Entreculturas. Revista de traducción y comunicación intercultural
What is Entreculturas? Entreculturas is a journal which has its origins in 2009 in the Grupo Interuniversitario de Investigación en Traducción, Comunicación y Lingüística Aplicada (HUM 767) (Interuniversity Research Group on Translation, Communication and Applied Linguistics). Its aim is to contribute to the dissemination of Translation Studies in the Spanish language at international level.
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Verbalizing the visual: exploring subjectivity in museum audio description
Museum audio description, as a specialised form of intersemiotic mediation, presents specific challenges in the verbal representation of visual art. This study explores the presence of subjectivity in the audio descriptions of paintings by Julio Romero de Torres, analysing its function as an interpretative device. Through a qualitative analysis of the textual corpus, instances of subjectivity have been identified and categorised, distinguishing between those that are justified — anchored in visual, symbolic, or cultural elements — and those that are unjustified, introducing personal judgements or speculative interpretations. The findings suggest that subjectivity, rather than being entirely avoided, can and should be carefully managed to ensure an accessible and rigorous experience that remains open to individual interpretation.
Copyright (c) 2026 Laura Requena-Revilla https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The translation of the personal essay: the essayist narrator in Jhumpa Lahiri's The Clothing of Books
This text presents a comparative analysis of Jhumpa Lahiri's essay "The Clothing of Books" with its Mexican Spanish translation. This paper aims to contribute to the discussion surrounding the personal essay in the field of translation studies. Following the postulates of Nathaly Bernal (2020), we propose a characterization of the personal essay, as well as a series of features that define the essayist narrator of this subgenre: voice, point of view (internal or zero), narrative technique (direct, indirect, free indirect and interior monologue style) and marks that account for the narrator's background. We conclude that the personal essay requires a translation capable of conveying the characteristics of the essayist narrator, since this is inseparable from the figure of the author and, therefore, is the one who supports the stated discourse.
Copyright (c) 2026 Jazmín Ramos Lucas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
La interpretación sanitaria en una sociedad de profesiones
Copyright (c) 2026 Nazanin Lajevardi Bahrami Hosseini https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The contributions of the Nitra School to translation studies: about Anton Popovič's translation theory
The aim of this study is to present a synthesis of the work and translation theory of Anton Popovič, a prominent Slovak linguist and theorist who belonged to the Nitra School, and to provide the author with greater exposure in Spain and in the Spanish-speaking world. Popovič's research has been of fundamental importance in the development of translatological ideas in Czechoslovakia and other Central European countries since he was one of the first to apply semiotic theory to the study of translation and to consider translation as a particular case of metacommunication. In turn, this study highlights the links and similarities of Popovič's theory with the work of Eugene A. Nida, since, in the Central European context, Anton Popovič's contributions marked a shift in translation theories towards the communicative and intercultural approach.
Copyright (c) 2026 Adriana Lasticova, Dušan Teplan https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Professional Community Interpreting: A Way of Safeguarding the Fundamental Rights of the Most Vulnerable Migrant Groups in the Canary Islands
Community interpreting (CI) is crucial to safeguarding the fundamental rights of allophone migrants. However, in Spain, its regulation is virtually absent, which means that at a regional level, in the Canary Islands, there are no guarantees for the provision of professional and high-quality CI services. Such deficiencies in CI provision can entail serious consequences, particularly for migrants facing vulnerable situations, such as those arriving in the archipelago through irregular sea routes. A comprehensive literature review reveals that the CI situation in this region is rather unsatisfactory and aligns with the lack of professionalisation observed across the country. The study concludes that it is urgent to promote and carry out further research into the current state of CI in the Canary Islands in order to promote its professionalisation.
