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WorksheetsMain Translation Studies Terminology
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Worksheet time: 30mins
What is translation adaptation?
What is the meaning of the term "translation equivalent" in Translation Studies?
A word or phrase in one language that has the same meaning as those in another language
What is the meaning of the term "false friend of the translator" in translation theory?
A machine translation system that may produce inaccurate translation
What is the meaning of the term "skopos" in specialised translation theories?
Purpose of a translation
The volume of text to be translated
The type of translation transformation conditioned by the source text
Focus on the intention of source text in translating
What translation theory emphasizes the role of the source text in translation?
Target text-oriented translation theory
Translation equivalence-oriented translation theory
Source text -oriented translation theory
Skopos translation theory
What is "communicative translation" in translation theory?
It emphasizes adding personal interpretations to the original text and free translation
It focuses on conveying the meaning and intention of the original text rather than a free or literal word-for-word translation
It emphasizes strict interpretation of the original text without any transformations
What does the term "translation adequacy" mean in translation theory?
Accurately conveying the sence of the source text
It is different from translation equivalence in emphasizing the meaning in use
What is permutation in translation?
What is transposiiton in translation?
Changing the order of the major parts of a sentence to
Changing part-of-speech chracteristics of words
What is modulation in translation?
Using a different title for the translated document
Adjustment of tone, style, or formality of a word to convey the original meaning in the target text
Choosing a word correspondence that differs slightly in meaning from the SL counterpart
What is word importation in translation?
Using the punctuation of the the ST in the TT
Adaptation of a borrowing to the target language norms
Borrowing a SL word into the target text
Direct introduction of ST words into the target text
What is translation adequacy?
What is transcreation?
What is "the translator's invisibility" in translation?
The translator's ability to switch between several languages immediately
No traces of the translator's style in the TT
What is collaborative translation?
A process where several people work together to translate a text or document
A translation process where the translator interacts with the translation customer
What is a partial theory of translation?
A theory of interpreting only
A theory that studies translation between a pair of languages
What is foreignization in translation?
What is back translation?
What is a bi-text?
A type of additional source text
Alignment of two texts
A source text divided by half
What is a shift in translation?
A succession of translators doing the same text
Translation tool
Translation transformation
What is a compensation technique in translation?
Adding words in translation
the manipulation of a target text in order to recover some of the semantic information lost in the process of translating the source text
What is a CAT tool?
What is correspondence in translation?
Equivalent representation of a source word in the target language
Conveying cultural nuances in context
Identity of source and target text fragments
What is a cultural turn in Translation Studies?
A method of translating considering cultural differences
A movement away from more linguistic approaches towards consideration of cultural context
What is the stage of de-verbalization in the translation process?
Transforming ST verbs into TT nouns
Rephrasing phrasal verbs
When the sense of the ST is conceived independently of the source-language form in which it is expressed
What is discursive competence in translation?
The translator’s command of text and genre conventions in source and target languages
Ability of the interpreter to follow the orator's speech
Knowing how to word sentences in the TT
What is "equivalence" in translation?
A word-for-word translation
Achieving the same effect in the target language as the source language
Translating the text with complete accuracy
Adapting cultural references
identity of word meaning in two linguistic systems
What does "functional equivalence" emphasize in translation?
Grammatical correctness
Reproducing the form of the source text
Achieving the same function as the source text in the target culture
Maintaining the same word count
What is "dynamic equivalence"?
Achieving exact word-for-word translation
Maintaining the dynamic of the original text
Translating with the same communicative effect as the original
Focusing on literal meanings
What is the "skopos theory" in translation?
Focusing on word-for-word accuracy
Translating with the purpose or function of the text in mind
Ensuring that all cultural references are translated
A theory that emphasizes linguistic equivalence
What does "loan translation" refer to?
Borrowing phrases from another language without modification
Directly translating elements from the source language into the target language
Translating only financial documents
Using idiomatic expressions
What is "cultural substitution" in translation?
Replacing cultural references from the source text with equivalents in the target culture
Keeping all cultural references unchanged
Removing all cultural elements from the translation
Using universal terms
What does "free translation" involve?
Ignoring the original text
Focusing on translating the sense or meaning rather than the exact words
Translating only the easiest parts of the text
Creating a new text in the target language
What is "idiomatic translation"?
Translating idioms word-for-word
Translating using expressions that are natural to the target language
Creating new idioms in the target language
Avoiding idioms in translation
What does "semantic translation" focus on?
Translating with attention to the meanings and nuances of the source language
Translating idioms accurately
Keeping the target text as close to the source text as possible
Simplifying the text for the reader
What is the goal of "communicative translation"?
Translating every word precisely
Ensuring the translation communicates the same message as the original
Maintaining the cultural elements of the source text
Creating a poetic version of the text
Special translation theory is different from general translation theory in that:
it aims to descibe common features of all translations
it studies translation features of langauge-pair texts
it studies translation features irrespective of ltranslation direction
it studies translations of all styles and genres of texts
it studies translations of technical texts
Which term describes the degree to which a translation sounds natural and idiomatic in the target language?
Adequacy
Acceptability
Fluency
Readability
What is the term for words in different languages that look or sound similar but have different meanings?
False friends
Synonyms
Homonyms
Cognates
The concept that focuses on how well a translation functions in the target culture is known as:
dynamic equivalence
functional equivalence
formal equivalence
semantic equivalence
Which term describes the translator's overall approach to the translation task?
strategy
method
technique
procedure
tactucs
The process of converting written text from one script or writing system to another is called:
transliteration
transformation
transcription
transposiiton
What is the name for the linguistic phenomenon where a translated text exhibits linguistic peculiarities that mark it as a translation?
translationese
calque
interference
translation shift
Which term refers to the relationship between corresponding words or phrases in different languages?
symmetry
equivalence
parallelism
congruence
What term describes the practice of leaving a word untranslated to preserve its cultural significance?
borrowing
transliteration
calque
compensation
This term is defined as "The practice of using it throught the target text to ensure clarity." Choose the term defined.
terminology consistency
term equivalent
terminology verification
terminology awareness
terminology concept
What is the term defined as "The ability to navigate and account for cultural differences in the translation of specialized texts, ensuring that the content is appropriately adapted for the target audience while maintaining its specialized integrity"?
What is the term defined as "The examination of the characteristics and purpose of the source text within its specialized domain to determine the most appropriate translation strategies and techniques.'?
Text type analysis
What is the term for a translation theory, often contrasted with literary translation, that involves translating texts that require specific domain knowledge?
Theory of technical translation
Genre translation theory
Machine translation theory
Special translation
theory
Specialized translation theory
What is "domain" in the framework of specialised translation theory?
сфера
зона
галузь
царина
ділянка
What is a particular specialized translation theory designed for?
to explain a specific translation
to strudy translation of various text genres
to analize translation of all text types
to study translation of domain-specific text types
to explain a langauage-pair translation of specialised texts
