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    unit of translation

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    easy and convenient to translate. Such segments of a text are known as units of translation. V.N.Komissarov uses the term “переводема” to refer to this notion. One of the foreign pioneers of the theory of translation J. Catford introduced the term ‘rank of translation’ in his book “A Linguistic Theory of Translation” (London 1965) which was used in a similar meaning. According to S.B. Tyulenev‚ the unit of translation should be termed translateme (транслатема) and defined as a combination of a linguistic

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    Theories of Translation

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    Theories of Translation 1.Introduction Translation‚ oral or written‚ is probably as old as the spoken or written word. Throughout the ages‚ famous writers have tried their hand at ``the art of translating``. Translation is usually defined as the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by the means of an equivalent target-language text. It can be also described as an expression of a sense from one language to another as well as transmission of a written or spoken language

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    Gender and Translation

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    Gender and Translation Accuracy Salar Manafi Anari[1] (Professor‚ Allameh Tabataba ’i University) Maliheh Ghodrati[2] (M.A. Graudate from Science and Research Campus‚ Islamic Azad University) Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the role of the gender of the translator on the accuracy of the translation‚ and to determine whether there is any difference between the translations done by female and male translators in terms of translation accuracy. Two English novels and

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    Translation and Interpreting

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    International Communication - term paper – So‚ you wannabe a translator…. Translation and Interpreting in International Communication Introduction As I was preparing to put my ideas in order and reflect upon what I was going to write for my essay on International Communication‚ I suddenly remembered the last lecture on the subject. It was about translating and interpreting‚ so I figured out that an essay on the translation challenges in today ’s world would be a great idea to write about.

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    Medical Translation

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    analysis of the roots‚ prefixes and suffixes is necessary in order to translate the terms acutely and succinctly. Some terms can be transliterated into Chinese language while some need to be paraphrased into Chinese according to the context. The translation of medical terms should not only be accurate‚ but should also be concise‚ easy to understand and avoid being ambiguous. Article One: Blockade of Lymphocyte Chemotaxis in Visceral Graft-versus-Host Disease 1. Graft-versus-host Disease: Graft

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    Summary of Interpreting 1 The Similarity and Differences between Translation and Interpreting 1. Similarity • Both transferring the message from Source Language (SL) into Target Language (TL) • Both retaining the message • Both restructuring or reproducing • Both having SLT and TLT • Both having the target audience 2. Differences |Translation |Interpreting

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    Translation Studies

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    What is translation? Describe brief history of translation. Definitions of translation: * The process of translating words or text from one language into another: "Constantine’s translation of Arabic texts into Latin". * A written or spoken rendering of the meaning of a word‚ speech‚ book‚ or other text‚ in another language. Term translation refers to several meanings: * It refers to general subject field * The text that has been translated * process What is translation

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    the German word for pony and fringe is the same – ”Pony“. This shows that the joke is lost in translation. This essay is going to analyse what is lost in translation from one language to another and why it is lost. “Anything that can be said in one language can be said in another‚ unless the form is an essential element of the message“ says Eugene Nadi in his book “The Theory and Practice of Translation“. Nadi’s theory applies to the example above. It is an ambiguous joke which is hard to translate

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    Figurative Language versus Literal Language Maurice Mayo Sonja Sheffield Critical Thinking 1/25/13 It is important for one who speaks figuratively to take in consideration the audience might not be able to fully follow or understand them completely. Although figurative language can be entertaining‚ it can be interpreted in a way other that what was intended. Therefore‚ it will need some explanation. The word “idiom” is an expression whose meaning is not literally what’s said‚ but it is

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    Creativity in Translation

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    Bachelor’s Thesis‚ summer 2010 BA‚ English and Communication Department of Language and Business Communication Creativity in translation – a study of various source and target texts Name: June Lyngbak Fogh Holst Examination number: 284589 Supervisor: Nick Wrigley Number of characters: 49.571 Creativity in translation – a study of various source and target texts June L.F. Holst ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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