LTD_Unit 5_Translation equivalence_revision activity

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___________________ in translation is the relationship between a source text (ST) and a target text (TT) that allows the TT to be considered as a translation of the ST.

• Equivalence

• Equivalent

True or False:

The achievement of pragmatic equivalence means translating the text for at least several types of readerships.

• True

• False

True or False:

Formal equivalence can be achieved by exploiting formal possibilities or creating new forms if necessary.

• True

• False

How many types are there in quantitative equivalence?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

“Total equivalence” is known as:“One-to-none”

• “One-to-none” equivalence

• “One-to-part” equivalence

• “Several-to-one” equivalence

• “One-to-one” equivalence

True or False:

Connotative equivalence is transmitted by means of word choice to produce different communicative values in the mind of native speakers of the two languages

• True

• False

True or False:

Text-normative equivalence is the one in which the SL and TL words are achieved in the same or similar text types in their respective languages.

• True

• False

True or False:

Pragmatic equivalence tends to reproduce the context and text goals of the source language.

• True

• False

What type of equivalence is achieved in the following translation: “Sister -> chị gái/ em gái”

• “One-to-one”

• “One-to-part”

• “Several-to-one”

• “One-to-several”

The English word “wear” corresponds to “để (tóc, râu), đi (giầy, vớ), mặc (áo, quần), đội (nón, mũ), đeo (kính, nhẫn, cà vạt), …” is:

• One-to-many

• Transference

• Connotative

• One-to-part