FROM
GUSTAVO ZAPATA (LEXICOGRAPHY INSTRUCTOR)
WORSHOP 002
ON THE LANGUAGE ACADEMIES
DATE DUE: DECEMBER 11TH ,2006 (Monday)
PLEASE, USE SAME INSTRUCTIONS
CONCERNING FORMAT AND FILE NAMES AS FOR PREVIOUS WORKSHOP. No need for
appointment unless student deems necessary. If so, please contact your
instructor via phone or email beforehand.
GO TO THE SITE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE ACADEMY http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_fran%C3%A7aise
and describe the role
of the Academy. (10-20 lines)
GO TO THE SITE OF THE
OFFICE QUÉBÉCOIS DE
LEXIQUES ET VOCABULAIRES
http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/bibliotheque/dictionnaires/index_lexvoc.html
Explain in 10-20 lines how these LEXIQUES AND
VOCABULAIRES can be useful to you as a translator.
A). IS THERE A SPANISH ACADEMIC OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ? WHAT FULLFILLS THE SAME ROLE?
BROWSE THE INTERNET TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
(WRITE 10-20 LINES)
B). Go to the article on Spanish in Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language#Geographic_distribution ) and find information about the role of the dictator Francisco Franco
in the use of the word "Español" to refer
to the Spanish language. Write a brief note about it.
C). Read about
the sections HISTORY and CRITICISMS in the article in Wikipedia
about the Real Academia Española ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language#Geographic_distribution ). Write a 10 line
paragraph explaining your agreement or disagreement with some of the opinions
in mentioned sections of Wikipedia.
D). GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE: http://www.answers.com/topic/association-of-spanish-language-academies and answer
the following questions:
What is the role of
the Asociación de Academias de
What resulted from the cooperation between the Asociación
de Academias de
E). GO TO THE SITE OF THE REAL ACADEMIA
ESPAÑOLA (http://www.rae.es/) and then click on
the link of the DICCIONARIO PANHISPÁNICO DE DUDAS. Browse all the links
in the window and give a brief description of the DICCIONARIO. Include
something about how useful it can be for the
translator?
F). GO TO THE SITE OF THE REAL ACADEMIA
ESPAÑOLA (http://www.rae.es/) and in the DICCIONARIO
PANHISPÁNICO DE DUDAS find a definition of
the following linguistic terms(Use a table in Word): construcción
absoluta, anaphora,anfibología,
calco, causativo,desinencia,
eufemismo,locución, partitivo,pronombre
enclítico, topónimo
G). WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF
IN THE DICCIONARIO PANHISPÁNICO DE DUDAS, click on the link
artículos temáticos.
Answer the following questions:
1.According to the dictionariy, when should you use the ISO standard to write
dates?
2.How can you use the
single bar with dates?
3. Write two cases in which you can use the
double bar and give examples.
4. Read the topic about the DASH (raya) and correct the following sentences:
Esperaba
a Emilio un gran amigo. Lamentablemente, no vino.
Venezuela
primer lugar de tierra firme avistado por Colón en su tercer viaje a América.
H).
In the same DICCIONARIO
PANHISPÁNICO DE DUDAS, click on
the link: Qué
contiene el diccionario panhispánico de dudas? Then, click on the
link on foreign words (Tratamiento de extranjerismos ).
I).Summarize the
policy of the DICCIONARIO PANHISPÁNICO concerning foreign words. (10 lines)
PS. If you have
any doubt, don´t hesitate to get in touch with your
instructor using the phone numbers(preferably)
or the email at the end of this message,. You are also welcomed to make an appointment using the phone numbers
or email provided for you.
SINCE THE UNIVERSITY IS, AT
PRESEN,T FLOODED WITH MUSIC AND XMAS CELEBRATIONS, I PROPOSE GIVING THIS
WORKSHOP A VALUE OF 15% AND CONSIDER IT AS THE PARTIAL EXAM SCHEDULED FOR THE 8TH
OF DECEMBER. IF ANY OBJECTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.
THANKS
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GUSTAOVO ZAPATA
FULL PROFESSOR(PROFESOR TITULAR)
Official Translator and Interpreter (Certified by the Ministry of Interior and
Justice of the
FIELDS OF INTEREST
GENERAL FIELD: LINGUISTICS
SPECIFIC FIELDS:
Translation and Interpretation
Pragmatics
Discourse Analysis
Theory of Argumentation
Phonetics
Semantics
Psycholinguistics
Nonverbal Language
Sociolinguistics
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