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Translation
The process of converting words and sentences from one language into another with the proper grammar and subject matter relevance.
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Redundancy
Language; Translation
The amount of information communicated over and above the required minimum. See explicate, explicitation.
Rank-bound translation
Language; Translation
A translation that translates on the same rank as the source text (e.g. word-for-word).
Voice
Language; Translation
An abstract concept often used by literary translators to refer to the narrative style and rhythm of the source text author which must be grasped in order to produce a successful target text. Used ...
Version
Language; Translation
Its technical use denotes a target text in which so many modifications, additions or cuts have been made that it cannot properly be called a translation.
Universals of translation
Language; Translation
Specific characteristics that, it is hypothesized, are typical of translated language as distinct from nontranslated language (cf. Laws of translation).
Universe of discourse
Language; Translation
The entire domain, field, institutional framework and cultural context surrounding a text.
Unit of translation
Language; Translation
The linguistic element (word, clause, sentence, text) used by the translator in the process of translation.