Copyright (c) 2026 Sara Martel Rodríguez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Lectura Fácil. Procesos y entornos de una nueva modalidad de traducción
Copyright (c) 2026 Desirée Avilés Márquez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
A Shelleyan story about incest: a translational study of Mary Shelley’s Mathilda
Mary Shelley’s Mathilda is a deeply personal work. It features a central theme of incest, a subject that remains vastly understudied within the field of Translation Studies. This article seeks to fill the gap in scholarly studies by analysing the lexical depiction of incest through a corpus-based methodological approach. By making use of tools from corpus linguistics, we aim to assess the vocabulary used in both the original English text and the selected target language translation, which is Spanish, hoping to uncover the linguistic challenges that Shelley’s emotionally charged language presents for translators. Furthermore, our wish is to contribute to the interdisciplinary conversation at the intersection of lexical semantics, corpus studies, and Translation Studies, offering new insights into the translation of controversial topics in literature and understudied literary works.
Copyright (c) 2026 Paloma Diaz Espejo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
A qualitative approach to translation studies: spotlighting translation problems
A Qualitative Approach to Translation Studies: Spotlighting Translation Problems, edited by Elisa Calvo and Elena De la Cova, is an innovative contribution to translation studies, systematising the concept of the “translation problem” from a functionalist and qualitative perspective. The book, with a foreword by Christiane Nord, is structured in 18 chapters that combine theoretical framework and case studies in various fields such as legal, audiovisual, museum, public service, localisation, advertising transcreation and interpreting translation. The first part provides the conceptual and methodological basis, differentiating “problem” from related notions such as “difficulty” or “error”, and applying techniques such as inductive-deductive coding and Grounded Theory to create observable and transferable categories. The second part shows the applicability of the model in real professional contexts, highlighting how translation problems arise from linguistic, cultural, pragmatic and contextual factors. The book stands out for its methodological coherence, the variety of areas covered and its educational and professional value. It is thus a reference point in the consolidation of qualitative methodologies applied to translation. Its greatest achievement is to demonstrate that the “translation problem” is not an abstract notion, but an operational tool for researching, teaching and practising translation in real contexts.
Copyright (c) 2026 María Pérez Hernández, Coral Ivy Hunt Gómez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Cultural transfer into the English language of Tío Conejo Businessman
This paper is part of project number C5026, Linguistic and Discursive Resources in the Translation of Costa Rican Literature, conducted at the Institute of Linguistic Research (INIL). It compares two English translations of the short story Tío Conejo, Businessman produced by the renowned translators Harriet de Onís (1961 [1948]), and Elizabeth Rosa Horan (2000). This research examines the translation techniques and the methods used in the transfer of culture-specific items, which mark the story as distinctly Costa Rican. The findings reveal that De Onís favors an interpretive–communicative method, whereas Horan’s proposals oscillate between intermediate approaches and those more closely aligned with the Spanish text to foreground the source culture. This contrast becomes evident in the translation of the characters’ names and monetary exchanges: De Onís consistently opts for target-oriented solutions, while Horan maintains literal renderings. These translational choices ultimately reflect different cultural and ideological positions, shaping divergent interpretations of the target text.
Copyright (c) 2026 Ericka Vargas Castro https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Computer-assisted translation in the biomedical field: the development of a terminology database on retina and vitreous
Despite the increase in machine translation (MT) in the field of biomedicine, the relevance of computer-assisted translation (CAT) software remains significant, even when MT APIs are used within these tools to pre-translate files. This can be explained by the fact that the use of this software involves a greater degree of human-machine collaboration and, consequently, it entails a more accurate treatment of the terminology of this specific field. This paper describes the development of a terminology database (English-Spanish) for CAT on the ophthalmological subspecialty of retina and vitreous. This database contains 50 bilingual entries belonging to different domains: anatomy, diagnosis, diseases, procedures, signs and symptoms. The relevance of this resource as a specialised documentary source lies in its ability to ensure terminological consistency.
