Comments for Issues about the Spanish Language http://tresculturasspanish.net To inform and debate Fri, 22 May 2009 12:33:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Can language usage be poor or vulgar? by Luis Pinel http://tresculturasspanish.net/2008/10/17/can-language-usage-be-poorer-or-vulgar/#comment-2393 Luis Pinel Fri, 22 May 2009 12:33:57 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-2393 Hola Bryant, I've read your post 'How to kill a language' and I agree with you in relation with the nature of living languages, however, I disagree in relation to the role that language academies play within a language. It’s quite true that academies tend to be far too conservative and too overjealous about maintaining what they consider to be the purity of a language, but it’s also quite true that they can contribute to maintain the uniformity of a language. Consider the case of the Spanish language academies. With all their historical, political and social shortcomings, these academies have been able to maintain a standard form of Spanish that is not only unique among the most important languages of the world but also a very remarkable deed if you consider the vast amount of people and countries that have Spanish as their first language. Hola Bryant,

I’ve read your post ‘How to kill a language’ and I agree with you in relation with the nature of living languages, however, I disagree in relation to the role that language academies play within a language.

It’s quite true that academies tend to be far too conservative and too overjealous about maintaining what they consider to be the purity of a language, but it’s also quite true that they can contribute to maintain the uniformity of a language. Consider the case of the Spanish language academies. With all their historical, political and social shortcomings, these academies have been able to maintain a standard form of Spanish
that is not only unique among the most important languages of the world but also a very remarkable deed if you consider the vast amount of people and countries that have Spanish as their first language.

]]> Comment on Can language usage be poor or vulgar? by bryant http://tresculturasspanish.net/2008/10/17/can-language-usage-be-poorer-or-vulgar/#comment-2383 bryant Mon, 18 May 2009 18:14:18 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-2383 I think that the more flexibility and creativity a language allows its speakers, the more interesting the results! After all, there is something magnificent about "living" languages. Please read my thoughts on a similar topic (should you like) at http://translation-blog.trustedtranslations.com/how-to-kill-a-language-2009-05-15.html. Cheers. I think that the more flexibility and creativity a language allows its speakers, the more interesting the results! After all, there is something magnificent about “living” languages. Please read my thoughts on a similar topic (should you like) at http://translation-blog.trustedtranslations.com/how-to-kill-a-language-2009-05-15.html. Cheers.

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]]> Comment on Spanish to be reintroduced as school subject in the Philippines by Tornatras de pueblo Mariquina http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/12/26/spanish-to-be-reintroduced-as-school-subject-in-the-philippines/#comment-2288 Tornatras de pueblo Mariquina Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:55:12 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/spanish-to-be-reintroduced-as-school-subject-in-the-philippines/#comment-2288 We have our own identity their is a Pure, Mixed, Tornatras Filipino and the ones who wants to be a Filipino and our culture one of the most diverse in the world can Madame President respect that we don't want to learn Spanish and if she makes the bill legal what's next she's gonna put Japanese cuz we were colonized by them so we gonna learn Japanese also this is so wrong we are loosing our identity bcuz were showing a colonial identity an identity that is Spanish and American ones why can she know that many Filipinos aren't fluent with their own language but we are fluent with colonial language and Philippines is a teeneger now and she can decide of she wants not the brain but her heart. We have our own identity their is a Pure, Mixed, Tornatras Filipino and the ones who wants to be a Filipino and our culture one of the most diverse in the world can Madame President respect that we don’t want to learn Spanish and if she makes the bill legal what’s next she’s gonna put Japanese cuz we were colonized by them so we gonna learn Japanese also this is so wrong we are loosing our identity bcuz were showing a colonial identity an identity that is Spanish and American ones why can she know that many Filipinos aren’t fluent with their own language but we are fluent with colonial language and Philippines is a teeneger now and she can decide of she wants not the brain but her heart.

]]> Comment on Spanish to be reintroduced as school subject in the Philippines by Tornatras de pueblo Mariquina http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/12/26/spanish-to-be-reintroduced-as-school-subject-in-the-philippines/#comment-2287 Tornatras de pueblo Mariquina Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:45:53 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/spanish-to-be-reintroduced-as-school-subject-in-the-philippines/#comment-2287 In the info about the Filipino language, I saw that 40% of the Filipino language is borrowed Spanish words so isn't that enough cuz i'm a Filipino and don't like to suffer the saying of us Filipinos, "The one who rejects his/her own language is more raw than fish.", this saying was stated by Dr.Jose Rizal, our national hero. In the info about the Filipino language, I saw that 40% of the Filipino language is borrowed Spanish words so isn’t that enough cuz i’m a Filipino and don’t like to suffer the saying of us Filipinos, “The one who rejects his/her own language is more raw than fish.”, this saying was stated by Dr.Jose Rizal, our national hero.

