WorksheetsCatford's linguistic Shifts
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does "translation shift" refer to according to J.C. Catford?
The change in cultural context between the source and target language
The change in grammatical structure when translating from one language to another
The literal translation of words
The adaptation of idiomatic expressions to the target language
Which of the following is an example of a "level shift" in translation?
Translating a noun into a verb
Translating a sentence into a word
Translating a word into a word with a different meaning
Translating a sentence into another sentence with the same grammatical structure
What is an example of "structure shift" in translation?
Translating an adjective into an adverb
Changing word order in the target language sentence
Translating a word with no direct equivalent
Changing a verb tense in translation
Which of the following is an example of "class shift"?
"I am afraid of the dark" - أخاف من الظلام
"I am afraid of the dark" - أنا خائف من الظلام
"I am afraid of the dark" - الظلام مخيف
"I am afraid of the dark" - خائف من الظلام
which of the following is an example of "intra-system shift"?
"Tigers are fierce animals" - النمر حيوان شرس
"Tigers are fierce animals" - النمور حيوانات شرسة
"Tigers are fierce animals" - نمور حيوانات شرسة
"Tigers are fierce animals" - تتسم النمور بالشراسة
How would you apply "intra-system shifts" to translate this sentence: A lot of mistakes are made by beginning learners of English"?
يرتكب متعلمو اللغة الإنجليزية المبتدؤون أخطاء كثيرة
الكثير من الأخطاء ترتكب من قبل المتعلمون المبتدؤون للغة الإنجليزية
الكثير من الأخطاء ترتكب على يد المتعلمون المبتدؤون للغة الإنجليزية
أخطاء كثيرة يرتكبها متعلمو اللغة الإنجليزية المبتدؤون.
The translation of "ّI had desired for so long" by "لطالما تمنيتها" is an example of
Level shift
Unit shift
Structure shift
class shift
The translation of "يصافح" by "shake hands" is an example of
Unit shift
Level shift
structure shift
class shift
