cuyo significado emergente

22:06 May 9, 2018 

Just checked the question you found on emergent vs emerging. Interesting and fairly typical of what often goes on here.

It's not true that "dynamic" was chosen because it "worked/sounded snappy". The answerer who suggested it did so because he thought it sounded snappy and imagined that the idea was something that changes and adapts (a complete guess). He obviously didn't have a clue what "emergent" meant and of course didn't bother to find out. The asker liked the sound of "dynamic", but checked with the designer and found that "emergent design" was the term required. However, nobody had suggested it, so the asker kindly chose the "snappy" (and completely wrong) answer "dynamic" to give the answerer the points.

12:53 May 7, 2018 

In the query text, I'd just understood "significado emergente" as the meaning or significance/importance that emerges from "las experiencias vividas..." mentioned in the previous part, rather than the more philosphical take on it... And I covered my rear end by posting a lower than usual confidence level so hey, no pasa nada.

07:40 May 7, 2018 

My personal bugbear is people who cite Heidegger. I'm quite sure most of them haven't a clue what it means, they just think it gives them credibility.

07:32 May 7, 2018 

Look, I realise that sounds a bit "holier than thou" and I didn't mean it like that. I fairly regularly find myself dealing with pretentious twaddle, particularly from art critics, and there are times when I'm sure they themselves don't really know what they mean; they're just trying to sound clever. I suppose when that happens I should turn the job down, but I must admit I never have. If I'm sure I know what they meant to say but were too inept to say properly, I put that. I ask Spanish friends familiar with the field what they think the author meant. Ultimately, if it just doesn't make sense, I usually end up translating it more or less literally.

07:30 May 7, 2018 

Of course you are right about "emergent meaning" (which I honestly still can't grasp), and I defer to your less irreverent, more professional approach. I once did a translation about identity/gender politics and it was the last straw, driving me up the wall. My approach to philosophy texts now is like the dog once kicked by a postman - anyone in similar attire starts me growling... :)

07:14 May 7, 2018 

Of course you're entitled to your opinion! Mine is that this isn't BS, but plenty of things are, including some of the things I translate. But I think we always have to take the texts we translate seriously. What authors want, and are entitled to get if they're paying, is a translation that reflects what they're saying accurately in language suited to the readers they're writing for. Those readers will definitely be familiar with the concept of emergent phenomena and will know that "emerging" doesn't mean that. And although the difference between significance and meaning may seem slight, I am sure that the author is invoking "emergent meaning", which is a familiar expression to specialists (as witness Google hits), and that by "significado" he/she doesn't mean significance in the sense of importance.

06:56 May 7, 2018 

The quid of the question, the main point that emerges in the query sentence is "el afecto pedagógico en la enseñanza" which the text then goes on to define. To all intents and purposes, IMHO the terms are largely synonymous and yes, my criterion here is "it works" (cuela), in the sense it can be read and understood without having to do a double take. I really do find a lot of texts in this area heavy on the BS, and I think I'm entitled to my opinion. I have occasionally rejected translations of this kind for exactly that reason. i.e. not being able to understand what the authors are trying to say. So, I've added a note advising anyone who takes this stuff more seriously than I do to go for your suggestion, but I still think "it works" is a good rule of thumb.