Las ciencias humanas en la lengua alemana y su traducción al español : la caracterización nominal : análisis contrastivo y traducción de textos filosóficos del alemán al español.

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Las ciencias humanas en la lengua alemana y su traducción al español : la caracterización nominal : análisis contrastivo y traducción de textos filosóficos del alemán al español.

Expone el estudio de los problemas que, en la comunicación internacional, presentan los lenguajes de la filosofía y las ciencias, en concreto, cuando se materializan a través de la lengua alemana y española. Se acomete el estudio del grupo nominal alemán y la distribución de sus componentes en torno al núcleo nominal, atendiendo a las funciones semánticas que los modificadores asumen en el discurso filosófico y científico. Asimismo, se describen y analizan las resoluciones españolas típicas de los complejos nominales alemanes, ofreciendo pautas de actuación traslativa. El estudio se realiza siguiendo una metodología contrastiva y observando las exigencias metodológicas de la lingüística de corpus. Junto al propio estudio microdiscursivo de la caracterización nominal, se tienen en consideración los diferentes factores macro y mediodiscursivos que intervienen en la comunicación filosófica y científica hispano germánica en el ámbito de la traducción. El material que utiliza para establecer el corpus de referencia está formado por artículos filosóficos y científicos de procedencia alemana publicados en la Revista de Occidente, fundada por José Ortega y Gasset en 1923, y sus originales alemanes. El corpus paralelo FIALES (Filosofía Alemán-Español) reúne 77 binomios textuales y en torno a un millón de palabras. Los análisis realizados permiten llegar a una serie de conclusiones sobre la manera de conceptualizar y precisar términos en los textos filosóficos y científicos alemanes y sobre la manera de trasladarlos al español. Se constata que los sintagmas que contienen los conceptos analizados, solo caracterizados en un 60 por ciento de los casos. Se observa que los recursos lingüísticos especializados en alemán para la explicación de la función semántica de clase no se centran exclusivamente en el adjetivo, sino que incluyen la construcción de genitivo y los compuestos nominales. En cambio, en español si cabe contemplar al adjetivo como un recurso lingüístico especializado en la función de clase, probablemente a causa de la doble capacidad de posicionamiento respecto al núcleo. Por último, el uso reiterado de ciertas construcciones en la traducción de los recursos lingüísticos alemanes, permite postular el uso central de un recurso español frente a otros concurrentes en la traducción. En definitiva, se puede constatar que las traducciones españolas han dado respuesta a la creación incesante del lenguaje filosófico y científico alemán en campos tan dispares como la física, la psicología y la filosofía.

Evidence for insertional codemixing: mixed compounds and French nominal groups in Brussels Dutch

In this paper we analyse mixed compounds, such as legume+winkel ‘vegetable shop, greengrocery’ and winter+paletot ‘winter coat’ which contain a French and a Dutch element, and French nominal groups, such as carte d’identité ‘identity card’, and journal parlé ‘radio news’, which bilingual speakers from Brussels frequently insert into Brussels Dutch utterances. Using Muysken’s (2000) typology of bilingual speech, we claim that the mixed compounds and the nominal groups display the characteristics of insertional code-mixing. In addition, some evidence for the existence of a continuum between borrowing and code-switching can be obtained from these examples. As the multimorphemic units that are inserted into Dutch are neither single words, nor full constituents, their status in the lexicon raises interesting issues for researchers interested in the interface between syntax and the lexicon (see also Backus 2003). We try to argue that nominal groups such as carte d’identité and journal parlé are probably best seen as lexical templates or constructional idioms (Booij, 2002b). The insertion of French constructional idioms in Brussels Dutch represents an innovation in the lexical patterns that are available to speakers of this language, which is highly relevant for theories of language change.

Be careful how you ask! Using focus groups and nominal group technique to explore the barriers to learning

Schools have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils who experience barriers to learning. Inclusive approaches to data collection ensure that the needs of all children who are struggling are not overlooked. However, it is important that the methods promote sustained reflection on the part of all children, do not inadvertently accentuate differences between pupils, and do not allow individual needs to go unrecognized. This paper examines more closely the processes involved in using Nominal Group Technique to collect the views of children with and without a disability on the difficulties experienced in school. Data were collected on the process as well as the outcomes of using this technique to examine how pupil views are transformed from the individual to the collective, a process that involves making the private, public. Contrasts are drawn with questionnaire data, another method of data collection favoured by teachers. Although more time-efficient this can produce unclear and cursory responses. The views that surface from pupils need also to be seen within the context of the ways in which schools customize the data collection process and the ways in which the format and organization of the activity impact on the responses and responsiveness of the pupils.

Consumer notes clinical indicators : determining inter-rater reliability with multiple users, nominal categories and several cases

A method of determining inter-rater reliability when there are multiple raters, nominal rating categories and several cases is described and applied in the development of an instrument for auditing the ANZCMHN (1995) standards of practice for mental health nursing in New Zealand. Clinical statements (n=41) from the O’Brien et al (2002a, 2003) study, which reflected nursing behaviours contributing to the achievement of the standards of practice, were used to audit consumer files. During two Phases, the clinical indicator statements were refined and rules for judging the achievement of each statement from case note documentation were established. The resultant statements have adequate inter-rater reliability for the assessment of nursing practice with respect to the ANZCMHN (1995) standards of practice.

Are nominal exchange rates and price levels co-integrated? new evidence from threshold autoregressive and momentum-threshold autoregressive models

The goal of this paper is to examine evidence for co-integration between nominal exchange rates for Canada, the UK, Japan, Germany, Italy and France (G6) vis-à-vis the US dollar, and the relative price ratios using monthly data over the period 1973:01 to 1997:04. Motivated by the fact that exchange rate adjustment may be asymmetric, we allowed for asymmetric adjustment in exchange rates by using the threshold autoregressive model and the momentum threshold autoregressive model. We do not find any evidence of a co-integrating relationship; hence, we fail to establish long-run purchasing power parity.

What hispanic parents do to encourage and discourage 3-5 year old children to be active : a qualitative study using nominal group technique

Purpose : Hispanic preschoolers are less active than their non-Hispanic peers. As part of a feasibility study to assess environmental and parenting influences on preschooler physical activity (PA) (Niños Activos), the aim of this study was to identify what parents do to encourage or discourage PA among Hispanic 3-5 year old children to inform the development of a new PA parenting practice instrument and future interventions to increase PA among Hispanic youth.

Methods : Nominal Group Technique (NGT), a structured multi-step group procedure, was used to elicit and prioritize responses from 10 groups of Hispanic parents regarding what parents do to encourage (5 groups) or discourage (5 groups) preschool aged children to be active. Five groups consisted of parents with low education (less than high school) and 5 with high education (high school or greater) distributed between the two NGT questions.

Results : Ten NGT groups (n = 74, range 4-11/group) generated 20-46 and 42-69 responses/group for practices that encourage or discourage PA respectively. Eight to 18 responses/group were elected as the most likely to encourage or discourage PA. Parental engagement in child activities, modeling PA, and feeding the child well were identified as parenting practices that encourage child PA. Allowing TV and videogame use, psychological control, physical or emotional abuse, and lack of parental engagement emerged as parenting practices that discourage children from being active. There were few differences in the pattern of responses by education level.

Conclusions : Parents identified ways they encourage and discourage 3-5 year-olds from PA, suggesting both are important targets for interventions. These will inform the development of a new PA parenting practice scale to be further evaluated. Further research should explore the role parents play in discouraging child PA, especially in using psychological control or submitting children to abuse, which were new findings in this study.