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Garcia Da Orta’S Colloquies On The Simples And Drugs Of India, Nicholas Hundley, Dr. Christopher Lund
Garcia Da Orta’S Colloquies On The Simples And Drugs Of India, Nicholas Hundley, Dr. Christopher Lund
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In 1562, the Portuguese physician Garcia da Orta published a book called Colloquies on the simples and drugs and medicinal things of India. Having lived in Goa many years and observed the medicinal uses of various plants and healing strategies of the Indians and Arabs, as well as having heard of healing strategies in more distant lands such as China and Java, Orta felt a special need to share his knowledge with the Western world. Written as an interview of the physician conducted by an imaginary character, Orta’s work sets forth the names, occurrences, and uses of many of the …
The Marvelous American Reality: Making A Case For Carpentier’S Magical Realism In Latin American Music, Erika Edwards, Dr. Arden Hopkin, Dr. George Handley
The Marvelous American Reality: Making A Case For Carpentier’S Magical Realism In Latin American Music, Erika Edwards, Dr. Arden Hopkin, Dr. George Handley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In 1949 the Nobel Prize-winning Cuban novelist and musicologist, Alejo Carpentier, published his essay on lo real maravilloso Americano, an aggressively American discussion of the theory now known as magical realism. Carpentier refers to the German art critic Franz Roh (who initially coined the term in reference to post-expressionist painting in 1925), but diverges and defends magical realism as a uniquely Latin American phenomenon. While the world has latched onto Magical Realism as a critical literary theory, it is undeniably the Latin American authors and artists who have embraced, embodied and defined the practice of it. Carpentier asserts that the …
Seven Days: A Latin American Historical Novel, David Wiseman, Dr. Douglas J. Weatherford
Seven Days: A Latin American Historical Novel, David Wiseman, Dr. Douglas J. Weatherford
Journal of Undergraduate Research
As often is the case in creative writing, the direction of this project deviated slightly from its initial aims. The results, however, surpass in significance the expected outcome of the project’s early development. In order to insure proposed results, this project required extensive research and preparation prior to its production. As stated in its original proposal, under the direction of Dr. Sally Taylor I completed initial draft work on the novel Seven Days while enrolled in English 419R (Creative Writing Project). During the outlining and drafting processes I researched theories regarding creative writing itself, and likewise read several novels paralleling …
The Fate Of Condemned 18th Century Portuguese Loanwords, Aaron Eggleston, Dr. Christopher Lund
The Fate Of Condemned 18th Century Portuguese Loanwords, Aaron Eggleston, Dr. Christopher Lund
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In 1760 a book was published in Lisbon, Portugal entitled Infermidades da lingua, e arte que a ensina a emmudecer para melhorar (Sicknesses of the tongue, and the art that teaches it to be silent for improvement), in which the use of certain words and phrases in the Portuguese language was strongly denounced. In the title of the work in question and throughout the text, the author describes his vast inventory of words and other expressions as “sicknesses” to the Portuguese language that need to be removed. The author’s prescriptive linguistic view is quite interesting and has been in demand …
The Roles Of Tone And Intensity In The Perception Of Spanish Intonation Patterns, Angela Weech, Dr. J. Halvor Clegg
The Roles Of Tone And Intensity In The Perception Of Spanish Intonation Patterns, Angela Weech, Dr. J. Halvor Clegg
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Even among linguists, there exists some disagreement as to the contribution that various acoustic parameters make or don’t make to the perception of Spanish intonation patterns. The three parameters commonly in question are tone, intensity, and duration. While it is common to only include tone in the definition of intonation, this project adopts the idea that “the multitude of functions intonation actually has in communication requires more than just pitch variation for its fulfilment.” I designed this project to focus on the parameters of tone and intensity in order to test the hypothesis that the perception of intonation patterns in …
Understanding Mood Selection For Nominal Clauses Headed By El Hecho De Que In Spanish, George P. Myers, Dr. Jeffrey S. Turley
Understanding Mood Selection For Nominal Clauses Headed By El Hecho De Que In Spanish, George P. Myers, Dr. Jeffrey S. Turley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics, David Crystal semantically defines the mood of a verb as the “attitudes on the part of a speaker towards the factual content of the utterance, e.g. uncertainty, definiteness, vagueness, possibility.”1 While Crystal’s definition may give the mood of a verb an orderly appearance, more than one grammarian has appropriately compared understanding the factors leading up to mood selection to untangling a large ball of knotted string. With considerable credibility, most grammarians claim to have organized much of the tangle; however, few can explain how to separate the subjunctive mood from the indicative …
A Computer Analysis Of Three Novels By Galdós, Erik Lewis, Dr. Dale J. Pratt
A Computer Analysis Of Three Novels By Galdós, Erik Lewis, Dr. Dale J. Pratt
Journal of Undergraduate Research
This report is designed to chronicle my experiences while performing my research and to explain the subsequent conclusions that I have made. In its inception, this project was to cover three novels by Benito Pérez Galdós, Spain’s most prolific author. However, after consulting with Dr. Pratt, we thought it favorable to enlarge the electronic database to seven novels.
