur
Jun 20, 2024 · Mastering metaphors and similes in Spanish can significantly enhance your writing, from poetic expressions to vivid descriptions in prose. These literary devices add layers of meaning, emotion, and imagery, creating a more engaging and memorable experience for your readers.
In comparison with the important number of studies devoted to metaphor comprehension by L2 speakers, scant attention has been paid to metaphor production, which would also require an account of where …
Jun 12, 2024 · In Spanish prose, metaphors and similes are not just ornamental; they are essential tools that elevate narrative, create vivid imagery, and convey emotions with depth. So, why should one focus on metaphors and similes when trying to master advanced Spanish writing skills? The answer lies in the power these literary tools hold.
- List of Techniques
- Can Be Translated Literally
- Idioms Similes and Metaphors II
- Definition and Function
- Examples
- Potential Problems
Some of the techniques, arranged in decreasing order of significance, which can be applied to metaphors in Spanish translation, are as follows: 1. Retain the source language metaphor in the target language if the context, the objects of comparison, and the concept illustrated by the comparison permits it. 2. Change the metaphor into a simile to mak...
Idioms too cannot be translated literally because their meanings are different from and more than the total sum of the words that form the idiom. The literal translation of the Spanish idiom ‘a ciencia cierta´ would read ‘to science correct´ which is meaningless. The correct translation would be ‘with complete certainty’. Problems in Spanish transl...
Idioms similes and metaphors belong to a category of language forms that many linguists and translators have characterized as ‘untranslatables´. That is firstly because they are so bound by the culture from which they spring that it is difficult to render them in translation by normal translation methods. Secondly, the literal meaning and the true ...
In English, an idiom is an expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words. For example, the idiom ‘bone of contention´ refers to a matter of dispute, and not really to two animals quarrelling over a bone. In Spanish, an idiomatic expression is known as ‘modismo´. For example, ‘a grandes rasgos´, ‘a la America...
A method known as ‘equivalence´ has been devised to render idioms similes and metaphors in Spanish translation. Equivalence in Spanish translation refers to the process by which a Spanish translator identifies a similar expression in the target language. The similarity that the translator should aim for is not that of lexis or of syntax, but one of...
Idioms similes and metaphors in Spanish translation create some peculiar problems of their own. It may sometimes happen that the objects or concepts being compared in the source language do not exist in the target language. For example, the Native Indians of Latin America are unfamiliar with the concept of snow. A successful Spanish translation of ...
Mar 18, 2016 · Mixed metaphors in the discourse of Spanish speakers of English. Fiona MacArthur | Universidad de Extremadura. This chapter examines the metaphors used by speakers of English as a second language (L2), showing how these are often the result of the mixing of two linguistic and conceptual systems.
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Although most taste metaphors are shared by Spanish and English, a few language-specific conceptual metaphors are also found, proving that food culture has an influence on the motivation of conceptual metaphors. Keywords: Conceptual metaphor, cross-linguistic variation, taste descriptors, perception metaphors.