Copyright (c) 2026 Selene Follonier, Cristina Rodríguez-Faneca https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Vocabulary used in the Canary Island news items as a potential disinformative element in spreading narratives about migratory flows
Migrant reception from African countries in the Canary Islands in recent years has led to an increase in news on this issue in the media. At the same time, xenophobic acts, comments on social networks, false news, speculation and even citizen protests against immigration have risen. In order to establish potential links between opposition to migratory movements and the way in which they are discussed in the press, a corpus of news items on migration published in the local Canarian press in 2020 was analyzed. The previous year, a huge increase in the number of migrant arrivals to the Islands had been reported. Special attention has been paid to the lexical elements used, in order to analyze whether they contribute to disinformation or to transmit a biased view of reality.
Copyright (c) 2025 Manuela del Carmen Alemán Pérez, Goretti García-Morales https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Recepción de La plaça del Diamant de Mercè Rodoreda en China. Análisis paratextual de las traducciones
La plaça del Diamant by Mercè Rodoreda is one of the essential novels in contemporary Catalan literature. Until 2024, it has been translated into Chinese three times, showcasing notable variations in its presentation. The paratextual elements provide diverse information that conditions and influences its reception in China. Drawing on these three translations, this study conducts a descriptive analysis of peritextual components such as cover, back cover, frontispiece, flap, prologue, and footnotes. Examining their characteristics and functions reveals their crucial role in contextualizing the story, endorsing the title’s value and translation quality, and breaking down cultural barriers, thereby facilitating its reception among Chinese readers.
Copyright (c) 2025 chang zhou https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Pilares esenciales para configurar el prácticum profesional de traducción: fundamentos de una experiencia didáctica
This article presents the experience of systematising a curriculum renovation of the translation professional practicum in the Translation English-Spanish degree program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. In any professional university programme, the practicum constitutes an essential stage that connects the academic world with the world of work, being not only a compulsory subject, but also a strategic period to put into practice all the translating competences. In particular, the methodology of the course and the measurement instruments designed and applied are described and analysed in order to demonstrate that the three fundamental pillars of the translation practicum are properly addressed: supervision, evaluation and feedback, as well as the fundamental conditions of a practicum.
Prácticum profesional, supervisión, evaluación, retroalimentación.
Copyright (c) 2025 Cristián Araya Medel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Towards a Better Cross-Cultural Understanding: Terminological Translation of Traditional Chinese Medicine into Spanish in the Context of Qigong for Health
This study examines the translation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) terms used in Qigong for health. A Chinese-Spanish parallel corpus was constructed, from which TCM terms were extracted and classified into 11 categories, followed by an analysis of the translation methods for the most representative categories. The results reveal variations in translation methods across categories, with a predominance of literal translation and reduction. However, the cultural complexity of some terms necessitates additional approaches such as free translation and transliteration to preserve their conceptual richness. The study also identifies challenges related to terminological inconsistency and offers several suggestions to improve the quality of translations and facilitate the dissemination of Qigong.
terminological translation, traditional chinese medicine, Qigong for health, parallel corpus
Copyright (c) 2025 liuliu https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The Comparative study of the translation support line of the Fondo Nacional de Fomento del Libro y la Lectura in the decade 2013-2022.
In 2020, a study was published describing the 90 translation projects financed by the Fondo Nacional de Fomento del Libro y la Lectura in the five-year period 2013-2017, which allowed us to reflect on the contribution of this state support to the institutionalization of the discipline and the practice of translation in Chile. To provide continuity to that study, the aim of this research is to describe and compare those first results with the data obtained in the second five-year period 2018-2022 and thus obtain aggregate data for the decade 2013-2022. The contrasting results include an exponential increase in the number and amounts allocated to projects, an incipient trend towards greater participation of applicants from the northern and southern regions of the country, and stability in the high frequency of translations from English, French, and German into Spanish, and of literary genres such as poetry, novels, and essays. The ultimate purpose is to foster reflection on the contribution of translation to intercultural dialogue in our country.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Isabel Diéguez Morales, Irene https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Audio Description in the Translation Classroom: Multilingualism as a Didactic Tool
This article shows the results obtained in a multilingual and multimodal project on audio description. Applied in two consecutive translation subjects at the University of Lleida (2023-2024), direct and reverse translation in Catalan, Spanish and English are practised through two didactic units in two disciplines (theatre and cinema/TV). Audio description is introduced in a creative and dynamic practice by positioning students as audio descriptor agents. Aside from sensitizing them to media accessibility, this project focuses on our students’ perceptions regarding their oral and written expression and comprehension competences. Results indicate notable improvements in all linguistic and translation skills, as well as positive assessments in bidirectional and multilingual work, which demonstrates that multilingualism is a didactic and language learning tool.
