Equivalence and Translation It is evident that differences between the systems of the source language (SL) and the target language (TL) bring about the loss of certain functional elements whereas they also give rise to new ones through translation. This can be clearly observed when a target-language text (TLT) is compared with its source-language text (SLT). The literature in translation studies has generated a lot of discussion on the sources of this phenomenon known as ‘translation loss’ which has
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Oedipus the King by Sophocles is about Oedipus‚ a man doomed by his fate. Like most tragedies‚ “Oedipus the King” contains a tragic hero‚ a heroic figure unable to escape his/her own doom. This tragic hero usually has a hamartia or a tragic flaw which causes his/hers’ downfall. The tragic flaw that Sophocles gives Oedipus is hubris (exaggerated pride or self-confidence)‚ which is what caused Oedipus to walk right into the fate he sought to escape. Pride like that of Oedipus had
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Oedipus’ Hamartia Aristotle once said that a hero’s downfall must be a result of some tragic flaw within the character. This flaw was known as hamartia in the Greek world of Aristotle. Since Aristotle greatly admired Oedipus the King‚ many people believe that Oedipus must have had a prominent and complex hamartia. Discovering Oedipus’ hamartia within the play is not an easy task. In fact‚ it is impossible to point out Oedipus’ hamartia since I do not believe that he has one. Everything
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Some priests come to the royal palace to ask for help from Oedipus‚ the current king of Thebes who once saved them from the tyranny of the terrible Sphinx. By this time‚ Oedipus has sent his brother-in-law‚ Creon‚ to the oracle of the god Apollo to seek advice from divine sources. But before Oedipus had ever arrived in Thebes‚ the previous king‚ Laius‚ was murdered under mysterious circumstances and the murderer was never found. When Oedipus arrived in Thebes and saved the city‚ he was made king and
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Vol. 4‚ No. 2; June 2011 A Contrastive Study of Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Approach in Teaching English Grammar Shih-Chuan Chang Department of Foreign Languages‚ Cheng Shiu University Chengcing Rd. Niaosong Township‚ Kaohsiung County‚ 833‚ Taiwan Tel: 886-07-731-0606-6212 Received: October 21‚ 2010 Accepted: January 11‚ 2011 E-mail: llc724@csu.edu.tw doi:10.5539/elt.v4n2p13 Abstract The Grammar Translation Method and the Communicative Approach have both played important
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Introduction Translation does not only involve giving the equivalent meaning in the Target Language (TL)‚ rather it involves considering the values of the TL and the Source Language (SL) whether they are linguistic values or cultural ones. Some translators prefer changing the SL values and making them readable for the TL audience. This is termed Domestication. Others‚ on the other hand‚ prefer keeping the values of the SL and exposing audience to them. “Domesticating translation” and “foreignizing
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ASSISTED TRANSLATION (CAT) By R.Kavithaa Definition: Computer-assisted translation‚ computer-aided translation‚ or CAT is a form of language translation in which a human translator uses computer software to support and facilitate the translation process. Concepts Project Management • Project Management allows linguists to structure complex translation projects‚ assign the various tasks to different people‚ and track the progress of each of these tasks. Translation Memory • A translation memory
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Michelle Salcedo OEDIPUS THE KING Mr.Marzian AP English “Oedipus the King” was a tale depicting the human experience; each human has a great victory‚ shortly accompanied by a great demise; the rollercoaster of life. Oedipus had his great success soon become the reason for his fall. With Oedipus’ deadly flaw being ‘hubris’; his excessive pride led him to believe he was on the level of ‘gods’. Once he paraded that he was invulnerable (untouchable by even the gods)‚ his fall would
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than some people can wrap their brain around. The play Oedipus Rex‚ written by Sophocles‚ shows a complex and ravishing combination of the contrasting of characters‚ the development of a tragic hero‚ and the progression of the play throughout one important and unforgettable interaction between two characters. In Oedipus Rex‚ there are many characters that contrast Oedipus‚ the main character. The person that shows an obvious contrast to Oedipus is the blind prophet‚ Tiresias. Tiresias’ brute honesty
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In the story of Oedipus Rex‚ Laius and Jocaste are king and queen of Thebes‚ and the parents of Oedipus. Laius was warned by an oracle that he would be killed by his own son. Determined to prevent his fate‚ Laius pierced and bound together the feet of his newborn child and left him to die on a lonely mountain. The infant was rescued by a shepherd and given to Polybus‚ king of Corinth‚ who named the child Oedipus and raised him as his own son. Oedipus did not know that he was adopted‚ and when an
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