Latin language and its discursive functions: Code-switching in spanish medical texts
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2018 |
| Descripción: | This article examines the main features of Latin/Spanish code-switching in Medieval and Renaissance Spanish medical texts and its functions. The first sections discuss the theoretical implications of code-switching, specifically when studying written texts, and the history of Spanish medical writing. The following sections describe the code-switching structures and the discursive functions of this practice. It is argued that Latin code-switching relates to: a) terminological issues, b) citation and intertextuality and c) manuscript organization. Additionally, it is claimed that the Latin elements function as a writing practice through which the authors guide their readers and also position themselves. With the use of Latin citations, the author conveys a positive image of himself as a learned person and manages to display different voices which help support and validate his own arguments. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/32868 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filyling/article/view/32868 |
| Palabra clave: | code-switching medical discourse intertextuality terminology vernacularization discurso médico intertextualidad terminología vernacularización |