Copyright (c) 2026 Mariona Sabaté Carrové, Mariazell Eugènia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Between continuity and change: a diachronic analysis of translation of political discourse from Chinese to Spanish
This paper analyzes the evolution of the translation of political concepts in the reports of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from 2012, 2017, and 2022, with a diachronic approach and based on a bilingual Chinese-Spanish corpus. It explores both the continuities and changes in Chinese political concepts and their translations over different periods, in response to linguistic adjustments and ideological and political variations. Framed within Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Michel Foucault's theory of power, this study reveals how translation is not just a linguistic act, but a discursive process that contributes to the construction of China's political identity and its projection on the global stage. The translations of these political concepts form part of a broader international communication strategy, where language becomes a tool of power and legitimation.
Copyright (c) 2026 mengjie zhang https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Machine translation in clinical contexts: self-assessment questionnaires
This article analyses the weaknesses and risks of machine translation (MT) in clinical contexts where doctor-patient communication is relevant by focusing on the importance of the translation and adaptation of self-diagnostic questionnaires. The analysis of the MT of the ChEAT questionnaire identifies several limitations in purely linguistic terms, and in pragmatic and sociocultural terms, which result in a lack of adaptation to the target audience, namely children. These limitations affect the quality of communication in medical settings, and stem from the MT's inability to approach all the elements of the translation process from the outset, which ultimately leads to inaccurate results and perpetuated biases. The translation of scales is a multi-step process aimed at quality assurance. The need for human intervention in clinical contexts and the danger of replacing human translation with machine translation is therefore underlined.
Copyright (c) 2026 Malena Ruiz García-Casarrubios, Maribel Tercedor Sánchez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Soledad Acosta de Samper (1833-1913). Translator of A Woman's Thoughts about Women by Dinah Mulock Craick (1826-1887).
This article studies the figure of Soledad Acosta de Samper (1833-1913), one of the most important writers, journalists, and translators of Colombia. We will demonstrate how, through the translation of a series of journalistic articles, Acosta embraced the emerging feminist discourse that emerged in Latin America at the end of the 19th century. She denounced the situation of women and advocated for an active role in the public sphere. Finally, we will demonstrate that Acosta was not an invisible translator, as she made her presence known through her comments and paratexts.
Copyright (c) 2026 Maria Luisa Perez Bernardo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Quality analysis. YouTube interlingual real time captioning onan American news broadcast accessible for Peruvian user
This research aims to analyze the quality of interlingual live subtitling using automatic speech recognition and machine translation provided by YouTube. It is a qualitative descriptive study. In this case study, the instruments applied were an analysis sheet and a questionnaire. The corpus analyzed was an interview in English on mental health due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the population questioned was nine Peruvian users. It was possible to know the accuracy rate and the criteria to establish the quality of interlingual live subtitling by applying the NTR model. The study identified that machine translation generated significantly more errors than automatic speech recognition; these were mostly minor errors. Although the workflow used fell short of quality, participants understood more than half of the information presented.
Copyright (c) 2023 Laura Ríos Valero https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The use of subtitling in non-audiovisual translation courses. An interview-based qualitative study
Several studies have proven that active subtitling is a valid didactic tool to be applied in the field of translator training. The main objective of this qualitative study is to present various methodologies that support the fact that subtitling can be used in order to develop the translation competence of students who will not necessarily become professional subtitlers once they complete their training. Translation trainers’ didactic experiences are collected by means of individual interviews to prove that applying different methodologies when including subtitling into a non-strictly audiovisual pedagogical context allows translation trainees to develop general and specific competences.