]]> Comment on Spanish to be reintroduced as school subject in the Philippines by Tornatras de pueblo Mariquina http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/12/26/spanish-to-be-reintroduced-as-school-subject-in-the-philippines/#comment-2286 Tornatras de pueblo Mariquina Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:34:48 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/spanish-to-be-reintroduced-as-school-subject-in-the-philippines/#comment-2286 I strongly disagree with this because I search the internet 4 more info of the spanish king and it said that the king requested that be an official language and be taught to all Filipinos and saw in the internet that Madame president is gonna reintroduce Spanish so unnoticed, She doesn't have the right to introduce it without the consultance from a legal adviser and the law of the Philippines clearly states that a cultural decision must pass through the people and by the people the bill can be denied or approved. I strongly disagree with this because I search the internet 4 more info of the spanish king and it said that the king requested that be an official language and be taught to all Filipinos and saw in the internet that Madame president is gonna reintroduce Spanish so unnoticed, She doesn’t have the right to introduce it without the consultance from a legal adviser and the law of the Philippines clearly states that a cultural decision must pass through the people and by the people the bill can be denied or approved.

]]> Comment on How important are the ’small words’ in the learning process of the Spanish Language? by Luis Pinel http://tresculturasspanish.net/2009/04/05/how-important-are-the-small-words-in-the-learning-process-of-the-spanish-language/#comment-2258 Luis Pinel Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:37:17 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.net/?p=69#comment-2258 Hola Miguel, Gracias por escribir en mi blog :) We can certainly do what you're asking. I don't know exactly what do you mean by direct translation, but you can tell me more about that in class. I think that most of the times when you're speaking or doing any writing in class you tend to use the right words. But as I wrote on my post, you may need to know more about the names and nature of the small words that you're using. Nos vemos el jueves chico. Saludos, Luis Hola Miguel,

Gracias por escribir en mi blog :)
We can certainly do what you’re asking. I don’t know exactly what do you mean by direct translation, but you can tell me more about that in class.

I think that most of the times when you’re speaking or doing any writing in class you tend to use the right words. But as I wrote on my post, you may need to know more about the names and nature of the small words that you’re using.

Nos vemos el jueves chico.

Saludos,

Luis

]]> Comment on How important are the ’small words’ in the learning process of the Spanish Language? by mikkel http://tresculturasspanish.net/2009/04/05/how-important-are-the-small-words-in-the-learning-process-of-the-spanish-language/#comment-2256 mikkel Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:53:38 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.net/?p=69#comment-2256 thanks for wrighting a blog about what i asked you. i think we should sit down one day and start going threw any that are derect translations. i wonder if some times when im speaking and constructing sentence if i am using the right words or if i sound really funny and just threw in random words in the wrong places. ta thanks for wrighting a blog about what i asked you. i think we should sit down one day and start going threw any that are derect translations. i wonder if some times when im speaking and constructing sentence if i am using the right words or if i sound really funny and just threw in random words in the wrong places.
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]]> Comment on Is there a proper type of Spanish? by big ed http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-2183 big ed Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:49:04 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-2183 Lets face it, learn American english first then spanish as used in the Americas and then spanglish caint, oh I mean you can not go wrong. You all have a good day, ese. Lets face it, learn American english first then spanish as used in the Americas and then spanglish caint, oh I mean you can not go wrong. You all have a good day, ese.

]]> Comment on Spanish to be reintroduced as school subject in the Philippines by Mario G. http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/12/26/spanish-to-be-reintroduced-as-school-subject-in-the-philippines/#comment-1876 Mario G. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:29:03 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/spanish-to-be-reintroduced-as-school-subject-in-the-philippines/#comment-1876 This is great news for the new generation. I don't think Spanish should "replace" Filipino or English, but it maybe a good idea to officialize it once again as the third official language. Despite the travesties of colonization, it still is an intregal part of Filipino history. This is great news for the new generation. I don’t think Spanish should “replace” Filipino or English, but it maybe a good idea to officialize it once again as the third official language. Despite the travesties of colonization, it still is an intregal part of Filipino history.

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