A corpus-based analysis of English affixal negation translated into Spanish

Rabadán, Rosa; Izquierdo, Marlén

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“…Data bring to light the co--text where casi functions as a negative licenser. Generally speaking, this adverb is always surrounded by negative polarity items such as no, (En no), nadie, (En nobody), nunca, (En never/rarely), or words made up of negative prefixes such as casi incapaz, (En hardly able), in addition to words of different grammatical nature that lexically convey negation (Rabadán and Izquierdo 2013), like preposition sin (En without), as the introductory particle of non--finite infinitive clauses that take on an adverbial function. Concordance (29) provides an example of the most recurrent co--textual pattern of casi, i.e., casi no + V.…”

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A corpus-based study of English approximate negators and their translations into Spanish

Rabadán

Izquierdo

2013

Bergen Language and Linguistics Studies

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This study, which examines the expression of approximate negation by means of scarcely, rarely, barely, hardly and seldom (Huddleston and Pullum 2002: 815) and their translations into Spanish, sets out to identify the patterns of usage of these items by analysing their behaviour in co-text and to observe how these items are translated into Spanish, with special attention being paid to renderings of negative connotations that are based on assumed grammatical equivalence. The study will empirically demonstrate the usefulness and usability of the ACTRES Parallel Corpus (P-ACTRES). The experimentation sequence replicates Krzeszowski's contrastive model (1990), namely, selection, description, juxtaposition and contrast. Qualitative and quantitative analyses cover the meaning-form interface, co-text and frequency of usage. The mapping of cross-linguistic correspondences reveals the actual Spanish equivalents used to express the (very) elusive meanings these items convey, as well as possible differences in polarity and the scope of negation.

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“…Previous work on English--Spanish negation (Rabadán and Izquierdo 2013) revealed that a series of English adverbial elements, identified as conveyors of negative meanings, can pose serious problems in translation into Spanish. At least two reasons for this are posited.…”

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A corpus-based study of English approximate negators and their translations into Spanish

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Izquierdo

2013

Bergen Language and Linguistics Studies

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Parallel Corpora for Contrastive and Translation Studies

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When Contrastive Analysis meets Translation Studies

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2022

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Contrastive Analysis and Translation Studies began to merge in the late 1990s through the bridging role of corpus linguistics. This corpus-driven, contrastive-analysis approach to Translation Studies now faces several challenges including the inappropriate use of corpora, a disconnect in the logical relationship between Contrastive Analysis and Translation Studies, and the potential for distorted results caused by translational data. To overcome these difficulties, this article proposes an alternative approach called the corpus-tested Contrastive Analysis approach to Translation Studies, which draws on the typical empirical cycle of observation, induction, deduction, testing, and evaluation. The alternative approach proposed in this article requires both comparable corpora and translational corpora to account for key aspects of Contrastive Analysis and Translation Studies, and ensures the internal logical connection between these two areas, which can be attributed to the entailment law ‘if p, then q’.

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A corpus-based analysis of English affixal negation translated into Spanish

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A corpus-based study of English approximate negators and their translations into Spanish

A corpus-based study of English approximate negators and their translations into Spanish

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When Contrastive Analysis meets Translation Studies

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