Copyright (c) 2023 Sonia González Cruz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Feminization of profession and office nouns in Italian and Spanish
Despite the growing presence of women holding important professional and institutional positions, the linguistic system continues to waver between masculine and feminine, between prescriptive language norms and language usage: while some feminine forms are becoming widely used among speakers, others are not as common in use. The present work addresses the issue of gender inequality transmitted through linguistic practices and its contribution to gender discrimination. The objectives of this paper are: firstly, to provide an overview on the debate on the feminization of profession and office nouns in Italian and Spanish, both gender-marked languages; secondly, to analyze the subject in its grammatical structures for both languages; and lastly, to propose some reflections on the importance and the need to address the issue in Italian and Spanish as foreign language classes.
Copyright (c) 2023 Ilaria Usalla https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
THE RELIABILITY AND LIMITATIONS OF GOOGLE TRANSLATE: A BILINGUAL, BIDIRECTIONAL AND GENRE-BASED EVALUATION
The popularity of machine translation systems (or CAT, computer-assisted translation), which enable their users to obtain automatically generated translations of any text, has been increasing ever since they were created. One of the most widely used machine translation is Google Translate, a statistical system whose performance is the object of study of this paper. In order to evaluate its reliability, a small-scale study has been carried out in which translations of tourist texts and football match reports published online generated by the tool have been analysed, and the most representative mistakes found in terms of frequency have been classified at a lexicogrammatical, syntactic, pragmatic and punctuation level. Based on these findings, the main linguistic limitations of Google Translate have been established. It is worth highlighting the fact that three crucial variables have intervened in the corpus compilation, namely language (English/Spanish), direction of the translation (English into Spanish and vice versa) and genre of the texts (tourist and sports).
Copyright (c) 2017 Blanca Roig Allué https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Comparative Study of the figure of the Sworn Translators and Interpreters in Spain and Algeria: formal, legal and practical aspects
In this paper, we focus on the figure of the Sworn Translators and Interpreters, both in Spain and in Algeria. By using a comparative methodology, we identify the principle parameters that define these professionals and their daily activity, from a practical perspective: i.e. the naming process, the entrance to the profession, the policies and norms that regulate the activity, and its practical aspects (translation/interpretation prices, accounting of the operations, office establishment, etc.). The results underline important differences among both figures that may be of interest to identify good practices and ways of improving the situation of these professionals in both countries.
The role of Lexical Priming theory in the investigation of the formal characteristics of metaphoricity
This paper aims to relate the body of research and findings on the role of Michael Hoey’s Lexical Priming theory in current metaphor investigation, with special emphasis in the research on its formal representations. It is argued that the application of this theory to the analysis of metaphor, pioneered by Katie J. Patterson, sheds light to the explanation of some aspects of metaphoric language which have been of increasing interest among linguists in recent years. From a purely theoretical approach, these contributions will be thoroughly examined. The ability of this theory to account for the processes of metaphor acquisition, identification, and usage by the individual, as well as for the great diversity of metaphorical behaviours and uses, demonstrates the particular relevance of its application to the study of figurative language.
Copyright (c) 2024 Natalia Baena Franco https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Interpreting in armed conflicts in the Arab zone and the Middle East: situational analysis and challenges
Interpreters who act in armed conflicts, in addition to their role in communication, play a role in the mediation and resolution of armed conflicts. They can also help facilitate dialogue between opposing sides and promote mutual understanding. However, the performance of the interpreters' task in this scenario can be extremely compromised, as they run the risk of suffering injuries, panic attacks or even the loss of their own life or that of their family members, on the part of the opposing sides. if their work is considered to favor a particular side. This situation is aggravated when it comes to Arab interpreters in conflict zones, since many of them are considered traitors for cultural and political reasons. This research tries to give visibility to this figure in areas of armed conflict in the Arab region and the Middle East and highlight the difficulties they face.
