The Mexican author Fidel Chávez Pérez, Advanced Drafting text describes and illustrates some language services, more precisely vices of expression, whether oral or written. Let's see what these misuses of the English language:
SOME FLAWS OR BY LANGUAGE ISMS CHAVEZ FIDEL PEREZ (*)
IALA
abusive and inappropriate use of the preposition a. Examples:
PROPER USE MISUSE
According to ; ; ; According to
regard to ; In relation to
From top to bottom From top to bottom
BARBARISM
which is the acceptance of foreign words to the language. According to the place of origin of barbarism are Gallicisms French; Anglicisms English, Italian Italian, Germanic German Americanisms Latin American countries. Examples: camping, amateur, leitmotiv, show, wardrobe, smog, affair, elite, etc.
BLABLISMO
ideological barbarism is verbosity or unnecessary detours in the expression ("Many words and little content. ")
BLABLISMO FEATURES:
• Redundancy . Example: The idea is to think about devising a new idea for propaganda. properly : The idea is to create a new form of propaganda.
• Explanations very extensive. Example: Mr. Perez, the Gray Flannel Suit, which you talked, working in the electric company, whose wife is president of the board of residents of the neighborhood, which was graceful in the draw. properly : Mr. Perez, the gray suit is the one that was graceful in the draw .
• Rodeos . Example: If I leave the office, although I know that much work, try as far as I could, to check or make a detailed list of each and every one of the events. properly : I ask allow me to check what happened.
• exaggerated formalism. Example: Accept, for now, in advance, I give heartfelt thanks for the fine and valuable attention has been pleased to give my recommended, I repeat new account, my gratitude and appreciation. Sincerely. properly: I sincerely thank you the attention they gave to my recommended. Sincerely.
• colloquialism. Example: According to the talk that build upon the day that we were in that beautiful place, pride of our city, known as typical Mexico, where you can find the most delicious regional cuisine and drinks in us so well characterized of our country, we have decided to inform you that your contract manufacturer. properly : According to the talk we held recently in Mexico Typical, I've decided to inform you that your contract manufacturer.
coseismic
Abuse of the word thing, with which it is intended to mean everything. Example:
THING WITH THE WORD FORMS FORMS WITH OTHER TERM
; ; ; MOST SUITABLE
religion is your business. Religion is the problem yours.
thing works in education. ; He works in education.
The thing is you have to go. ; The point is you have to go.
laísmo "LA", Leisman "LE" Y LOÍSMO LO
more widespread phenomenon in Spain. Consists of the misuse of the unstressed personal pronouns, he, it. Instead of addressing the grammatical case, I focus on the completion o / a. Examples:
MISUSE ; PROPER USE
The gave a gift. The one gift. The
envia a book. The envia a book. The
Conoco en Madrid. I met him in Madrid.
MISMISMO
misuse of the pronoun it. Examples:
MISUSE ; PROPER USE
bought several books and while paying the
bought several books and their ... ; ; , while
were paid ... They did several interviews, and will be made interviews;
presented ... they will be presented.
finished the transfer of securities, they will be finished delivering the
sent ... ; ; ; titles to be sent.
SOLECO
syntax is a vice that is missing the rules for construction of different parts of speech. Example:
MISUSE ; PROPER USE
I forgot. ; ; I forgot.
gold clock. ; ; Clock gold.
need to come back in another. You need to come back on you. TELECO
named Martín Vivaldi to vices based building the mistranslation of some television programs, which try to use a standard English words and expressions girt mistranslated the English language system.
TELECO ; ; CORRECT VERSION
Glad you came! I glad you came.
Absolutely. ; ; Absolutely.
should be happy. ; ; should be happy.
They are going to say. I'm going to tell them. Today
. ; ; Today.
Fidel Chavez Perez is originally from Sabinas, Coahuila. Bachelor and Master in English Literature at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey. He is the author of numerous articles of literary criticism and theater, several stories and several plays. Since 1970 teaching at ITESM, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Coordinated Degree in English Literature for 10 years and the seal of Advanced Writing course from its inception until 1997.
(*) Text taken from Fidel Chávez Pérez (1998). Advanced Writing. A linguistic approach. Mexico. Addison Wesley Longman SA, pp. 214-217.
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