An Analysis of English, Spanish and Basque Demonstratives in Narrative: a Matter of Viewpoint

[EN]This paper undertakes the study of the occurrence of non-corresponding demonstrative forms in Spanish, Basque and English in exactly the same linguistic context. It is proposed that the differenccs in the choice of the demonstratives result from the differences in the kind of iniormation that must be coded in each of the languages. Thus, I will argue that in Spanish and Basque the obligatory coding of the aspectual categories of the imperfect and the preterit has the function of imposing specific viewing arrangements onto the situations they designate. By contrast, in English, where the aspectual distinction is not overtly coded, the demonstrativcs are proposed to fulfil this function.

Keys to success in an example of inter-competitor cooperation: The case of the "Big Seven" basque chefs

The case of the top chefs relates the two areas that are apparently most distant, nutrition and health technology. It is the element that binds[3] the four, making them into a single whole. The results achieved by our chefs, in terms of their individual and collective success and their international projection of the image of the Basque Country comprise a goal to which other industries in the region should aspire. It is therefore our plan to apply the keys to this successful inter-competitor cooperation to development of the health technology industry. At the same time, we want to fulfil one of the aims that have been established for the food area: to make use of the country’s gastronomy-related assets.

Erromaurreko Iberiar Penintsulako antzinaroari buruzko materialak : Iberiako hegoaldeko herri eta kulturak

Traducido por Iñaki Villoslada Fernández

The Rain Forests of Home: an Atlas of People and Place

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Algunos nombres de vinos en griego antiguo

[ES]La frecuente presencia del vino en la literatura griega antigua pone de relieve su importancia como elemento de cultura. En general, sus nombres hacen referencia directa al lugar de procedencia, pero junto a ellos hay otros de origen poco claro o a los que se ha prestado poca atención y que pueden ser importantes para ampliar nuestros conocimientos sobre esta bebida.

Guided pollards in the Basque Country (Spain) during the Early Modern Ages

Publicado en: "End of Tradition?.Part 1 : History of Commons and Commons Management (Cultural Severance and Commons Past)", edited by Ian D. Rotherham, Mauro Agnoletti and Christine Handley

A methodology for the semiautomatic annotation of EPEC-RolSem, a basque corpus labeled at predicative level following the PropBank-Verb Net model

In this article we describe the methodology developed for the semiautomatic annotation of EPEC-RolSem, a Basque corpus labeled at predicate level following the PropBank-VerbNet model. The methodology presented is the product of detailed theoretical study of the semantic nature of verbs in Basque and of their similarities and differences with verbs in other languages. As part of the proposed methodology, we are creating a Basque lexicon on the PropBank-VerbNet model that we have named the Basque Verb Index (BVI). Our work thus dovetails the general trend toward building lexicons from tagged corpora that is clear in work conducted for other languages. EPEC-RolSem and BVI are two important resources for the computational semantic processing of Basque; as far as the authors are aware, they are also the first resources of their kind developed for Basque. In addition, each entry in BVI is linked to the corresponding verb-entry in well-known resources like PropBank, VerbNet, WordNet, Levin’s Classification and FrameNet. We have also implemented several automatic processes to aid in creating and annotating the BVI, including processes designed to facilitate the task of manual annotation.

Transformaciones agropecuarias en Guipúzcoa durante los siglos XVI y XVII

Actas de la XII Reunión Científica de la Fundación Española de Historia Moderna, celebrada en la Universidad de León en 19-21 de junio de 2012.

Ahozkotasunaren irakaskuntza bigarren hezkuntzako testuliburuetan

[EN]Traditionally writing skills have been given priority in language teaching and so, oral skills have been put aside. However, during the last years many voices have asserted the importance of oral skills. Therefore, they claim that oral language teaching must be emphasized at school. Also, the necessity of strengthening oral language is shown in the new curriculum. Nevertheless, those intentions are reflected in very different ways in textbooks. In this work we have looked into the treatment that oral language is given in teaching materials because, in our opinion, textbooks are one of the most important tools for teachers. The facts show that the importance given to oral language and the exercises and tools needed to work that skill are very different from one publishing house to another. Besides, we have confirmed that all the textbooks don’t satisfy the requirements proposed in the Basque official curriculum (e.g. didactic sequences) or that the approach to the text or the way to work with it are not always what they should be. Therefore, it is obvious that we have still a long way in the field of oral language and specially in the way of teaching oral skills

Virgilio Txerribuztangoerrekan. (I. Bukoliken eta Georgiken euskal itzulpenak)

[ES] Las traducciones de los clásicos antiguos empiezan a asomar en la literatura vasca a principios del siglo XIX: su objeto no es, en modo alguno, hacerlos accesibles a un público que de otro modo no podría leerlos, sino servir de ejercicio primero a los traductores y después a los lectores y, a un tiempo y sobre todo, dignificar la literatura vasca con obras de validez universal que, además, no implican la sumisión a ninguna cultura nacional. El que Virgilio haya sido siempre —con excepción del paréntesis romántico— el clásico por excelencia ha hecho que sus traducciones ocupen un lugar sobresaliente también en la historia de las letras vascas: el anónimo autor del manuscrito Melibeo del fondo Bonaparte, Iturriaga, Miangolarra, Arregi, Ibiñagabeitia y Orixe son los autores de esta porción —sin duda la más importante con mucho— del Fortleben vasco de Virgilio. Las traducciones de las Églogas y Geórgicas se analizan aquí desde la perspectiva que imponen la filología y la historia literaria: por un lado, se establecen las bases para, primero, interpretar correctamente dichas traducciones en su calidad de tales y, segundo, situarlas debidamente en el conjunto de la obras de sus autores y, en general, en la historia de la literatura vasca; por otro lado, se presta especial atención a las peculiaridades —notables— que la pervivencia de Virgilio presenta en el País Vasco.