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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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Adjustment
Language; Translation
Techniques for producing correct equivalents and achieving dynamic equivalence in translation.
Expressive texts
Language; Translation
Texts which include an aesthetic component in which the writer exploits the expressive and associative meaning possibilities of language in order to communicate thoughts and feelings in a creative ...
Equivalent effect
Language; Translation
A translation aim in Nida's writing, where the target text should create 'substantially the same' effect on the target text audience as the source text had on its readership.
Exposition
Language; Translation
A text type in which concepts, objects or events are presented in a non-evaluative manner (e.g. explanations).
Explicitation
Language; Translation
Explanation in the target text that renders the sense or intention clearer than in the source text.
Equivalent
Language; Translation
A target text segment or even full text which functions as an equivalent of the source text segment.
