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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

liminaridade

English translation:

liminarity

Added to glossary by Marlene Curtis
Apr 6, 2010 10:37
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

liminaridade

Portuguese to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. Sociology - Migration
this term is used to explain the experience of migrants in the adopted country - as in: ...hibridez evoca imagens de liminaridade.. thanks very much for any help
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 liminarity
4 +1 liminality
Change log

Apr 15, 2010 13:20: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry

Discussion

Marlene Curtis Apr 6, 2010:
Yes It takes a long time to complete and update dictionaries...That's why I rely mostly on solid research work and the current use of the language due to the speed of technological innovations.
Muriel Vasconcellos Apr 6, 2010:
Interesting... ...the references seem to be largely translations from Portuguese. True, it may be on its way to entering the language. Merriam-Webster and OED go have regular updating processes. Where I was trained (in international organizations), we were not allowed to use a word that was not in one of those two sources--the theory being that unrecognized neologisms impair communication.
Marlene Curtis Apr 6, 2010:
Liminarity It hasn' t found its way to the dictionary yet?
There are 10,500 hits for "liminarity" in Google. I praise the importance of the language current use, dictionaries don't usually keep up with the pace of the language changes.
Muriel Vasconcellos Apr 6, 2010:
More context To come up with a paraphrase, it would be helpful to have more context around the phrase you posted.
Muriel Vasconcellos Apr 6, 2010:
Not in the dictionary! Neither 'liminality' nor 'liminarity' is in the unabridged Merriam-Webster or the OED. I think we can do better!

Proposed translations

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liminarity


http://books.google.com/books?id=t58uBE3ySSMC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA...




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Note added at 7 mins (2010-04-06 10:45:04 GMT)
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Pictures in place: the figured landscapes of rock-art - Google Books Result
Christopher Chippindale, George Nash - 2004 - Social Science - 400 pages
This extraordinary experience has the capacity to transform them. ... Liminarity is a condition, or even a state, that expresses the extraordinary aspect of

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Note added at 18 mins (2010-04-06 10:55:36 GMT)
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Bulletin of Portuguese /Japanese Studies. Dekasseguis. Japanese ...
by EM Sasaki
30 Perhaps this constitutes another situation of liminarity with the oriental immigrants of other nationa- lities who are also present in Brazil,
http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/pdf/361/36100406.pdf

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[PDF] MEDITATIONS ON/IN NON/DUALISTIC PEDAGOGY by ALISON CATHERINE PRYER ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
expresses great sadness about her experiences within academic culture, ...... how one immigrant family, one among many, can suppress their story until it is ...... liminarity. In using the metaphor of territorial liminarity (nomadism) ...
circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/handle/2429/14883/ubc_2003-792463.pdf?
Peer comment(s):
agree imatahan
2 hrs
Grata
agree Verginia Ophof : initiation, maybe ?
6 hrs
Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much to all. I selected liminarity as the most appropriate translation for this context. Wonderful support! Bettina"
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liminality

This word is used in psychology and relates to the Latin word Limen meaning threshold. You may want to paraphrase this as it is not a common word, and say something like "in a state of transition", it depends on your text. The Portuguese word is I think equally specialised though.

Some explanations:
Liminality (from the Latin word līmen, meaning "a threshold") The liminal state is characterized by ambiguity, openness, and indeterminacy. One's sense of identity dissolves to some extent, bringing about disorientation. Liminality is a period of transition where normal limits to thought, self-understanding, and behavior are relaxed - a situation which can lead to new perspectives.
People, places, or things may not complete a transition, or a transition between two states may not be fully possible. Those who remain in a state between two other states may become permanently liminal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liminality

Definition: the condition of being on a threshold or at the beginning of a process
Etymology: Latin limen 'threshold'
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liminality
Peer comment(s):
neutral Marlene Curtis : "Liminality is frequently likened to death, to being in the womb, to invisibility, to darkness, to bisexuality, to the wilderness, to an eclipse of the sun or moon. http://frictionproject.com/liminalspace.html
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liminality is to do with rites of passage or transition phases. "liminar" in all my Portuguese/English reference books is given as "liminal" and my English/English ones do not have "liminarity". The OED recognises neither liminality nor liminarity :-)
agree Daniel Fernandes : I agree...
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