Translation Studies and Practice Quiz

What is the main goal of translation?

• To create a new text

• To transfer meaning while preserving the original intent, style, and context

• To change the meaning completely

• To ignore the original intent and style

Which technique involves word for word rendering of the source text without regard to idiomatic expression or cultural nuances?

• Borrowing

• Oblique Translation

• Direct Translation

• Transliteration

When is the borrowing technique used by translators?

• When there is no equivalent in the target language

• When the borrowed word conveys the meaning better than the target language word

• When the translator wants to preserve and give the sense or feel of the target language

• All of the above

What is the main focus of transliteration as a technique?

• Importing words directly from another language

• Representing the sounds or characters of one writing system using the characters of another system

• Directly translating each morpheme with equivalent morpheme in another language

• Word rendering while retaining the same structure

What does the loan translation technique involve?

• Borrowing the meaning parts of a source word and directly translating them to the target language

• Importing words directly from another language

• Translating each morpheme with equivalent morpheme in another language

• Representing the sounds or characters of one writing system

What is another term for literal translation?

• Metaphrase

• Calque

• Borrowing

• Transcription

Which technique uses words from another language without translating them?

• Borrowing

• Transliteration

• Loan Translation

• Direct Translation

What is the process of representing a word or phrase in a different script or writing system called?

• Borrowing

• Direct Translation

• Loan Translation

• Transliteration

When is the calque technique used by translators?

• When there is no equivalent in the target language

• When each morpheme or word is translated by the equivalent morpheme or word in another language

• When the borrowed word conveys the meaning better than the target language word

• When the translator wants to preserve and give the sense or feel of the target language

What is the main difference between transliteration and translation?

• Transliteration focuses on changing the spelling of words, while translation focuses on changing the meaning

• Transliteration focuses on representing the sounds or characters of one writing system using the characters of another system, while translation focuses on conveying the meaning of words

• Transliteration focuses on idiomatic expressions, while translation focuses on cultural nuances

• Transliteration focuses on borrowing words from another language, while translation focuses on word for word rendering