This thesis investigates the audiovisual translation of fictional languages in multilingual film franchises using Spanish dubbing of the invented Klingon language in Star Trek: The Next Generation as a case study. This invented language appears th...
ABSTRACTPATRICIA LEE FURNISH. Context matters: Pragmatics and political discourseanalysis of the presidential speeches of Michelle Bachelet, Barack Obama andJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. (Under the direction of DR. CONCEPCIÓN GODEV)This is a compa...
Interpreters regularly help to bridge language barriers in many settings so that limited-English-proficient or non-English-speaking people can have equal access to English-dominant services in the linguistically-diverse U.S. To ensure quality inte...
This study analyzes the current positions on inclusive language in Mexico and Spain’s macro sociopolitical structures that hold far-reaching influence in matters of language ideology. Given the influx of inclusive language manual publications in t...
Latin American literature, Queer studies, Motion pictures
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The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the portrayal of queer characters and specifically trans and non-binary identities in dystopian fictions in Latin America. Through this lens I examine how the varying portrayals of gender and sexuality in J...
En el habla popular puertorriqueña se utilizan expresiones de carácter mariano en forma de interjección fuera de su contexto teológico originario. En Puerto Rico, antes de que acaeciera una serie de eventos socio-históricos, el uso de estas expres...
The following case study assesses the effectiveness of translated documents that are publically available on the Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) website in communicating with non-English speaking parents. Relevance theory is used as the theoret...
This thesis embarks on an exploration of language ideology, centering its investigation on the debate surrounding the nomenclature of the Spanish language as "castellano" or "español." It explores the concept of language ideologies by exploring th...