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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.

Contributors in Translation

Translation

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.

Evaluativeness

Language; Translation

The comparison or assessment of concepts, belief systems, etc.

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