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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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Zero translation
Language; Translation
A case where the target text contains no equivalent of a source text item. Often represented by the symbol O.
Field of discourse
Language; Translation
Subject matter, including aspects of perceiving the world influenced by social institutions and social processes at work. A translation which seeks to preserve 'alien' features of a source text in ...
Functional
Language; Translation
Having a role to perform in the development of a text. Functional signals are in contrast with other purely formal devices whose role is, as the term suggests, merely 'organizational' rather than ...
Formal correspondent
Language; Translation
A target language item which generally fulfils the same function in the target language as the source language item does in the source language, or vice versa (e.g. This may be a formal correspondent ...
Faithfulness
Language; Translation
A general term, now less used in translation theory, which describes the close mirroring of source text sense by the target text.
Fidelity
Language; Translation
A general term, now less used in translation theory, which describes the close mirroring of source text sense by the target text.
Free translation
Language; Translation
A translation that modifies surface expression and keeps intact only deeper levels of meaning.
