Jul 22, 2010 10:18
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Spanish term
United States
ATA-Certified from Spanish into English
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English
lenguajes
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Journalism
Spain
The context is a discussion of construction of identity.
De ahí que hablemos de construcción de la identidad femenina para dar título a esta investigación, ya que “la identidad es, un concepto más con el que los hombres, desde sus propios lenguajes, se siguen construyendo”
I think that in this context, the author does not mean "languages", each constructing identity from their own languages, but in their own manner. What do you think for the meaning of "desde sus propios lenguajes" in this context?
De ahí que hablemos de construcción de la identidad femenina para dar título a esta investigación, ya que “la identidad es, un concepto más con el que los hombres, desde sus propios lenguajes, se siguen construyendo”
I think that in this context, the author does not mean "languages", each constructing identity from their own languages, but in their own manner. What do you think for the meaning of "desde sus propios lenguajes" in this context?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | languages / forms of expression |
Simon Bruni
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| 5 | discourse |
lleana Dall'Aglio
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| 3 +1 | form of expression / discourse |
David Russi
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| 3 | dialects |
Ruth Rubina
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Proposed translations
+4
11 mins
Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
:
60
Selected
languages / forms of expression
'language' in English has the same semantic complexity as the word in Spanish and can be used to refer to any means of expression or communication. However, if you want to play it safe and avoid potential confusion, you could use 'forms of expression'.
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-07-22 10:31:22 GMT)
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e.g. artistic language, body language
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-07-22 10:31:22 GMT)
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e.g. artistic language, body language
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cinnamon Nolan
: forms of expression.
34 mins
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| agree |
philgoddard
: Languages. Otherwise they'd have said "formas de expresión".
2 hrs
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| agree |
Leonardo Lamarche
: agree.
3 hrs
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| agree |
James A. Walsh
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I've gone with languages- the simplest is perhaps the best! Thanks for your help."
+1
9 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
4 hrs
Ruth Rubina
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Accurate, confidential, reliable.
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Hebrew , Spanish
Works in: Hebrew to English, Spanish to English, English to Hebrew, and 2 more.
dialects
an option:
di·a·lect
/ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/ Show Spelled[dahy-uh-lekt] Show IPA
–noun
1.
Linguistics . a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
2.
a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, esp. when considered as substandard.
3.
a special variety of a language: The literary dialect is usually taken as the standard language.
4.
a language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor: Persian, Latin, and English are Indo-European dialects.
5.
jargon or cant.
di·a·lect
/ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/ Show Spelled[dahy-uh-lekt] Show IPA
–noun
1.
Linguistics . a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
2.
a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, esp. when considered as substandard.
3.
a special variety of a language: The literary dialect is usually taken as the standard language.
4.
a language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor: Persian, Latin, and English are Indo-European dialects.
5.
jargon or cant.
16 hrs
lleana Dall'Aglio
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
Certified Legal Translator +23 years
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Uruguayan, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
discourse
It refers to a mode of organizing knowledge, ideas, or experience that is rooted in language and its concrete contexts.
Discussion