An Interlinguistic Theory Of Jazz, Barthes And 20th Century Spanish Literature, Jeff Gabbitas, Dr. Dale Pratt
An Interlinguistic Theory Of Jazz, Barthes And 20th Century Spanish Literature, Jeff Gabbitas, Dr. Dale Pratt
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Through this grant I have been given the opportunity to explore a common thread that ties jazz and 20th century Spanish literature together. I put a large amount of time and thought into this interlinguistic theory by studying different Spanish literary works and comparing the content and processes to some of the jazz pieces I performed while participating in the vocal jazz ensemble at Brigham Young University, and by studying other jazz works.
Spanish Learning And Its Influence On English Vocabulary, Solana Messerly, Dr. Jeffrey Turley
Spanish Learning And Its Influence On English Vocabulary, Solana Messerly, Dr. Jeffrey Turley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Spanish and English languages share many cognates because Latin greatly influenced both of them. Spanish is a neo-Latin language; although English is a Germanic language, many of its words have Latin origins. As a result, there are thousands of Latinate words in both languages, but their use is much less frequent in English than in Spanish. English Latinate words are so uncommon that speakers unconsciously use them to sound more intelligent and elegant. English Latinate words tend to have Spanish cognates. It is fascinating that although these cognates share the same meaning, they share neither the same frequency nor …
Worth Its Weight In Gold: The Incredible Success Of Byu’S Spanish Golden Age Theater Program, Jared White, Dr. Dale Pratt
Worth Its Weight In Gold: The Incredible Success Of Byu’S Spanish Golden Age Theater Program, Jared White, Dr. Dale Pratt
Journal of Undergraduate Research
During the first quarter of 2005, Brigham Young University’s Spanish Golden Age Theater program performed the theatrical work El caballero de Olmedo, a seventeenth-century production by Lope de Vega, a renowned Spanish playwright. The Golden Age Theater program not only performed the play, but also published a play guide, traveled to Idaho, Texas, Utah, and Mexico, and introduced the Golden Age, giving a small Outreach workshop on key playwrights and occurrences during seventeenth-century Spain, to various elementary, middle, and high schools. In my project, I visited Salamanca, Spain, and shared with the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese …
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A College Preparation Course For Hispanic High School Students, Dayan Bernal, Dr. Thomas E. Lyon
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A College Preparation Course For Hispanic High School Students, Dayan Bernal, Dr. Thomas E. Lyon
Journal of Undergraduate Research
This thesis examines the effectiveness of a college preparation course for Hispanic students at Provo High School. Studies indicate that the majority of Hispanic students in the United States are not enrolled in postsecondary institutions. As a result, their education is discontinued after high school. This does not imply that the majority of Hispanic students do not desire to pursue a postsecondary degree; instead it indicates the scarcity and lack of initiatives and outreach programs that steer Hispanic students toward a higher education. Therefore, additional initiatives and outreach programs are required to promote higher college enrollment rates among Hispanic students.
A History Of The Lara Family: Their Life In Mexico And Their Exodus To The United States, Jennifer M. Derby, Dr. Douglas Weatherford
A History Of The Lara Family: Their Life In Mexico And Their Exodus To The United States, Jennifer M. Derby, Dr. Douglas Weatherford
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Office of Research and Creative Activities funded research into the history of my family and their experiences as Mexican-Americans. I was able to investigate what life in Mexico was like for my great-grandparents and their children. Through investigating the manner in which they lived, I was able to understand the reasons for their exodus to the United States. They fled from Mexico to the United States in 1927 while the Cristero Revolt raged in their small city. I was able to discover how this revolt affected their lives in Mexico, how their journey to the United States was accomplished, …
Report On Orca-Funded Interpretation Research, Brian L. Price, Mariam B. Labrum
Report On Orca-Funded Interpretation Research, Brian L. Price, Mariam B. Labrum
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Last year I submitted a proposal for funding to support a research project aimed at improving the quality of interpreter training at the undergraduate level for all those students with demonstrated interest in the field of interpretation. I claimed that such improvements would benefit the existing Spanish Translation and Interpretation program at Brigham Young University, and could eventually serve the needs of other institutions. In the course of my investigation, I have determined that such improvements can be made with relatively little effort and without having to hire large quantities of additional staff to meet the needs of a stronger …
Translation And Commentary Of Manuel Canete’S Prologue To The Obras Completas Del Duque De Rivas, Emily Bishop Milner, Dr. Dale Pratt
Translation And Commentary Of Manuel Canete’S Prologue To The Obras Completas Del Duque De Rivas, Emily Bishop Milner, Dr. Dale Pratt
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My project had two phases: first, to translate approximately twenty-five pages of flowery and rather difficult Spanish into clear English; and second, to provide a commentary explaining the relationship of the translated prologue to other similar works within Spanish Romanticism as well as continental Romanticism. The translation phase of the project went smoothly. I used the technique of sentence patterning to separate the clauses in the somewhat convoluted sentences, both so that I could understand them and so that I could translate with faithful attention to the original text. The translation turned out well; because of the sentence patterning I …