Copyright (c) 2024 Hanan Saleh Saleh Hussein https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The UN report of 2022 points to an unimaginable number of 103 million displaced persons who had to leave their country in search of asylum. In recent years, migrants have come mainly from the African and European parts of the continent. Based on these numbers, it is possible to speak of a serious humanitarian crisis. The European Union (mostly Germany and Spain) is an attractive destination for migration, especially for refugees from the war in Syria and Ukraine. The EU countries are characterised by their proximity and are known for their tourism, but they are also known for their good integration measures and social support for migrants (health insurance, financial help and educational and working opportunities). At the same time, linguistic mediation through translators and interpreters facilitates the reception of migrants and improves communication and coexistence. Social, medical and educational personnel, but also translators and interpreters, bear the greatest burden in the care of the migrant population in the host countries. This paper presents the experience of collaboration to face the current humanitarian crisis from the point of view of remote multilingual interpreters and proposes innovations in Translation and Interpreting Studies.
Copyright (c) 2024 Olga Koreneva Antonova https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Interpreting for International Protection Seekers in the Mediterranean Region: A Comparison of the Problems and Needs Identified by Stakeholders in Malta and Spain
Despite the increasing perils involved, more and more migrants and asylum seekers try to reach Europe every year by crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Those who manage to survive come ashore along the coasts of the southernmost countries of Europe, namely Italy, Greece, Spain, Cyprus and Malta (UN, 2023). These countries have a duty to ensure the dignity of those migrants reaching their borders, to uphold their human rights and to facilitate their integration in the host society. For these purposes, the work of professional interpreters becomes essential. This paper analyses the language-related needs and problems faced by the main entities responsible for attending international protection seekers in Malta and in Southern Spain. It also proposes some possible forms of alleviating the situation. The data provided is based on the results obtained from a qualitative study involving semi-directive interviews with the said entities
Copyright (c) 2024 Mariana Relinque https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Formación y autoaprendizaje del intérprete local en entornos de conflicto
El objetivo del presente artículo es definir y analizar el perfil profesional, las condiciones laborales y la formación recibida por parte de intérpretes locales profesionales que trabajan sobre el terreno en el conflicto palestino-israelí. Recoge los resultados de un estudio cualitativo basado en seis entrevistas semiestructuradas con intérpretes locales freelance contratadas por organizaciones internacionales. Los datos recabados se codificaron y categorizaron de acuerdo con los principios de la Teoría Fundamentada Constructivista y la fenomenología. Dicho análisis resultó en una narrativa paradigmática que muestra la incidencia del autoaprendizaje de la práctica de la interpretación sobre el terreno, tanto desde una perspectiva técnica como el emocional, teniendo no obstante como punto de partida la existencia de un marco conceptual previo gracias a una formación en interpretación de conferencias.
Copyright (c) 2024 Manuel Barea https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
This paper is based on the idea that developing materials for interpreting is not such an easy task. The difficulty is even greater when the need arises to create specific teaching materials for conflict scenarios. This fact is underscored as there are many teaching materials, as well as attempts to create them. There are also different educational resources culminating in nothing more than mere book chapters of a theoretical nature, precisely because of the complexity involved in the design of such materials. It is understood there will obviously be many common elements that allow the creation of some generic materials; however, it must be remembered that there will be specific elements that will be valid only for a specific scenario or war conflict. That said, the main purpose of this research is to outline basic guidelines for the development of training materials for interpreters in conflict scenarios, as this is a vitally important task to ensure the effectiveness and quality of interpreting work in high-tension and violent environments. These guidelines will help to provide interpreters with the necessary tools to carry out their work effectively and safely.
Copyright (c) 2024 Maria Clementina Persaud https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0