Ambiguity, Polysemy & Untranslatable Words and Concepts

1. 1. Which of the following is NOT a source of ambiguity in translation?

• A. polysemy

• B. Homonymy

• C. collocations

• d. grammar

1. 2. Which of the following is a strategy for dealing with ambiguity in translation?

• A consider the context

• B. use variety of resources

• C. be creative

• D. consider the time

1. 3. Which of the following is the best translation of the English phrase "to turn a blind eye" into Spanish?

• Hacer la vista gorda

• Hacer oídos sordos

• Hacer caso omiso

• Hacerse el loco

1. 4. What is polysemy?

• A word with one meaning

• A word with multiple, unrelated meanings

• A word with closely related meanings

• A word with abstract meanings

1. 5. Which type of polysemy is a word's meanings interacting through metaphor?

• Graded polysemy

• Metonymic polysemy

• Metaphorical polysemy

• Overlap polysemy

1. 6. What is the primary role of context in resolving polysemy?

• To create ambiguity

• To introduce unrelated meanings

• To disambiguate and clarify meaning

• To complicate translation 

1. 7. Which of the following is not a strategy for dealing with polysemy in translation?

• Consulting subject matter experts

• Using synonyms extensively

• Analyzing the semantic structure of words

• Ignoring the context

1. 8. What type a word's meanings interact through metonymy?

• Metonymic polysemy

• Graded polysemy

• Converseness polysemy

• Metaphorical polysemy

1. 9. What of these words below is not an example of a translatable word?

• Masuk angin

• Masuk mobil

• cuci mata

• Jayus

10. Untranslatable word is a word that has no real equivalent in any other language.

• True

• False