Contributions to the Translation of Paremias

Abstract

The unique nature of paremias or short, sententious sentences, presents several translation problems. This article shows how the use of ICTs and the preservation of paremias contribute to the existence of different types of consultation sources (journals, monographs, repertoires, didactic proposals), which facilitates both the search for correspondences as well as the teaching / learning of them in the translation classroom. After explaining the concept of the word “paremia” and the typology of the different types of paremias, we explain the translation techniques that have been disseminated thanks to ICTs, to afterwards present different publications on paremias freely available on the Internet: a selection of multilingual databases, articles in journals, activities and didactic units for the translation class. Particular emphasis will be placed on reference sources concerning paremias in Spanish, such as multilingual databases: the Gotzon Garate collection (Fundación Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa), the Refranero multilingüe (Centro Virtual Cervantes, Cervantes Institute) and ParemioRom (University of Barcelona).