GM4007 Translation Methodology Quiz

A quiz to remember translation methodology terminology.

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  • Created by: Katherine
  • Created on: 16-05-13 09:54
What is code-switching?
The alternating use of two or more recognizably different language varieties in one text.
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What is compensation?
Compensation is a technique to make up for translation loss. Compensation can be achieved through merging, splitting, in kind, or in place.
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What is cogency?
Is the thread of intellectual 'inter-relatedness' running through a text.
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What is an illocutionary participle?
A discrete element which, when added to the syntactic material of a sentence, informs the reader of the affective force the utterance is intended to have - for example, 'alas'. 'doch mal' etc.
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What is grammatical transposition?
The technique of translating a ST expression having a given grammatical structure by a TT expression with a different grammatical structure containing different parts of speech in a different arrangement.
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What is compensation?

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Compensation is a technique to make up for translation loss. Compensation can be achieved through merging, splitting, in kind, or in place.

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What is cogency?

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Card 4

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What is an illocutionary participle?

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Card 5

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What is grammatical transposition?

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