Laura Cruz García
Biographic Data
| ID | 3856974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Cruz García |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura Cruz |
| FAMILY NAME | García |
| SIGNATURE | GARCÍA L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7826-0142 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Translation of Neapolitan mafia nicknames in the TV series 'Gomorra' into English and Spanish
This study deals with the translation for subtitling and dubbing of a type of Italian expression called contronomi traditionally used by members of the Neapolitan mafia. We have focused on this special kind of nickname used in the Italian series Gomorra to identify and describe the techniques employed in the translation of these meaningful linguistic cultural elements found in the series into English and Spanish. A contrastive analysis of the sou…
An Ecosystemic Approach to Human Rights Philanthropy
Climate change is a human rights issue. Human rights philanthropy can address climate change and other human rights challenges by supporting grassroots organizations led by those most affected. However, traditional philanthropic practices often perpetuate harmful power dynamics and do not reflect the needs of the communities they serve. An ecosystemic approach to human rights philanthropy can help by shifting power to grassroots organizations, su…
Copy Adaptation, or How to Translate a Source Product for a Target Market
The aim of this paper is to show the significance of product type and potential buyers’ expectations in ad translation for the production of commercially effective target versions. To this end, this study focuses on adverts for computer products as the referent of the advertising message, and computer users as the addressees. The cultural contexts in contact are the USA and the Spanish markets for these products. The source texts (ST) are adverts…
The value of may as an evidential and epistemic marker in English medical abstracts
The value of may as an evidential and epistemic marker in English medical abstracts Our article addresses the issue of the relationship between epistemic modality and evidentiality. Earlier works such as Lazard (2001) claim that English does not hold grammatical markers for the source of knowledge in contrast to other languages, e.g. Quechua, that seem to do so. Dendale and Tasmowski (2001), however, think that grammatical evidentials are possibl…
The value of may as an evidential and epistemic marker in English medical abstracts
The value of may as an evidential and epistemic marker in English medical abstracts Our article addresses the issue of the relationship between epistemic modality and evidentiality. Earlier works such as Lazard (2001) claim that English does not hold grammatical markers for the source of knowledge in contrast to other languages, e.g. Quechua, that seem to do so. Dendale and Tasmowski (2001), however, think that grammatical evidentials are possibl…
The value of may as an evidential and epistemic marker in English medical abstracts
The value of may as an evidential and epistemic marker in English medical abstracts Our article addresses the issue of the relationship between epistemic modality and evidentiality. Earlier works such as Lazard (2001) claim that English does not hold grammatical markers for the source of knowledge in contrast to other languages, e.g. Quechua, that seem to do so. Dendale and Tasmowski (2001), however, think that grammatical evidentials are possibl…
Copy Adaptation, or How to Translate a Source Product for a Target Market
The aim of this paper is to show the significance of product type and potential buyers’ expectations in ad translation for the production of commercially effective target versions. To this end, this study focuses on adverts for computer products as the referent of the advertising message, and computer users as the addressees. The cultural contexts in contact are the USA and the Spanish markets for these products. The source texts (ST) are adverts…
Translation of Neapolitan mafia nicknames in the TV series 'Gomorra' into English and Spanish
This study deals with the translation for subtitling and dubbing of a type of Italian expression called contronomi traditionally used by members of the Neapolitan mafia. We have focused on this special kind of nickname used in the Italian series Gomorra to identify and describe the techniques employed in the translation of these meaningful linguistic cultural elements found in the series into English and Spanish. A contrastive analysis of the sou…
An Ecosystemic Approach to Human Rights Philanthropy
Climate change is a human rights issue. Human rights philanthropy can address climate change and other human rights challenges by supporting grassroots organizations led by those most affected. However, traditional philanthropic practices often perpetuate harmful power dynamics and do not reflect the needs of the communities they serve. An ecosystemic approach to human rights philanthropy can help by shifting power to grassroots organizations, su…
Linguistics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Target culture (2 works) · Translation Studies and Practices (2 works) · Adaptation (eye) (1 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Business (1 works)